SPRINGFIELD, Ore. –
Jacob Stoner secured a walk-off victory for the Bushnell University baseball team with a two-run double in game two as the Beacons split with Corban University in Friday's non-conference doubleheader.
Stoner said, "During my last at-bat I was trying to just find a way to do my job. I got a pitch I could handle and put a good swing on it. Overall, we knew we didn't play our best baseball today so we need to come back tomorrow and get back to our brand of baseball."
The Warriors (4-9) used a five-run top of the ninth to take the opener, 6-1. In game two, the Beacons (6-5) trailed by two runs entering the bottom of the ninth before rallying with a three-run frame to grab the 8-7 victory in walk-off fashion.
Head Coach
Tommy Richards, "A lot of highs and lows. We got outplayed for a majority of the day. Consistency is key and we are lucky to get out of there with a win. It's a new day tomorrow and hopefully we can work a better process."
Game One: Corban 6, Bushnell 1
The sides were tied at 1-1 entering the top of ninth before the Warriors put up a five-run frame to pull away. Keenan O'Brien and Ryan Clay led Corban with two hits apiece.
Ethan Sachs pitched six strong innings for the Beacons, allowing just one run on five hits and finished with six strikeouts. Bushnell recorded six hits on the game with two coming off the bat of
Jordan Wilson.
Nate Martin tossed six innings for the Warriors, giving up just one run on five hits and struck out eight. Jaren Childs (1-0) got the win, allowing one hit through the final three innings.
Game Two: Bushnell 8, Corban 7
Bushnell recorded their first RBI of the day in the top of the fifth of game two as
Cayden Delozier hit an RBI-single through the left side.
Dylan Carson tied the game at 2-2 with a single to right center before
Cade Crist brought home Delozier on a sacrifice fly to make it a 3-2 lead for the Beacons.
Wilson made it a three-run lead with a two-run single in the sixth, but the Warriors knocked in four runs in the top of the seventh to go up 6-5. Corban added one more in the top of the ninth.
Trailing by two, Wilson led off the bottom of the ninth with a double and advanced to third on a single from Delozier. Crist kept the rally going with a double to center to bring home Wilson and make it a one-run game.
Jameson Hussey was intentionally walked, bringing Stoner to the plate with the bases loaded and one out.
Stoner won the battle, sending a shot to right center, just out of the reach of the right fielder to plate a pair of runners and secure the 8-7 victory.
Trenton Hough (2-0) entered in the seventh and got the win on the mound, allowing four hits and no earned runs. Delozier finished 3-for-3, while
Ethan Stacy, Wilson and Crist added two hits each. As a team, Bushnell caught four runners stealing and picked off another two.
Bushnell and Corban finish off the series with a doubleheader on Saturday, beginning at 11 a.m.
