Dane McGrady tied a school record with six runs scored in win over CWU.
Coyote Bats Explode in Sweep of CWU
ELLENSBURG, Wash. - The College of Idaho had their most prolific hitting day in nine years, taking advantage of a stiff breeze out to right field to hit eight home runs, as the Coyotes swept a doubleheader at Central Washington, 27-7 and 13-2, at Tomlinson Field.
In the opener, the Yotes (20-8), who entered the NAIA Top-25 for the first time this season at No. 25, equaled their fifth-highest run total in program history, while their 27 hits was the most since the 2001 season - when The C of I had 31 hits in a 26-0 rout of the same CWU club.
Leading 2-0, the Coyotes broke the game open in the third inning, as Brad Carlsen hit a three-run homer, followed by a Jake Miller long ball - all part of an eight-run frame. Miller and Diego Robles would both hit home runs in the fourth inning, as the Yotes built an 18-0 lead in the fifth.
It was enough for Chad Yeggy, who allowed just two runs in five innings to pick up his staff-high fourth win. All 14 position players for the Coyotes recorded hits, with Matt Mejia going 3-for-4 with four RBI, Devin Weaver going 2-for-3 with three RBI, and Robles going 2-for-6 with two homers, five RBI, and five runs scored. Dane McGrady became the fourth C of I player in school history to score six runs in a game.
Game 2 saw the Yotes plate eight runs in the first inning, as Bryan Champ hit a two-run homer and had an RBI single in the frame. Miller would hit his third homer of the day in the second - part of a 4-for-5 nightcap, while Jordan Lanman went 3-for-4.
Ben Rodwell picked up the win - tossing a pair of scoreless innings, as the Yotes used five pitchers in the victory, limiting the NCAA Division II Wildcats (7-19) to just five hits.
The Coyotes return to action this weekend with a four-game series at Concordia University - with both Saturday and Sunday's doubleheaders played at the University of Portland.