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Jack Happy Foote
Ally Huettmann
10
Winner Fresno Pacific FPU 13-8
1
Concordia-Irvine CUI 16-7
Winner
Fresno Pacific FPU
13-8
10
Final
1
Concordia-Irvine CUI
16-7
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fresno Pacific FPU 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 3 10 15 0
Concordia-Irvine CUI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 0

W: Stearns, Matt (3-3) L: Killeen, M. (2-2)

0
Fresno Pacific FPU 13-9
4
Winner Concordia-Irvine CUI 17-7
Fresno Pacific FPU
13-9
0
Final
4
Concordia-Irvine CUI
17-7
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Fresno Pacific FPU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Concordia-Irvine CUI 0 0 0 2 1 1 X 4 9 0

W: Endersby, J. (5-0) L: Cooper, Garrett (0-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

‘Birds Split Another PacWest Twin Bill in Irvine

IRVINE, Calif. – The Fresno Pacific baseball team picked up split in a PacWest Conference doubleheader for the second time in as many days on Saturday, defeating Concordia 10-1 in the opener before falling 4-0 in the finale.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUPS: 
  • Game 1: FPU 10, CUI 1 
  • Game 2: CUI 4, FPU 0
  • Records: FPU (13-9, 2-2), CUI (17-6, 2-2)
  • Location: Eagles Field | Irvine, Calif.   
  • All-Time Series: CUI leads 27-22
 
HOW IT HAPPENED: 
Game 1 
  • Nick Dodd started the scoring with an RBI single up the middle in the third, and Jared Aguilar, Dylan Lewis and Jack Foote each drove in a run the following inning. 
  • A sac fly put the Eagles on the board in the fifth, but the Sunbirds busted it open with a three-run sixth.
  • Angel Flores doubled home two more runs in the top of the ninth, and Lewis brought in the game's final run with a sac fly.
 
Game 2 
  • The Eagles plated two runs in the fourth before following with one in the fifth and another in the sixth.
  • Concordia righthander Jimmy Endersby went the distance on the mound, picking up seven strikeouts and scattering four hits over seven innings of work.
 
STATS FROM THE DAY: 
  • Foote, Andrue Lackey and Garrett Cooper each were credited with three hits in the opener, while four different Sunbirds picked up a pair of RBI.
  • Starter Matt Stearns turned in a strong outing on the mound, delivering eight innings of one-hit baseball on just 72 pitches.
  • Michael Barker overcame a hit and a walk in the ninth to finish off the first game of the afternoon.
  • Cooper took the loss in the series finale after allowing two runs over the first four innings of the game.
  • Brady Crow, Tyler Rumbaugh, and Jared Aguilar combined for the final two innings, allowing just one run.
 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE: 
  • The Sunbirds have already stolen 45 bases in just 22 games after swiping 48 bags in 45 games last season.
  • Lackey has reached base successfully in every game so far this spring.
 
SOCIAL:  
ON DECK: 
  • The Sunbirds head south again next weekend, when they play three-time defending PacWest Champion Azusa Pacific. First pitch of Thursday's series opener is scheduled for 5:00 p.m.    
 
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