Bailey Collins
17
Winner CUI CUI 3-4, 3-4 PacWest
8
Azusa Pacific APU 13-3, 6-1 PacWest
Winner
CUI CUI
3-4, 3-4 PacWest
17
Final
8
Azusa Pacific APU
13-3, 6-1 PacWest
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
CUI CUI 0 2 4 0 0 4 0 7 0 17 16 1
Azusa Pacific APU 2 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 8 11 2

W: Larsen, Evan (1-0) L: Hays, D. (0-2)

4
CUI CUI 3-5, 3-5 PacWest
6
Winner Azusa Pacific APU 14-3, 7-1 PacWest
CUI CUI
3-5, 3-5 PacWest
4
Final
6
Azusa Pacific APU
14-3, 7-1 PacWest
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
CUI CUI 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 7 0
Azusa Pacific APU 0 1 3 2 0 0 X 6 6 1

W: Estrella, Nick (3-0) L: Spear, Cole (0-1) S: Dykstra, Casey (3)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Alex Kline

Eagles Slug 5 Home Runs in Doubleheader Split

AZUSA, Calif. – The Concordia University Irvine baseball team traveled to Azusa Pacific today for a PacWest doubleheader against the Cougars. After dropping both games on Friday, the Eagles entered Saturday looking for revenge against #8 APU.
 
The Green & Gold bats were hot in Game 1, as the Eagles scored 17 runs on 16 hits. Jeff Pellegrino kickstarted the offense with a 2-run home run in the 2nd inning, driving in senior Cooper Moore. The Eagles struck again the next inning, with a Matt Lautz RBI double and a Bailey Collins 3-run home run, giving CUI a quick 6-2 lead. Fast forward to the top of the 6th inning, the Eagles were able to plate 2 additional runs before Nathan Benefeito lifted a 2-run home run to right field, extending the Eagles' lead to 10-3. APU would make some noise of their own in the 6th and 7th innings, cutting the score to 10-7. However, Collins would not let the Cougars' momentum last, as he blasted his second 3-run home run of the game in the top of the 8th.
 

"We were just trying to attack offensively. Their pitchers like to fill up the zone and so we were just trying to hunt good pitches and put good swings on the ball." - Bailey Collins

 
Kyle Fujisaki followed Collins with a 2-run home run of his own, his second of the series. CUI continued to score 2 additional runs that inning, resulting in a 17-8 final score. In total, the Eagles collected 7 extra base hits, 5 of which were home runs.
 

"Offensively we were able to string some quality at-bats together and the guys were rewarded at the plate." – Head Coach Joe Turgeon.

 
Evan Larsen held APU to 4 runs in 5.1 innings of work, striking out 8 and ultimately earning the win and improving to 1-0 on the season. Mason Metcalfe also turned in a strong performance in relief, going 3.1 IP, 4K, 1 ER, while only surrendering 2 hits.
 
In Game 2, the Eagles were bit by the long ball, as the Cougars hit 4 solo home runs. Matt Lautz, Haloa Dudoit, and Bailey Collins each drove in at least one RBI, while Xavier Gonzalez collected multiple hits. The score was tied 4-4 in the 4th inning, but an APU double gave the Cougars a 6-4 lead; one that they would hold on to for the rest of the game. Reliever Dillon Brown was lights out in his 3.0 innings of work out of the pen, while starting pitcher Cole Spear fell to 0-1 on the season.  
 

"We are close to where we want to be, but have some room to still grow. We competed both days and at the end of the day that's all you can ask for. We will learn from this weekend and be better going forward." - Bailey Collins.

 

"We played Eagle baseball and competed every pitch. I enjoyed seeing the fight in the guys and felt like we were in it until the last pitch." - Head Coach Joe Turgeon.

 
The Eagles are back in action on Friday at Biola for another SoCal PacWest doubleheader. They will return to Eagles Field on Saturday, April 3rd.
 
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