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Liza Safford
9
Eastern Oregon EOU 0-1
13
Winner College of Idaho CI 4-4
Eastern Oregon EOU
0-1
9
Final
13
College of Idaho CI
4-4
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Eastern Oregon EOU 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 9 11 2
College of Idaho CI 6 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 X 13 17 5

W: KIRKPATRICK (2-1) L: Bales, Kolbe (0-1) S: WOOD,D (1)

1
Eastern Oregon EOU 0-2
5
Winner College of Idaho CI 5-4
Eastern Oregon EOU
0-2
1
Final
5
College of Idaho CI
5-4
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Eastern Oregon EOU 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 1
College of Idaho CI 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 X 5 8 4

W: BREWER, Luke (1-0) L: Farnsworth, Jacob (0-1) S: WISENOR, Erik (1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | William McLaughlin

Mountaineers Return to the Diamond Spoiled by Yotes

CALDWELL, Idaho – The Eastern Oregon University Baseball team ended its 14-year hiatus Thursday afternoon as they played a non-conference doubleheader against longtime rival College of Idaho. The two teams played a pair of nine inning contests, with the Coyotes winning both by final scores of 13-9 and 5-1.
 
Game 1 – College of Idaho 13, Eastern Oregon 9
How it Happened
• Game one featured a total of 28 hits, with C of I (5-4) having the edge at 17-11. Despite five errors by the Yotes, the Mountaineers (0-2) still fell by four runs, 13-9.
• The Yotes scored at least one run from the fourth to the seventh inning to help them power to the win. Six runs in the first were key in securing the win.
• The first inning was the highest scoring as the two teams combined for nine runs. EOU tacked on three to start the game and lead 3-0, but six from the home team gave C of I a 6-3 edge after one.
• A throwing error by C of I allowed EOU to score its first run. A one out double by Carsten Manderbach got him in scoring position. He got to third on a fielder's choice before the Yotes' error allowed him to cross home plate.
• Elliott Marks then loaded the bases when he got on with a single to left field. Kagen Kenedy was then walked to bring home Easton Watterson, who was also walked. Adrian Roa brought home run No. 3 for Eastern on a sacrifice fly to allow Trevor Curl to score an unearned run.
• Despite jumping out 3-0, the Yotes answered in the bottom half of the first and racked up six runs on four hits and got help on an EOU error. Two walks, two singles and a fielder's choice helped C of I get runners on a score three runs to tie the game.
• The scored remained 6-3 until the top of the fourth frame, when EOU scored a pair of runs to cut the deficit to one-run. Brooks Dyer drew a leadoff walk and eventually made it to third after a throwing error and a wild pitch by C of I. He was brought home on an RBI single from Blake Loftus.
• Loftus was the next man to come home. After his RBI base hit, he got to second another throwing error by the Yotes. Trevor Curl then hit an RBI groundout to allow Loftus to score and cut C of I's lead to one, 6-5.
• The Yotes got a run back in the bottom of the fourth to push their lead back to 7-5. It remained 7-5 until the bottom of the fifth as C of I tacked on two more runs to make it a 9-5 game. A 1-2-3 inning to start the sixth got the Yotes offense backout quickly and they capitalized with three more runs in the bottom of the inning.
• The Mountaineers looked to respond but was unable to get the bats going in the sixth or seventh inning as they managed just one hit, which came in the seventh inning. The Yotes final run came in the bottom of the seventh on after a throwing error allowed a runner to score.
• Eastern final four runs came in the top of the ninth as their efforts of a comeback fell short. Two errors from the Yotes helped spark the inning for the Mounties, but it was not enough for a potential come-from-behind win.
• The first run of the inning for EOU, came when Watterson crossed home plate on a throwing error by the pitcher. He got on due to a walk before a ground out, single, and a walk eventually pushed him to third base.
• Following Watterson's score, the Yotes committed another fielding error, which allowed Dyer to cross home plate. Tristan Fergus then entered as a pinch hitter and was walked to bring home Kagen Kennedy and keep the bases loaded. Manderbach scored the final run with an RBI single to right field before the Yotes ended the game.
 
Mountaineers Stat Leaders
• Carsten Manderbach led the bats for EOU with four hits in six at bats. He also scored one run and had an RBI.
• Blake Loftus finished 2-6 in the game and had one RBI to go along with a run scored.
• Elliott Marks was the only other Mountie to have multiple hits going 2-4.
• Kagen Kennedy, Adrian Roa, and Kyle Lund each had a hit in the game.
• Kolbe Bales got the game one start and was dealt the loss (0-1). He went 3.1 innings and fanned three batters.
• Turner Edwards worked 3.2 innings in relief and had one strikeout.
 
For the Coyotes
• Anthony Pannullo was 3-5 with five RBI and three runs scored.
• Alec Hopkins had the most hits going 4-5 with one RBI and one run scored.
• Hunter Kirkpatrick picked up the win in the start to go to 2-1. He worked three complete innings and gave up three hits.
• Dimick Wood was credited the save in relief.
 
Game 2 – College of Idaho 5, Eastern Oregon 1
How it Happened
• Game two was a defensive battle for the first half of the contest. After a combined 28 hits in game one, game two had just 13 total. The Yotes had the edge 8-5, but committed four errors to EOU's one.
• Nick Jennings got the game two starting nod and went three complete innings. He gave up two hits in the first frame, but was clean the final two innings of work in his first start for the Mounties.
• The game's first run did not come until the fourth inning. The Yotes got on the board first. A leadoff walk got a runner on and a throwing error by EOU allowed him to advance to second. Back-to-back ground outs eventually plated home the runner to put C of I up 1-0.
• The scored remained 1-0 in favor of the Yotes until the sixth inning. Back-to-back single got things started for Eastern. Carsten Manderbach scored the first run after a Tristan Fergus sacrifice fly allowed him to come in.
• C of I answered in the bottom half of the sixth. The Mounties allowed two walks in the first three at bats, and a single to deep center field plated home the run. EOU gave up just the one run and trailed 2-1 entering the seventh.
• Despite their best efforts, EOU never managed a hit in the final three innings. The Yotes extended their lead in the eighth thanks to a trio of hits that scored three runs. All three runs came on a two-out rally by the Yotes to bring the score to the final of 5-1.
 
Mountaineers Stat Leaders
• Brooks Dyer and Easton Watterson both went 2-4 to lead the offense.
• Carsten Manderbach scored one run while hitting 1-4.
• Tristan Fergus had the lone RBI for EOU.
• Jacob Farnsworth suffered the loss (0-1) in a relief effort. He worked three complete innings and fanned three batters.
• Nick Jennings had six strikeouts in three innings pitched, while allowing just two hits.
 
For the Coyotes
• Jonah Hultberg led the offense going 3-5 with an RBI and a run scored.
• Jake Denison was 1-2 in the game and had two RBI.
• Luke Brewer earned the win to move to 1-0.
• Erik Wisenor was credited the save, his first of the year.
 
By the Numbers
9 – The Yotes had nine errors on the day, while the Mountaineers had just three.
16 – Eastern totaled 16 hits in two games against C of I.
6 – EOU used six pitchers in the doubleheader series against the Yotes.
7 – Between the two contests, seven different EOU players tallied at least one RBI.
5,394 – The total number of days it had been since EOU Baseball last stepped on the diamond before Thursday's series.
 
Up Next
• EOU and C of I will play two more contests next Tuesday, Feb. 16. The Mountaineers will travel back to Caldwell to wrap-up the four-game non-conference series. Game one first pitch is set for 12 p.m. PT at Wolfe Field.

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