California Baptist University
23-11, 9-6
Grand Canyon
25-12, 15-3
CBU Takes WAC Series Finale at No. 29 Grand Canyon
4/16/2022 3:02:00 PM | Baseball
The Lancers defeated the Lopes 11-5, with a 19-hit game at Brazell Field at GCU Ballpark. Those 11 runs and 19 hits were the second most allowed by GCU all season and the most in WAC play this year.
Ten different CBU batters had hits on the day, while six Lancers logged multi-hit games: David Martin, Harrison Spohn, Chad Castillo, Jake Skipworth, Russell Stevenson and Mitchel Simon.
𝗗𝗔𝗩𝗜𝗗 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗡 𝗜𝗦 𝗔 𝗗𝗨𝗗𝗘 💯
— California Baptist Baseball (@CBUbaseball) April 16, 2022
He'd already extended his hitting streak to 15 games and drives in a run with his second hit of the game.#LanceUp⚔ pic.twitter.com/YD4ZKQeFrT
Castillo, Spohn and Stevenson all had a team-high three hits on the day, while Martin extended his hitting streak to 15 games. CJ Masciel and Stevenson both homered in the game, as Masciel recorded the first of his career. Stevenson landed the big blow of the game with a grand slam in a seven-run outburst in the third inning.
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— California Baptist Baseball (@CBUbaseball) April 16, 2022
RUSSELL "BUS" STEVENSON BREAKS THIS ONE OPEN WITH THE GRAND SLAM❗️#LanceUp⚔ pic.twitter.com/vik2ShDsRT
Not to be lost in the offensive dominance was the strong pitching from CBU, which allowed just one walk in the game. Drew Necochea, Spencer Bengard, Seth Mattox and Ryan Delgado all appeared on the mound for the Lancers. Necochea held GCU to two runs with three strikeouts and no walks in the start for his sixth win this season.
Drew Necochea puts together another strong start 👏👏👏
— California Baptist Baseball (@CBUbaseball) April 16, 2022
He holds GCU to two runs and strikes out three without giving up a walk in 5.2 innings.#LanceUp⚔ pic.twitter.com/BQkAFo52MU
CBU improves to 23-11 this season and 9-6 in WAC play for sole possession of second place in the West Division. Dixie State and Sacramento State came into Saturday tied for third in the West with identical 8-9 league records. Grand Canyon's eight-game winning streak comes to an end as it moves to 25-12 and 15-3 this season.
PLAY-BY-PLAY
CBU opened things up with a seven-run third inning fueled by seven hits. Masciel sparked the big rally with a lead-off homer on a 1-2 pitch that was good for his first career bomb.
💣 𝘾𝙅 𝙈𝘼𝙎𝘾𝙄𝙀𝙇 💣
— California Baptist Baseball (@CBUbaseball) April 16, 2022
The man hits his first career home run, and it was worth the wait!#LanceUp⚔ pic.twitter.com/sce6tJtuV9
Four-straight singles from Martin, Spohn, Castillo (RBI) and Skipworth gave the Lancers a 2-0 lead with the bases loaded and no outs. Stevenson cleared the bases with the grand slam to make it 6-0.
Singles from Connor Clift and Michael Carpentier kept the threat going and Martin delivered a two-out RBI single to give CBU a 7-0 cushion.
GCU got on the board in the fourth inning, but the Lancers got that run back in the sixth. Spohn started the inning with a single and Castillo drew a walk to put him in scoring position with no outs. Skipworth then doubled down the right-field line to bring home a run. CBU scored its ninth run of the game on a wild pitch in the inning.
Jake Skipworth drops in his second hit of the game for an RBI double!#LanceUp⚔ pic.twitter.com/lOOULvRklE
— California Baptist Baseball (@CBUbaseball) April 16, 2022
The Lopes scored runs in the sixth and seventh innings to cut the deficit down to 9-3, but CBU plated another run in the eighth. Castillo led off the inning with a double and then scored after Stevenson's third hit and an RBI sacrifice bunt from Reeve Holley. CBU scored its final run in the ninth as Spohn drove in the run after a lead-off walk to Simon.
Harrison Spohn picks up his third hit and first RBI of the game.#LanceUp⚔ pic.twitter.com/hgoHzMGXZT
— California Baptist Baseball (@CBUbaseball) April 16, 2022
UP NEXT
The Lancers will end their season-long seven-game road swing next week, as they'll continue WAC play with a home series versus Utah Valley. CBU will open the series on Friday, April 22 at 6 p.m., continue Saturday, April 23 at 5 p.m. and wraps up Sunday, April 24 at noon.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Necochea, Drew (6-2)
L: Markl, Connor (5-2)
Batting:
2B: Castillo, Chad 1 ; Skipworth, Jake 1
HR: Stevenson, Russell 1 ; Masciel, CJ 1
RBI: Martin, David 1 ; Spohn, Harrison 1 ; Castillo, Chad 1 ; Skipworth, Jake 1 ; Stevenson, Russell 4 ; Holley, Reeve 1 ; Masciel, CJ 1
SH: Holley, Reeve 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Martin, David 1 ; Spohn, Harrison 2 ; Castillo, Chad 3 ; Skipworth, Jake 1 ; Stevenson, Russell 1 ; Holley, Reeve 1 ; Simon, Mitchel 1 ; Masciel, CJ 1
CS: Castillo, Chad 1
HBP: Stevenson, Russell 1
Batting:
2B: Colato, Juan 2 ; Aguilar, Tayler 1 ; Crenshaw, Dustin 1
RBI: Colato, Juan 2 ; Wilson, Tyler 1 ; Aguilar, Tayler 1
SF: Colato, Juan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sloniger, Dalton 1 ; Colato, Juan 2 ; Wilson, Tyler 1 ; Crenshaw, Dustin 1
