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Anna Barakhoyeva
13
Winner Azusa Pacific APU(1)~1 21-10
5
Fresno Pacific FPU-BASE 17-14
Winner
Azusa Pacific APU(1)~1
21-10
13
Final
5
Fresno Pacific FPU-BASE
17-14
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Azusa Pacific APU(1)~1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 13 17 0
Fresno Pacific FPU-BASE 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 12 3

W: Wylie, David (1-0) L: Cooper, Garrett (3-2)

15
Winner Azusa Pacific APU(1)~1 22-10
9
Fresno Pacific FPU-BASE 17-15
Winner
Azusa Pacific APU(1)~1
22-10
15
Final
9
Fresno Pacific FPU-BASE
17-15
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Azusa Pacific APU(1)~1 3 0 0 6 1 4 0 0 1 15 18 2
Fresno Pacific FPU-BASE 2 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 9 13 4

W: Shepard, Korey (1-2) L: Barker, Michael (2-3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Sunbirds Drop Two Despite Strong Offensive Performance

FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno Pacific baseball team opened a four-game PacWest series against Azusa Pacific on Friday, and despite the offense putting up a combined 14 runs in the two games, they fell short 13-5 in game one, followed by a 15-9 loss in game two.
 
GAME ONE
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Cougars opened the game with two runs in the top of the first inning, but the Sunbirds responded in the bottom half with one run of their own.
  • It started when Khalid Johnson hit a leadoff double and was moved to third on a groundout. With two outs, Donte Valdez was able to bring Johnson in with a single up the middle to make it 2-1.
  • After giving up two runs to open the game, Garrett Cooper settled in on the mound, sitting APU down in order in the second inning.
  • In the bottom of the second, Cole Yoshida hit a one-out single to left field, and with two outs, he was able to swipe second base. He was later brought in by Jared Aguilar to tie the game 2-2.
  • Cooper was able to post another 1-2-3 inning in the third, and the Sunbirds responded with a run in the bottom half of the inning to take the lead after Andrew Valdez and Matt McGrady hit back-to-back one-out doubles.
  • Cooper sat down his 10th Cougar in a row after another flawless inning, but FPU was unable to add to its lead in the bottom half.
  • After scoreless frames in the fifth and sixth innings, the Cougars were able to tie things up with a run in the top of the seventh.
  • A. Valdez led off the seventh with a triple, but the Sunbirds were unable to take advantage, keeping the game tied 3-3 headed to the eighth.
  • APU was able to score two runs in the eighth inning to take a 5-3 lead, and after keeping FPU scoreless in the bottom half, they opened the game up with eight runs to take a 13-3 lead.
  • The Sunbirds were able to add two more thanks to another RBI double from McGrady that scored D. Valdez and a sacrifice fly from Kyle Willman that plated A. Valdez, but it was all they could muster to close out the game.
 
STATS FROM THE GAME
  • McGrady went 3-for-4 in the game with two doubles and two RBI's.
  • Yoshida went 2-for-4 at the plate with a run scored.
  • Cooper pitched seven innings and struck out four batters.
 
GAME TWO
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • In the second game of the day, APU jumped out two a 3-0 lead in the first inning.
  • The Sunbirds responded with two runs of their own when Aguilar reached on a fielder's choice and a one-out double from Andrue Lackey put runners on second and third.
  • Aguilar and Lackey both came in on a two-out single from D. Valdez to make it 3-2.
  • After a scoreless top of the second, Yoshida led the bottom half off with his first home run of the season to straight-away center field on the first pitch he saw to tie the game 3-3.
  • With one out, Aguilar singled to left field, followed by another double from Lackey to put runners on second and third with one out.
  • With two outs, A. Valdez blasted one out to left-center field and cleared the wall to give the Sunbirds a 6-3 lead.
  • Neither team crossed the plate in the third inning, but the Cougars were able to pop off for six runs in the fourth to make it 9-6.
  • They were able to add another run in the fifth to go up 10-6, but the Sunbirds were able to get one back in the bottom half after Yoshida hit a two-out single and was brought in by Johnson, who hit a triple to right-center field.
  • The Cougars extended their lead to 14-7 in the sixth inning, and then added one more in the ninth to make it 15-7.
  • In the bottom of the ninth, the Sunbirds loaded the bases with no outs, and D. Valdez was able to score on a fielder's choice, making it 15-8 with runners on the corners and just one out.
  • They added another when Yoshida singled to right-center field with two outs to bring in A. Valdez, but the Cougars were able to close the game out and sweep the doubleheader.
 
STATS FROM THE GAME
  • Yoshida went 4-for-5 at the plate with a home run, two RBI's and two runs scored.
  • A. Valdez went 3-for-5 with a home run, five RBI's and a run scored.
  • Johnson had two hits, including a triple, with an RBI.
 
UP NEXT
 
The Blue and Orange will conclude the series on Saturday with a doubleheader, scheduled to start at 12 p.m.
 
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