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Stearns
Brendon Choup
3
Academy of Art AAU 8-3, 8-3 PacWest
11
Winner Fresno Pacific FPU 8-11, 4-7 PacWest
Academy of Art AAU
8-3, 8-3 PacWest
3
Final
11
Fresno Pacific FPU
8-11, 4-7 PacWest
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Academy of Art AAU 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 7 1
Fresno Pacific FPU 1 0 0 1 2 0 4 3 X 11 12 1

W: Stearns, Matt (2-2) L: Daubin, Noah (1-2) S: Barker, Michael (1)

1
Academy of Art AAU 8-4, 8-4 PacWest
7
Winner Fresno Pacific FPU 9-11, 5-7 PacWest
Academy of Art AAU
8-4, 8-4 PacWest
1
Final
7
Fresno Pacific FPU
9-11, 5-7 PacWest
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Academy of Art AAU 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 1
Fresno Pacific FPU 3 1 0 3 0 0 X 7 8 2

W: Cooper, Garrett (3-1) L: Carriger, Collin (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

‘Birds Impress in Doubleheader Sweep of ARTU

FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno Pacific baseball team hosted Academy of Art for a PacWest Conference doubleheader on Saturday, taking the opener 11-3 before finishing off the day with a 7-1 win. 
 
QUOTABLE:
  • "It was nice to get on the right side of the win-loss column. Our guys have been working hard, and it was refreshing to see the fruits of their labor pay off. We got back to basics, and it worked out well for us. Today was big because it gives a chance in the pod as the season progresses. We get next week off, and that will give us some time to recover. I like where we are and our guys' mentality, but we have to keep pushing." – head coach Oscar Hirschkorn 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • Jared Aguilar started the scoring with a sac fly in the first inning, marking the only run of the first three innings for either side.
  • The Urban Knights tied the game in the top of the fourth, but Angel Flores singled up the middle in the home half to put the Blue and Orange back on top. 
  • Two Sunbirds came in to score in the fifth to make it a 4-1 Sunbird lead. 
  • Academy of Art got a solo shot from Dominic Ruggiero in the sixth, and Hayato Niki singled home a run to bring the Urban Knights within one. 
  • The Urban Knights struggled to find the zone following the stretch, and FPU took advantage with a four-run outburst. 
  • Brian Hefner came off the bench and launched a three-run homer in the home half of the eighth, giving the Sunbirds an 11-3 advantage.
  • In Game 2, Aguilar again got the Blue and Orange off and running in the first inning singling to center to plate Chase Pinheiro for the first lead of the game.
  • A fielder's choice and a throwing error gave FPU a 3-0 lead before the first frame came to a close. 
  • Pinheiro sacrificed a run home in the second to make it 4-0, and ARTU's Ty Conrad followed suit in the top of the third to get the Urban Knights on the board. 
  • Nick Dodd, Isaac Gonzalez and Aguilar came up with run-scoring hits in the fourth, allowing the home nine to push the lead to 7-1. 
 
STATS FROM THE DAY:
  • Matt Stearns picked up the win in Saturday's opener, delivering 6.2 innings while racking up six strikeouts. 
  • Southpaw Michael Barker was credited with the save after tossing the final 2.1 frames and allowing just one hit. 
  • Aguilar, Pinheiro and Garrett Cooper combined for six hits in Game 1, while Aguilar and Hefner provided five of the team's RBI. 
  • Cooper went the distance in the nightcap, picking up his third win of the season after allowing just one earned run and fanning four. 
 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
  • Gonzalez now has a five-game hitting streak, the longest of any FPU hitter so far this season.
  • Cooper claims both of FPU's complete games this spring. 
 
UP NEXT:
  • The Sunbirds return to action on April 8, when they host Holy Names in PacWest Conference play. First pitch of the doubleheader is slated for 2:00 p.m. 
 
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