Sweep Helps Lancers Clean Up to 9-0

Sunday, February 24

Riverside, Calif.

1:00 p.m.

California Baptist University

9-0

Ohio

1-6

Ohio

California Baptist

Photo by: Reagan Lee

Sweep Helps Lancers Clean Up to 9-0

2/24/2019 4:17:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

By: Andrew Shortall, Asst. Sports Information Director

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – A season of firsts continued for California Baptist University, as it completed a series sweep of Ohio with an 8-2 win on Sunday to become the first team in NCAA Division I to nine wins.

The 9-0 Lancers received a dominant pitching performance from Andrew Bash and spectacular day at the plate from Luke Navigato. Ohio falls to 1-6 on the year, while CBU turns its attention to UC Riverside for a three-game series Friday through Sunday.

The Highlanders host games one and three at the Riverside Sports Complex on Friday and Sunday at 6 p.m. and 1 p.m., respectively. The Lancers host the middle game at Totman Stadium Saturday at 4 p.m. with a scheduled postgame fireworks show presented by Altura Credit Union, Magnolia Heating & Cooling and The Press-Enterprise.

Bash was perfect through the first 11 batters on Sunday. He allowed just two hits, one run and struck out six over the first 6.2 innings.

Andrew Bash was perfect through his first 11 batters today, but is still locked in on the mound for CBU. The Lancers still lead 3-0 through four-and-a-half innings.#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/a9BFVEjxks
— CBU Baseball (@CBUbaseball) February 24, 2019

Navigato generated plenty of offense for the Lancers by going 3-for-4 with four runs batted in and another run scored.

Angelo Capolupo also went 2-for-4 with two runs scored in the game, while Harrison Spohn had a two-run homer to get the offense started in the bottom of the first.

CBU wastes little time in getting on the board. A leadoff single from Luke Navigato sets up a two-run homer to Harrison Spohn in the bottom of the first inning, 2-0 Lancers.#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/O6wcuq15a5
— CBU Baseball (@CBUbaseball) February 24, 2019

The Lancers built on their early momentum with another run in the bottom of the second. Rory Smith and Damon Keith started the inning with a double and single, respectively. Navigato plated Smith with a single through the left side to give CBU a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the second.

Three hits and an error led CBU to three more runs and a 6-0 lead in the bottom of the sixth. Jeff Bruyntjens led things with a double and an error brought the Lancers' fourth run home. A Capolupo single put two runners aboard, and Navigato scored two runners with a double off the fence in left.

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CBU scores three more runs in the bottom of the sixth to lead Ohio 6-0. Luke Navigato brings home two runs with a double to left field. Jeff Bruyntjens and Angelo Capolupo doubled and singled in the inning.#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/4OsYXxhcAz
— CBU Baseball (@CBUbaseball) February 24, 2019

Navigato notched his fourth RBI with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the eighth, while a Capolupo single and Ohio error led to CBU's eighth run in the inning.

Luke Navigato drives in his 4⃣th run of the day and his 11th of the season with this deep sacrifice fly to right field. CBU takes an 8-2 lead into the ninth inning.#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/Wfik2otxJ8
— CBU Baseball (@CBUbaseball) February 24, 2019