California Baptist University
15-8, 1-1
Grand Canyon
11-11, 1-1
Lancers Rally for 8-0 Win at GCU
3/23/2019 8:22:00 PM | Baseball
Up one going into the ninth, the Lancers sent 10 batters to the plate in the inning and blew the game open with seven runs. It evens the WAC series for the Lancers, with a chance to get the three-game victory at Brazell Field on Sunday at noon.
CBU improves to 15-8, 1-1 in the WAC and the Grand Canyon drops to 11-11, 1-1. GCU is the preseason favorite in the league after winning three of the last four conference titles, and is in danger of losing its 17-series winning streak in the WAC, which is the longest such streak in the nation.
Rinehart made his first start in over a month on Saturday, but showed no signs of rust, as he threw five shutout and no-hit innings, and struck out a season-high eight batters.
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— CBU Baseball (@CBUbaseball) March 24, 2019
Logan Rinehart's breaking ball is putting in some serious work tonight. The junior has six strikeouts through four innings after getting another 🇰 in the fourth. He's one off his season high for strikeouts, with his career high sitting at 10.#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/fB8dhwFTfl
Mogollon slammed the door on the Lopes by throwing four shutout innings where he gave up just two hits and struck out four.
Luke Navigato batted 3-for-5 in the game, while Andrew Bash went 2-for-5 with three runs batted in. Rory Smith also had multiple hits and RBI, going 2-for-4 with two runs driven home. CBU outhit Grand Canyon 11-2 in the game.
The Lancers took a 1-0 lead when John Glenn led off the fifth with a home run on the first pitch he saw. It seemed like that might be all the offense, as CBU went into the ninth still up by just one.
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— CBU Baseball (@CBUbaseball) March 24, 2019
John Glenn golfs the first pitch he sees to lead off the fifth WAY out of here to give CBU a 1-0 lead over Grand Canyon. #LanceUp pic.twitter.com/zoAAvX59Xr
CBU's offense erupted for seven runs, as it sent 10 batters to the plate in the final inning. Luke Navigato and Ryan Mota led the inning off with singles and moved into scoring position on a sacrifice bunt from Glenn.
Chad Castillo was intentionally walked to load the bases with one out, but Jeff Bruyntjens drew a five-pitch walk to score an insurance run. Rory Smith plated two more runs with a single to the left-center gap, and CBU loaded the bases again with two outs.
📢📢 All of a sudden it's 4⃣➖0⃣ CBU 📢📢
— CBU Baseball (@CBUbaseball) March 24, 2019
Luke Navigato and Ryan Mota start the inning with singles. Chad Castillo is intentionally walked before Jeff Bruyntjens brings a run home with a bases-loaded walk, and Rory Smith drives in two more with a single to the gap❗️#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/PscD3d7mfD
Andrew Bash cleared the bases with a three-run double off the wall in center field, and then came around to score on a double from Navigato to cap the scoring.
Remember when it was a one-run game❓
— CBU Baseball (@CBUbaseball) March 24, 2019
Back-to-back doubles from Andrew Bash and Luke Navigato make it 8⃣➖0⃣ CBU going into the 9th. Bash clears the bases with a three-run double off the wall, and then scores on a double from Navigato.#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/bJVpkZLmDG
Mogollon continued to excel in pressure situations for the Lancers. GCU threatened to tie the game or even take the lead in the sixth. The Lopes put their first two runners aboard, but Mogollon stranded them at second and third with a pair of strikeouts and a fly ball to center.
Grand Canyon ends the no-hitter and puts its first two runners on in the sixth. Matt Mogollon retires the next three batters he faces, though, with the help of two strikeouts; CBU still leads 1-0 going into the seventh.#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/5mUJdbU4bR
— CBU Baseball (@CBUbaseball) March 24, 2019
A leadoff single created more danger for Mogollon in the seventh, but he got a 4-6-3 double-play grounder and a popup to second to keep CBU ahead. Mogollon then put the Lopes down 1-2-3 in the eighth and ninth to record his third save of the season.
CBU evens this @WACsports series up with a big 8-0 win over Grand Canyon tonight. Matt Mogollon gets his third save, throwing the final four innings in which he gave up just two hits and struck out four.
— CBU Baseball (@CBUbaseball) March 24, 2019
Series finale coming up at noon tomorrow at Brazell Field.#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/CUrrkcFiX6
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Rinehart, Logan (2-0)
L: Ohl, Pierson (2-3)
S: Mogollon, Matt (3)
Batting:
2B: Bash, Andrew 1 ; Navigato, Luke 1
HR: Glenn, John 1
RBI: Bash, Andrew 3 ; Navigato, Luke 1 ; Glenn, John 1 ; Bruyntjens, Jeff 1 ; Smith, Rory 2
SH: Glenn, John 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Rockefeller, Billy 1 ; Bash, Andrew 1 ; Navigato, Luke 1 ; Mota, Ryan 1 ; Glenn, John 1 ; Castillo, Chad 1 ; Smith, Rory 1 ; Spohn, Harrison 1
HBP: Spohn, Harrison 1
Batting:
SH: Cotton, Quin 1
Base Running:
SB: Cotton, Quin 1 ; Bull, Austin 1 ; Pavlica, Preston 1
HBP: Pavlica, Preston 1
