KEIZER, Ore. – Mountaineers Baseball dropped both games in their Saturday Twin Bill match-up against the Corban University Warriors. Eastern Oregon fell by final scores of 11-3 and 7-0 in what was the team's final non-conference games of the regular season.
Game 1 – Corban 11, Eastern Oregon 3
How it Happened
• Helping in the game one win of day two for the Warriors (12-9-1) was 16 hits, while their defense held Mountaineers (7-18) to just nine.
• Both teams limited their mistakes on the day as Eastern had just two errors, while Corban committed one. In all the two squads left a combined 21 runners stranded in the contest.
• The Mounties grabbed the game's first lead in the first inning scoring one run on an RBI single from
Hector Carreon. Corban tied the game in the second on an RBI base hit as well.
• The score remained tied at 1-1 before the Warriors tacked on three runs in the fourth. Four hits, including a solo home run allowed Corban to go ahead 4-1 and they never looked back.
• EOU got a run back in the fifth to stay within two runs at 4-2.
Matt Garcia had an RBI single that scored
Adrian Roa who got on thanks to a leadoff error by the Warriors.
• The Warriors went back ahead by three, 5-2, in the sixth. They opened the game up with five runs scored in the seventh on four hits and two EOU errors to lead 10-2.
• Both squads tacked on a run in the eighth to bring the final to 11-3. Garcia hit an RBI groundout to score Carreon for EOU's final run.
Mountaineers Stat Leaders
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Matt Garcia hit 2-5 and tallied two RBI.
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Hector Carreon went 3-4 and scored one run.
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Elliott Marks also had three hits in four at bats.
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Ben Bergonzine (1-2) went 3.1 innings in the loss and had a team best four strikeouts.
For the Warriors
• Ryan Clay racked up two RBI, hitting 2-5 and scored one run.
• Scott Artzer went 3-4 at the plate, scored two runs, and had one RBI.
• Nainoa Ka'ahanui was 3-4 with one RBI and a run scored.
• Brian Landon batted 2-4 and scored two runs to go along with an RBI.
• Zack Simon (3-2) pitched five complete innings and had a game-high eight strikeouts.
• Trevor Szczepanek earned the save and fanned three batters.
Game 2 – Corban 7, EOU 0 (6 Innings)
How it Happened
• The Warriors earned the series win with a shutout in the rain shortened finale. They tallied seven hits and held the Mountaineers to just three.
• Both teams had two errors on the day. For Corban, three runs scored in the second and sixth were key in the win.
• The Warriors' first run came in the bottom of the first on a sacrifice fly. Their lead grew to 4-0 after the second thanks to a pair of RBI singles and a sacrifice fly.
• The score remained 4-0 until the sixth as both teams played stout defense. A pair of hits, paired with a leadoff walk helped Corban tack on three more runs to secure the 7-0 win.
Mountaineers Stat Leaders
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Adrian Roa hit 1-2 and drew a walk.
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Jamie Powell was 1-3.
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Donovan Gonzalez went 1-2.
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Zach Brown fanned four batters in 3.2 innings of relief.
For the Warriors
• Estenio Sede hit a perfect 2-2 and had three RBI.
• Kyle Clay went 2-3 at the plate with two RBI and scored a run.
• Ryan Clay was 1-2 in the win, drew a walk, and scored two runs.
• Nate Martin (2-2) pitched a complete game in the win and had three strikeouts.
By the Numbers
5 - EOU threw five wild pitches on day two compared to just one the previous day.
3 - The Mounties had just three batters strikeout in the finale, matching a season low.
3 - Eastern suffered just its third shutout in the game four loss.
Up Next
• Cascade Collegiate Conference play. The Mountaineers begin league play next weekend with a four-game road series at Oregon Tech March 19-20. First pitch both days begins at 11 a.m. in Klamath Falls.
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