Booth Dominates in CBU's Shutout

Thursday, March 7

Riverside, Calif.

6:00 PM

California Baptist University

10-3

Pacific

9-3

Pacific

California Baptist

Photo by: Mike Minyard

Booth Dominates in CBU's Shutout

3/7/2019 10:14:00 PM | Baseball

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By: Andrew Shortall, Asst. Sports Information Director

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – A dominant start from Travis Booth led California Baptist University to its second shutout of the NCAA Division I era, as it defeated Pacific in the four-game series opener, 6-0, on Thursday night.

Booth matched his career high for strikeouts with nine over eight innings. The redshirt senior allowed just three hits and a walk against the 29 batters he faced. Bryan Pope then threw a 1-2-3 ninth inning, which included two strikeouts, to secure the shutout.

While the Lancers only used two pitchers, the Tigers burned through six in the series opener as CBU collected 10 hits in the game. Luke Navigato, Ryan Mota and John Glenn all had two hits in the game.

CBU improves to 10-3 this season, while Pacific drops to 9-3 in this series that includes two of the hottest mid-major teams in NCAA Division I. The series continues Friday through Sunday, with those games starting at 6 p.m., 5 p.m. and 1 p.m., respectively.

Booth was perfect through the first two innings on Thursday, and took a no-hitter into the fourth after a hit by pitch in the third. He retired the side in order in the first, second, fifth and sixth innings and was really only in danger twice.

The Tigers led off the fourth with a double, but Booth quickly retired the next three batters with a grounder to third and consecutive strikeouts. Pacific got two runners aboard in the eighth on a single and a walk, but Booth for the final out on a fielder's choice grounder to short.

CBU's offense quickly got Booth a lead to work with. Damon Keith led off the bottom of the first with a walk and a double from Navigato set up a sacrifice fly for Andrew Bash.

CBU takes a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Damon Keith and Luke Navigato start the bottom of the first with a walk and double, which sets up this sacrifice fly from Andrew Bash.#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/CawT5uG6aN
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The Lancers broke the game open in the fifth after another leadoff walk from Keith. Navigato singled to put two on with no outs before a sneaky bunt single from Andrew, forced a throwing error that scored Keith and put runners at the corners.

Here's something you don't see everyday, a bunt from Andrew Bash and an RBI to go with it.#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/Edb33kzEoT
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A run-scoring single from Mota made it 3-0 before Harrison Spohn landed the big blow of the game, with a two-out homer to left field making it 5-0. Three-straight walks to open the eighth set up an RBI grounder from Capolupo to cap the scoring.

Goodbye baseball!

Harrison Spohn lifts this one for his second home run of the season and to give the Lancers a 5-0 lead in the series opener with Pacific. Andrew Bash and Ryan Mota also had RBI hits in the inning.#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/oLoUksurHV
— CBU Baseball (@CBUbaseball) March 8, 2019