Jake Miller drove in four runs in Game 1 win
College of Idaho Sweeps Doubleheader from Patten
CALDWELL, Idaho - Jake Miller drove in four runs in the opener, while Jared Arehart tossed his second-straight complete game in the nightcap, as The College of Idaho swept a NAIA West doubleheader from Patten University, 13-5 and 5-2, at a wet Wolfe Field.
Game 1 opened with a bang for the Yotes (16-6, 15-2), as Alex O'Brien tripled in a pair of runs in the first, followed by a long Miller home run over the left field wall to make it 4-0. Patten would battle back, getting an unearned run in the third, then and RBI single from Anthony Phillips and and RBI double from Brett Korporaal in the fourth to cut the margin to 4-3.
The Yotes would tack on a four-spot in the home half of the fourth, as a throwing error allowed two runs to score, with Miller capping the inning with a two-run single, all but putting the game away - as a two-run single by Kyle Douglas in the seventh and a solo homer by Izaac Garsez in the eighth capped the scoring.
Ben Rosen pitched five solid innings of relief for the win, allowing just one earned run with three strikeouts. Douglas went 3-for-5 with a triple for the Yotes, while Jermaine Collins went 3-for-4 with a homer and Phillips went 3-for-4 in the loss for the Lions (11-17, 9-9).
Game 2 saw Collins open the scoring with his ninth homer of the year, an opposite shot field shot off of Arehart in the second. The Yotes would come right back, tying the score on a bases-loaded double play, scoring Brad Carlsen from third.
Patten would retake the lead in the third on a sacrifice fly, but the Yotes would score single runs in the next four innings to claim the win. Cody Brubaker had an RBI single in the third, then followed with a long home run to right in the fifth to make it 4-2. Dane McGrady capped the scoring in the sixth with an RBI single up the middle.
Arehart was solid, scattering six hits, allowing just one walk, with six strikeouts. Brubaker and Bryan Champ were 2-for-3, while Jeremy Wells went 2-for-3 for the Lions. Chris Duke took the loss for Patten, striking out six in his six innings of work.
The two teams complete the four-game set with a doubleheader tomorrow, beginning at 11 a.m.