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Photo by: Andrew Shortall
CBU Takes Series From #1 APU
4/21/2018 6:55:00 PM | Baseball
AZUSA, Calif. – For the second year in a row, California Baptist University won a four-game series over Azusa Pacific, this time when its PacWest-rival Cougars were the top-ranked team in NCAA Division II.
The No. 21 Lancers won the final three games of the series and swept Saturday's doubleheader on scores of 13-2 and 7-2 at the Cougar Baseball Complex. CBU outscored the Cougars 33-6 over the final three games this week to improve to 28-14, 21-11 in conference and move APU to 34-6, 24-6.
CBU will then take a weekend off before ending its home season with four games versus Academy of Art Tuesday, May 1 through Thursday, May 3.
Saturday marked the second game in a row CBU defeated Azusa Pacific by a score of 13-2. Andrew Bash put together another dominant performance on the mound and at the plate for the Lancers. He earned the win after throwing seven innings of two-run ball, with both runs coming on a two-run homer in the seventh. He also allowed just three hits, two walks and struck out eight.
Bash went 3-for-5 at the plate with three runs batted in, three runs scored and a two-run homer that gave CBU a 2-0 lead in the first inning.
Nick Plaia went 2-for-5 with four RBIs in the opener, while Tommy Bell batted 3-for-4 with two RBIs, two runs and a double. Bryce Macy would also go 2-for-5, score twice and homer in the first game of the day.
CBU raced out to a 6-0 lead in the first two innings to start Saturday. After Bash's two-run shot in the first, the Lancers logged four hits and four runs in the second. Ryan Williams and Macy started the inning with singles, while Angelo Capolupo was hit by a pitch to load the bases.
DJ Porter drove in one run with a one-out single and an error on the play scored another. Bell then drilled a two-out double to tack on two more CBU runs.
Five Lancer singles led to three more runs in the fourth. Capolupo singled and then came home on a base hit from Bash. The two-out rally continued with singles from Bell, Harrison Spohn and Plaia (two-runs). Macy then led off the fifth with an 0-2 homer to give CBU a 10-0 lead.
When APU scored its first runs in the seventh, the Lancers scored three times in the eighth to cap the scoring. Bash started things with a one-out single, while Bell was hit by a pitch and Spohn singled to load the bases. Plaia put a two-RBI single into left field and an RBI grounder from Williams ended the onslaught.
Ryan Silva continued his impressive freshman season by throwing two scoreless innings where he walked one and struck out four to end the game.
Bell led the Lancers by going 3-for-3 with three RBIs, a double and run scored in the series finale Saturday. Porter also went 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI, while Navigato had a 2-for-5 showing at the plate. Logan Rinehart picked up his fifth win of the year by throwing the final 5.1 innings in which he allowed five hits, a walk, one run and struck out six.
The Lancers scored in the top of the first in all four games this week, with a one-out walk to Porter and error setting up a two-out RBI single from Bell for a 1-0 lead. The Cougars tied the score in the second and CBU took a lead it would not give up with a pair of runs in the third.
It was a two-out rally started by singles from Porter and Bash, with Porter scoring on Bash's hit after a wild pitch. Bell drove in Bash with a double to left center for a 3-1 CBU edge.
APU pulled back within a run, 3-2, in the fourth, but the Lancers scored two more insurance runs in the fifth. Navigato led it off with a single before APU logged the next two outs. Bash turned it into another two-out rally with an RBI single. Walks to Spohn and Williams and a pair of wild pitches scored CBU's fifth run.
The Lancers tacked on a run in the sixth and seventh innings for good measure. Macy was walked to start the sixth and then came home after singles from Navigato and Porter. In the seventh, a hit by pitch to Ryan Mota, Capolupo single, error and passed ball scored CBU's seventh run.
The No. 21 Lancers won the final three games of the series and swept Saturday's doubleheader on scores of 13-2 and 7-2 at the Cougar Baseball Complex. CBU outscored the Cougars 33-6 over the final three games this week to improve to 28-14, 21-11 in conference and move APU to 34-6, 24-6.
CBU will then take a weekend off before ending its home season with four games versus Academy of Art Tuesday, May 1 through Thursday, May 3.
Saturday marked the second game in a row CBU defeated Azusa Pacific by a score of 13-2. Andrew Bash put together another dominant performance on the mound and at the plate for the Lancers. He earned the win after throwing seven innings of two-run ball, with both runs coming on a two-run homer in the seventh. He also allowed just three hits, two walks and struck out eight.
Bash went 3-for-5 at the plate with three runs batted in, three runs scored and a two-run homer that gave CBU a 2-0 lead in the first inning.
Nick Plaia went 2-for-5 with four RBIs in the opener, while Tommy Bell batted 3-for-4 with two RBIs, two runs and a double. Bryce Macy would also go 2-for-5, score twice and homer in the first game of the day.
CBU raced out to a 6-0 lead in the first two innings to start Saturday. After Bash's two-run shot in the first, the Lancers logged four hits and four runs in the second. Ryan Williams and Macy started the inning with singles, while Angelo Capolupo was hit by a pitch to load the bases.
DJ Porter drove in one run with a one-out single and an error on the play scored another. Bell then drilled a two-out double to tack on two more CBU runs.
Five Lancer singles led to three more runs in the fourth. Capolupo singled and then came home on a base hit from Bash. The two-out rally continued with singles from Bell, Harrison Spohn and Plaia (two-runs). Macy then led off the fifth with an 0-2 homer to give CBU a 10-0 lead.
When APU scored its first runs in the seventh, the Lancers scored three times in the eighth to cap the scoring. Bash started things with a one-out single, while Bell was hit by a pitch and Spohn singled to load the bases. Plaia put a two-RBI single into left field and an RBI grounder from Williams ended the onslaught.
Ryan Silva continued his impressive freshman season by throwing two scoreless innings where he walked one and struck out four to end the game.
Bell led the Lancers by going 3-for-3 with three RBIs, a double and run scored in the series finale Saturday. Porter also went 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI, while Navigato had a 2-for-5 showing at the plate. Logan Rinehart picked up his fifth win of the year by throwing the final 5.1 innings in which he allowed five hits, a walk, one run and struck out six.
The Lancers scored in the top of the first in all four games this week, with a one-out walk to Porter and error setting up a two-out RBI single from Bell for a 1-0 lead. The Cougars tied the score in the second and CBU took a lead it would not give up with a pair of runs in the third.
It was a two-out rally started by singles from Porter and Bash, with Porter scoring on Bash's hit after a wild pitch. Bell drove in Bash with a double to left center for a 3-1 CBU edge.
APU pulled back within a run, 3-2, in the fourth, but the Lancers scored two more insurance runs in the fifth. Navigato led it off with a single before APU logged the next two outs. Bash turned it into another two-out rally with an RBI single. Walks to Spohn and Williams and a pair of wild pitches scored CBU's fifth run.
The Lancers tacked on a run in the sixth and seventh innings for good measure. Macy was walked to start the sixth and then came home after singles from Navigato and Porter. In the seventh, a hit by pitch to Ryan Mota, Capolupo single, error and passed ball scored CBU's seventh run.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Bash, Andrew (7-2)
L: Miyashiro, Dillon (6-1)
Batting:
2B: Bell, Tommy 1
HR: Bash, Andrew 1 ; Macy, Bryce 1
RBI: Porter, D.J. 1 ; Bash, Andrew 3 ; Bell, Tommy 2 ; Plaia, Nick 4 ; Williams, Ryan 1 ; Macy, Bryce 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Navigato, Luke 2 ; Porter, D.J. 2 ; Bash, Andrew 3 ; Bell, Tommy 2 ; Spohn, Harrison 1 ; Macy, Bryce 2 ; Capolupo, Angelo 1
HBP: Bell, Tommy 1 ; Capolupo, Angelo 1
Batting:
2B: O'Connor, Pablo 1
HR: Herrera, Griffen 1
RBI: Herrera, Griffen 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Lichty, Tim 1 ; Herrera, Griffen 1
HBP: Dykstra, Casey 1 ; Russ, Austin 1
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