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Kody dive vs SAU
15
Winner St. Andrews ST. ANDR 28-8
5
CIU CIU 13-25
Winner
St. Andrews ST. ANDR
28-8
15
Final
5
CIU CIU
13-25
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Andrews ST. ANDR 1 0 6 3 1 0 1 3 0 15 19 0
CIU CIU 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 6 1

W: S. Arai (5-2) L: Polly, Trent (0-3)

1
St. Andrews ST. ANDR 27-9
3
Winner CIU CIU 14-25
St. Andrews ST. ANDR
27-9
1
Final
3
CIU CIU
14-25
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
St. Andrews ST. ANDR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1
CIU CIU 0 0 0 3 0 0 X 3 3 2

W: Orr, Christian (2-1) L: T. Barfield (2-2) S: Collins, Brett (1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | gfrierson

CIU splits with St. Andrews after hard-fought series finale win

COLUMBIA, S.C. - CIU baseball wrapped up its series with St. Andrews University (N.C.) with a conference doubleheader on Saturday. After game one (SAU 15 CIU 5) of the doubleheader did not go the Ram's way, CIU bounced back with a 3-1 game two win. The win is important because it helps CIU (14-25, 5-16) stay in the hunt for an Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) postseason berth. 

GAME ONE: SAU 15 CIU 5: The Rams fell behind by a run in the first inning but got the offense humming in the second. Robert Bell recorded an RBI-triple to tie the contest at 1-1, and then Shane Hammonds picked up an RBI on a groundout to give CIU the 2-1 lead. From then on the Rams' woes began as CIU found themselves down 11-2 before a Buddy Bleasdale two-run homer cut the deficit to 11-4 in the sixth. CIU ultimately added one more on a Rafael Gonzales sacrifice fly before the final out as they were tripped up 15-5.

BOX SCORE NOTES:

  • Buddy Bleasdale went 2-for-4 tallying his second home run of the season. 
  • Robert Bell picked up a hit (RBI) and a base on balls as the veteran right fielder added a triple to his season total.
  • Tyler Parker was arguably the Ram's most impactful presence on the mound, with five K's in two innings pitched. 

GAME TWO: CIU 3 SAU 1 (7 Innings): Things looked bleak early in the contest after a home run from the Knights put CIU in a 1-0 hole in the second inning. However, the Rams had a response as Robert Bell hit a high fly ball over the right-field wall for a two-run home run in the bottom of the fourth. Later in the inning, Shane Hammonds drove a double off the left-field wall, and Kody Trujillo scored from third after the Knight's left-fielder bobbled the ball. Up 3-1, Rodrigo Rodriguez and Brett Collins shut out St. Andrews from the mound in the final two innings as CIU secured the win. 

BOX SCORE NOTES:

What Coach Jonathan Johnson is saying:

"My boys showed great resilience winning game three today after so many things going wrong in the first two games of the series. I love my guys and know they will keep fighting to finish the season strong."

Up Next:

CIU will play a midweek nonconference road game versus Truett McConnell on April. 5 at 7 p.m.

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