Sacramento State 6, North Dakota 4
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -(SAC Media Relations) Sophomore outfielder Nathan Lukes became just the second player in Sacramento State Div. I history to tally two triples in a game and went 3-for-4 overall while keying a five-run third inning for the Hornets en route to a 6-4 win over North Dakota.
With the win Sacramento State (33-21, 19-6 WAC) trimmed its magic number to clinch the WAC regular season title to two, moving to a 1.5 game lead over Grand Canyon, which opens its final regular season series on Friday hosting Utah Valley. The loss pushed North Dakota (10-27, 8-14 WAC) to the brink of elimination for postseason contention as it dropped to 2.5 games behind New Mexico State for the final qualifying spot pending the Aggies game this evening against Chicago State.
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Seattle U 4, Bakersfield 2
BELLEVUE, Wash. – (SU Media Relations) A solid combined pitching effort by lefthanders Mac Acker (Redmond, Wash.) and Garrett Anderson (Kennewick, Wash.), along with timely hitting in the middle innings, allowed Seattle University to open the final Western Athletic Conference weekend series of the regular season with a 4-2 victory over CSU Bakersfield Thursday night at Bannerwood Park.
Acker pitched the first six innings, allowing six hits and two runs as well as striking out 10 batters without giving up a walk. The 10 strikeouts are the most by a Seattle U pitcher since Arlo Evasick struck out 10 Saint Mary’s batters May 23, 2010. Anderson came on in relief in the seventh inning and gave up just two hits over the final three innings for his third save of the season.
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Chicago State 14, New Mexico State 7
LAS CRUCES, N.M. – (CSU Media Relations) The Cougars tied a season-high with 14 runs on Thursday (May 15) evening at Presley Askew Field in a 14-7 Western Athletic Conference victory over New Mexico State.
Sometimes all it takes is one big inning and the Cougars had their biggest inning of the season on Thursday evening. Chicago State responded from a New Mexico State three-run second inning with a nine-run third. The Cougars sent 14 men to the plate and recorded seven hits with senior Nathan Poff (Sellersburg, Ind./New Albany)'s RBI double accounting for the only extra base hit of the frame. Chicago State also benefited from three walks and a hit by pitch. Nine of the first 10 hitters in the inning reached base and they all scored.
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