Josh O'Gorman yielded two earned runs in five innings
British Columbia Stifles Concordia Offense in Doubleheader Sweep
VANCOUVER, B.C. – The University of British Columbia pitching staff limited Concordia University to a total of two runs as the ninth-ranked T-Birds swept the Cavaliers 5-2 and 3-0 in an NAIA West baseball doubleheader Sunday afternoon at Thunderbird Park.
With the losses, Concordia falls to 10-23 overall this season, with a 4-16 record in the NAIA West. British Columbia improves to 23-8 overall and 20-3 in regional play. The Cavaliers will return to action with a doubleheader at Corban on Tuesday, April 12, with the first game starting at 1 p.m.
British Columbia 5, Concordia 2
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The Thunderbirds score three runs in the third inning, and that would prove to be the difference as each team scored two the rest of the way. Josh Saio took the loss for Concordia, yielding five runs on seven hits with five walks in six innings pitched. David Otterman picked up the win for UBC, limiting CU to one unearned run on three hits in six innings.
Greg Densem and Andrew Firth opened the third with back-to-back singles, and both runners advanced on a double-steal. With first base open, the Cavs intentionally walked Keaton Briscoe to load the bases, and a pair of singles by Blake Carruthers and Kevin Nickel scored three runs to give UBC the early lead.
The T-Birds added another in the fourth, as Densem tripled to right and Firth brought the runner home with a groundout to second. British Columbia’s final run came in the seventh when Carruthers opened with a triple and scored on Madsen’s sacrifice fly.
Concordia scored one run in the first and another in the eighth. Tommy Whalen walked to open the inning, and Cameron Baker took over at first as a pinch runner. Tim Reavis followed with a double, and Baker scored on an error by the UBC left fielder. The Cavs’ second run came when Odie Hollingshed led off the eighth with a single, advanced to second on a wild pitch and scored on a Mike Cero single.
Hollingshed and Cero each finished the game with two hits for Concordia, while Densem and Carruthers each tallied two hits for UBC.
British Columbia 3, Concordia 0
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Miles Verweel and Shawn Hetherington combined for a four-hit shutout as the T-Birds completed the doubleheader sweep of the visiting Cavs. Josh O’Gorman took the loss for Concordia, yielding two earned runs on three hits with six walks in five innings pitched.
Pitching wildness led to British Columbia’s first run in the second inning. Kevin Nickel walked and Andrew Madsen knocked a two-out single to left. Matt Spillman walked to load the bases, and Andrew Firth forced in a run with an RBI hit by pitch. The T-Birds’ second run came in the fifth, as Senior reached on an error and advanced to second on the play, reaching third on an infield groundout and scoring on Blake Carruthers’ single to right field.
British Columbia’s final run came in the bottom of the sixth. Bob Foerster opened the inning with a walk and Spillman hit a one-out double down the left field line to score the runner from first. Concordia had a pair of base runners in the third and sixth innings, but CU could not come up with a clutch hit with runners on base.
The T-Birds finished with three runs on six hits with no errors, while CU posted a line of no runs on four hits with one error. No player tallied multiple hits in the game.