California Baptist University
20-11, 5-4
Seattle U
7-23, 3-6
CBU Comes Back for Series Win at Seattle
4/7/2019 3:59:00 PM | Baseball
CBU overcame a 10-7 deficit after six innings to wrap up its second Western Athletic Conference series victory of the season. The Lancers improve to 20-11, 5-4 in the conference, while Seattle U drops to 7-23, 3-6.
CBU pulls out the wild 1⃣2⃣➖1⃣0⃣ victory over Seattle U in comeback fashion to win its second @WACsports series of the season.
— CBU Baseball (@CBUbaseball) April 7, 2019
Harrison Spohn could very well have had the #WACtopPlay of the week to record the second out of the ninth inning, too. #LanceUp pic.twitter.com/nFKcqORugF
The Lancers logged a season-high 15 hits on Sunday, with seven of them coming with two outs. Five players had multi-hit games for CBU: Andrew Bash, John Glenn, Ryan Mota, Rory Smith and Nick Plaia. Bash (three runs) and Smith (two runs batted in, two runs) both went 3-for-5, while Glenn, Mota (three RBI, two runs) and Plaia (two RBI) each had two hits apiece.
For the first time this season, Bash came out of the bullpen and recorded his first save on Sunday. He gave up just one hit over the final two innings to bring his earned-run average to a tidy 1.98 this year.
CBU ends its road trip with a one-off game at the University of Washington on Monday at 6 p.m. The Huskies have been ranked in the NCAA Division I top 30 this season, and were one of the best teams in the country last year. Washington was one of the final eight teams left standing before being eliminated by eventual national champion Oregon State in the 2018 College World Series.
There were four lead changes on Sunday. Seattle U used a seven-run sixth inning to get back in the game and even take a 10-7 lead. The Lancers responded with a four-run eighth inning to jump back in front.
📢📢 COMEBACK ALERT 📢📢
— CBU Baseball (@CBUbaseball) April 7, 2019
After seeing Seattle U take a 10-7 lead in the bottom of the sixth, CBU has scored four runs in the eighth to take back an 11-10 edge on the Redhawks. Nick Plaia capped the rally with this two-out RBI single.#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/dzAgY9tvlm
Bash gave CBU a shot of momentum with a lead-off, full-count home run in the inning.
Andrew Bash got it all started with this lead-off 💣 on a full count in the top of the eighth. The Lancers are going into the ninth with their 11-10 lead over Seattle U.#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/D3qzOfqWC8
— CBU Baseball (@CBUbaseball) April 7, 2019
A dropped third strike allowed Mota to take first base with one out. Smith then singled his way aboard before the Redhawks recorded the second out.
Billy Rockefeller and Plaia then came through in the clutch with a pair of two-out hits. Rockefeller tied the game at 10-10 with a two-run double to left center, and Plaia gave CBU the 11-10 lead with an RBI single up the middle.
Billy Rockefeller tied the game at 10-10 with this two-out, two-run double in the eighth inning. #LanceUp pic.twitter.com/BYUulxc2oB
— CBU Baseball (@CBUbaseball) April 7, 2019
The Lancers pushed across an insurance run in the top of the ninth, with the help of an error and a walk from Seattle U. Smith delivered a two-out RBI single to bring the score to 12-10.
Rory Smith drives in a big-time insurance run❗️ Smith does with a two-out single to right field to give CBU a 12-10 lead in the top of the ninth. The Lancers put runners on thanks to an error and a walk.#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/rklR380I8l
— CBU Baseball (@CBUbaseball) April 7, 2019
Mota drove in CBU's first three runs on Sunday, with an RBI single in the first inning and two-run double in the third. Damon Keith gave the Lancers a 4-3 lead in the third with a sacrifice fly.
Ryan Mota was not done, and came through with a two-run double in the top of the third. Damon Keith later hit a sacrifice fly in the inning to give CBU a 4-3 lead. Mota is currently 2-for-4 with three RBI in the game. #LanceUp pic.twitter.com/l5psOCxlMy
— CBU Baseball (@CBUbaseball) April 7, 2019
A leadoff walk from Smith led to two more CBU runs in the fifth. Plaia drove in the first run with a sacrifice fly and Navigato then came through with a two-out RBI single. Bash started the sixth inning with a double and scored on a two-out RBI single from Smith, as the Lancers went ahead 7-3.
CBU scored two more runs in the fifth to take a 6-3 lead. Nick Plaia and Luke Navigato went back-to-back with a sacrifice fly and RBI single in the inning. #LanceUp pic.twitter.com/Z65g4Gsixa
— CBU Baseball (@CBUbaseball) April 7, 2019
Rory Smith added an RBI single in the sixth inning to give the Lancers a 7-3 lead. Andrew Bash scored after leading off the inning with a double. #LanceUp pic.twitter.com/PcRw0uQylV
— CBU Baseball (@CBUbaseball) April 7, 2019
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Mogollon, Matt (0-1)
L: Jemal, A (0-5)
S: Bash, Andrew (1)
Batting:
2B: Bash, Andrew 1 ; Glenn, John 1 ; Mota, Ryan 1 ; Rockefeller, Billy 1
HR: Bash, Andrew 1
RBI: Navigato, Luke 1 ; Bash, Andrew 1 ; Mota, Ryan 3 ; Smith, Rory 2 ; Keith, Damon 1 ; Rockefeller, Billy 2 ; Plaia, Nick 2
SH: Glenn, John 1 ; Spohn, Harrison 1
SF: Plaia, Nick 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Navigato, Luke 1 ; Bash, Andrew 3 ; Glenn, John 2 ; Mota, Ryan 2 ; Smith, Rory 2 ; Keith, Damon 1 ; Rockefeller, Billy 1
SB: Navigato, Luke 1
Batting:
2B: Lively, A 1
3B: Sherick, K 1
HR: Taylor, J 1
RBI: Sherick, K 1 ; Mazzone, J 1 ; O'Brien, C 1 ; Lively, A 2 ; Taylor, J 2 ; Murphy, K 2
SH: Prater, J 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Prater, J 1 ; Sherick, K 2 ; Mazzone, J 1 ; O'Brien, C 1 ; Lively, A 2 ; Taylor, J 2 ; Murphy, K 1
CS: Rork, G 1 ; Murphy, K 1
HBP: Mazzone, J 1 ; Taylor, J 1
