Will Anderson – photo by Vamsi Nadella
British Columbia defeated College of Idaho, and Corban swept a double-header against Bushnell.
British Columbia 3, College of Idaho 2 at Vancouver, BC. The Thunderbirds managed only two hits off Coyote starter Nate Vidlak, but one of them was a solo home run by Mitchell Middlemiss in the bottom of the second inning. Vidlak walked the next batter, Kyle Yip. Yip moved to second when the next batter walked, then went to third when Russell Young reached on a fielder’s choice. Yip then stole home when Young stole second, and the Thunderbirds led 2-0.
The Coyotes got on the board in the top of the fourth inning when Cannon Morgan hit an RBI double, and tied it in the top of the seventh with an RBI double by Caden Casagrande. Vidlak was relieved in the bottom of the eighth by Zaylor Bruegeman. He didn’t allow a hit, but he walked the first batter he faced, Kaden Zarowny. He stole second, then reached third when the next batter, Jonny McGill, reached on an error. That set up the game-winning sacrifice fly by Trent Lenihan.
James Brock relieved Thunderbird starter Will Anderson in the eighth inning, and he was, once again, lights out. He faced the minimum six batters, and struck out three of them, and got the win. Anderson pitched seven innings, allowed one earned run on seven hits, struck out four, walked one. Bruegeman got the loss. Trevor Watkins had two hits for the Coyotes. box score
Jackson Young – photo by Doug Pfeiler
Corban 3, Bushnell 2 at Keizer, OR. The first six innings of this game was a pitching duel between Jackson Young (transfer from Wenatchee Valley College) of the Warriors and Austin Wolfe of the Beacons, but they both got no-decisions. Wolfe pitched six innings, allowed one run on four hits, struck out five, and the Beacons led 2-1 when he was relieved by Loreto Siniscalchi. Young went seven innings, allowed two runs on five hits (one of them unearned) and struck out two.
The Beacons opened the scoring in the top of the second inning when Kolby Amaral got an RBI by reaching on a fielder’s choice. The Warriors answered with a run in the bottom of the second on an RBI single by Lucas Mertlich. The score remained 1-1 until the top of the sixth inning, when Will Hudler hit a solo home run.
The lead didn’t hold up. Siniscalchi was greeted in the bottom of the eighth inning with a double by Drew DeMasi (transfer from Brewton-Parker). He walked the next batter, and was relieved by Alec Gums. Ryan Clay hit a bunt single, and the bases were loaded with no outs. The next batter, Joshua Miyazawa, hit a sacrifice fly to tied the game 2-2. The following batter, Peyton Rickard, also hit a sacrifice fly for the winning run.
Eddie Gould, who pitched a hitless eighth inning, got the win. Rickard took the mound for the ninth inning, and got a save. Siniscalchi got the loss. DeMasi finished 2-for-4 with the double. Nate Stevens went 2-for-4 with a double for the Beacons. box score
Drew DeMasi
Corban 8, Bushnell 6. With two out in the bottom of the ninth and the game tied 6-6, Chase Elliott worked the count from 0-2 to draw a walk. Then Drew DeMasi hit it over the fence to win it (see below).
The Beacons had the early lead with three runs in the top of the second inning, and led 5-3 going into the bottom of the fifth. The Warriors got RBI singles by Elliott and DeMasi in the bottom of the fifth to make it 5-5. Elliott led off the seventh with a triple, then scored on a sacrifice fly by DeMasi to give the Warriors a 6-5 lead. The Beacons tied it with a home run by Max Richards in the top of the eighth.
Eddie Gould pitched the ninth inning, and got his second win of the day. Tanner Martinez pitched the fifth through seventh innngs for the Warriors, allowed no runs on two hits, struck out four. DeMasi finished 4-for-5 with five RBI. Elliott finished 3-for-4 with two triples, an RBI, and four runs scored. Will Hudler finished 2-for-3 with a double for the Beacons. Garrett Vohs got the loss. box score
CourtesyRunner 🇲🇽🇨🇦 on X (formerly Twitter): “Will Hudler @whudler20 hit a solo HR in the top of the 6th inning to give @BushnellBB Bushnell a 2-1 lead over @CorbanBaseball Corban. The score remains 2-1 in the bottom of the 7th. #NAIABall @PNW_CBR pic.twitter.com/2n0oD0v3Fp / X”
Will Hudler @whudler20 hit a solo HR in the top of the 6th inning to give @BushnellBB Bushnell a 2-1 lead over @CorbanBaseball Corban. The score remains 2-1 in the bottom of the 7th. #NAIABall @PNW_CBR pic.twitter.com/2n0oD0v3Fp
CourtesyRunner 🇲🇽🇨🇦 on X (formerly Twitter): “With 2 out in the bottom of the 9th, and the game tied 6-6, Chase Elliott worked the count from 0-2 to draw a walk. Then @werd_isamed Drew DeMasi hit it over the fence. @CorbanBaseball Corban @CorbanBaseball def. @BushnellBB Bushnell 8-6. /1 #NAIABall @PNW_CBR pic.twitter.com/FCgZUqkPIV / X”
With 2 out in the bottom of the 9th, and the game tied 6-6, Chase Elliott worked the count from 0-2 to draw a walk. Then @werd_isamed Drew DeMasi hit it over the fence. @CorbanBaseball Corban @CorbanBaseball def. @BushnellBB Bushnell 8-6. /1 #NAIABall @PNW_CBR pic.twitter.com/FCgZUqkPIV
