California Baptist University
1-1
Pacific
1-1
Pitching Propels CBU to First Win
2/15/2020 4:02:00 PM | Baseball
The Lancers gave up just four hits and did not allow a free pass via a walk or hit by pitch in a 5-1 win over Pacific. Both teams move to 1-1 on the year after the second game of the series on Saturday at Klein Family Field. The series between the Lancers and Tigers resumes Sunday with a 1 p.m. game and then ends Monday at noon.
Pope threw seven strong innings, giving up just four hits and one run, while working his way around three errors. Amrhein closed out the gem, throwing two perfect innings and striking out three in the eighth and ninth.
CBU held its own offensively, with 11 hits to the Tigers' four. Russell Stevenson went 3-for-4 with a run batted in, while Nick Plaia, Damon Keith and John Glenn all had two hits.WIN #️⃣1️⃣
— CBU Baseball (@CBUbaseball) February 15, 2020
CBU defeats Pacific 5️⃣➖1️⃣ in the second game of the series. #LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/Gcre1makQH
Three-straight, two-out singles put CBU up 1-0 in the second inning. Plaia and Stevenson got things started and then both moved into scoring position on a wild pitch. Then Andrew Jurado clutched up with two strikes and brought Plaia home with a single through the left side.
💪 CLUTCH 💪
— CBU Baseball (@CBUbaseball) February 15, 2020
Andrew Jurado comes up big with the two-out, two-strike RBI single to give CBU a 1️⃣➖0️⃣ lead in the second. #LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/GcqTsRiOSq
Plaia was a one-man show in the fourth. He singled aboard, stole second and third and came home on a throwing error as he swiped third base to make it 2-0.
💨💨💨
— CBU Baseball (@CBUbaseball) February 15, 2020
Nick Plaia singles, steals second, third and then scores on a throwing error.#LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/UzaPu3dCbP
The Lancers pushed their lead to 4-0 with two runs in the fifth. Jurado led off with a walk and then scored a double to the fence in left center from Keith.
🚀🚀🚀
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Damon Keith drives an RBI double to the fence in left center for CBU's third run of the game. #LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/YNCBbASLLI
Glenn then went the other way with a single through the left side to drive in Keith.
You love to see it!
— CBU Baseball (@CBUbaseball) February 15, 2020
John Glenn goes the other way to drive in the fourth run of the game for CBU. #LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/PVV2OYOF2K
An error and sacrifice bunt from Plaia set the table for Stevenson, who doubled home CBU's fifth and final run for his third hit of the game.
Russell Stevenson's amazing start to the season continues, as his second hit of the day is an RBI double! #LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/s4FX5hOtpl
— CBU Baseball (@CBUbaseball) February 15, 2020
CBU's pitching was assisted by several impressive defensive plays, including two double plays. One in the first and the next on an unassisted play from Plaia at second base in the fourth inning.
🚨 WEB GEM ALERT 🚨
— CBU Baseball (@CBUbaseball) February 15, 2020
Nick Plaia turns the unassisted double play at second to keep Pacific off the board in the fourth inning. #LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/T7Aic1mYEW
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Pope, Bryan (1-0)
L: BIRDSONG (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Keith, Damon 1 ; Stevenson, Russell 1
RBI: Keith, Damon 1 ; Glenn, John 1 ; Stevenson, Russell 1 ; Jurado, Andrew 1
SH: Plaia, Nick 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Keith, Damon 1 ; Bruyntjens, Jeff 1 ; Plaia, Nick 2 ; Jurado, Andrew 1
SB: Plaia, Nick 2
CS: Tuohy, Grady 1
Base Running:
RUNS: HAYES 1
HBP: MIDDLETON JR 1
