LEWISTON, Idaho – Mountaineers Baseball suffered a tough set back Sunday afternoon dropping a pair of run-ruled contests on the road to No.4 Lewis-Clark State College. Eastern Oregon fell 13-0 (7 innings) and 11-1 (8 innings) in what were non-conference match-ups against the Warriors.

Game 1 – No. 4 LC State 13, Eastern Oregon 0 (7 Innings)
How it Happened
• In the series opener, the Warriors (17-1) racked up 11 hits while the defense held the Mounties (5-10) to just four. Both teams played a clean game with no errors on either side.
• LC State opened the game with a 1-2-3 frame to get out on offense quickly. A one-out double and a hit by pitch got two on for the Warriors. They then hit a three-run homer to right center to go up 3-0.
• Starter Jaydon Yancey responded in the second going three-up, three-down. Offensively though, EOU never established any rhythm against the Warriors.
• Fast forward to the bottom of the fourth, LC State tacked on three more runs to go up 6-0. EOU got two fly outs but three hits in the next four at bats plated home the three runs for the Warriors.
• Following another 1-2-3 frame by the Warriors on defense, they tacked on a run to go up 7-0. A two-out double to center field scored the run to give the Warriors more breathing room.
• In the bottom of the sixth, LC State exploded for six runs to secure the run-rule victory. Five hits, including a two-run homer pushed the Warriors lead to its final of 13-0.
• Easter looked to rally in the top of the seventh, but a stout Warriors pitching staff kept the shutout intact. Eastern went down in order as LC State grabbed the 1-0 series lead.

Mountaineers Stat Leaders
• Garret Kollar was 2-3 at the plate in the opener.
• Ethan Snodgrass hit 1-2 in the contest.
• Trevor Curl went 1-3 at the plate.
• Jaydon Yancey (0-1) pitched five complete and had three strikeouts.

For the Warriors
• Sam Linscott was a perfect 3-3 on the day with a home run, five RBI and two runs scored.
• Aidan Nagle hit 2-4, scoring three runs and had three RBI to go along with a home run.
• A.J. Davis was 2-3 at the plate and scored three runs.
• Trent Sellers (4-0) pitched five complete in the win and had a game-high six strikeouts.

Game 2 – No. 4 LC State 11, Eastern Oregon 1 (8 Innings)
How it Happened
• The Warriors kept their offensive rhythm going in the second contest, tallying 16 hits and did not have an error yet again. EOU managed seven hits and avoided a shutout, but committed one error in the loss.
• A seven-run third inning was the difference in the win for the Warriors. They held EOU without a run until the seventh.
• In the opening frame, LC State hit a home run once again with a two-run shot to center field to go up 2-0. They made it 3-0 in the second with a two-out RBI double to right center.
• In the third inning, LC State racked up seven runs thanks in part to eight hits, including three home runs. The explosive frame gave the Warriors a 10-0 lead.
• Over the next three innings, EOU recovered on defense and held the Warriors to just one hit. The hit came in the fourth as EOU worked 1-2-3 frames from the fifth to the seventh.
• The lone run of the day for EOU also came in the seventh. Payton Hamilton led off with a single. EOU loaded the bases and an RBI groundout from Josh Robbins scored Hamilton.
• Eastern got a hit in the eighth, but made nothing of it. In the bottom half LC State knocked two hits and scored on a walk-off RBI fielder's choice to secure the day one sweep.

Mountaineers Stat Leaders
• Adrian Roa was a perfect 2-2 at the plate.
• Kyler Lunny also had two hits, going 2-4.
• Payton Hamilton went 1-4 and scored a run.
• Davis Brown (1-2) pitched 2.1 innings in the start and had one strikeout.

For the Warriors
• Riley Way hit 3-4, with a home run. He scored two runs and had a game-high four RBI.
• Sam Linscott hit another home run and was 2-5 with four RBI and two runs scored.
• Nick Seammons was a perfect 2-2 with a home run, two runs scored and two RBI.
• Eric Chavarria (4-1) earned the win in five innings pitched. He had a game best six strikeouts.

By the Numbers
0 - The game one shutout is the first time EOU has been shutout this season.
0 - Eastern did not draw a single walk in the series opener.
7 - The Mountaineers threw seven wild pitches in game one.
24 - All 24 runs scored by the Warriors on day one were earned.

Up Next
• Eastern and LC State wrap up the series Monday, Feb. 28. First pitch for game one is set for 11 a.m., with game two to follow at 2 p.m.

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