Kyle Douglas had three hits for the Yotes in the doubleheader loss
CALDWELL, Idaho - Lewis-Clark State completed a four-game sweep of host College of Idaho with convincing 12-1 and 15-3 victories this afternoon at Wolfe Field.
The No. 14 ranked Warriors (34-13, 23-8) broke open a 1-1 tie with 11 runs in the final three innings of the opener, then pounded out 24 hits in the nightcap against their Gem State rivals.
Game 1 saw the Yotes (29-19, 19-13) take a 1-0 lead in the second on an RBI groundout by Tanner Hodges, but L-C knotted the score in the third on a two-out RBI single by Trent Bridges.
Cody Fassold and Todd Griffiths matched zeros until the seventh, when a pair of walks and a hit by pitch loaded the bags for the Warriors, with Aaron DeGuire ripping an RBI single to left to give L-C the lead for good. Connor Moore added a bases loaded walk and Bridges a sacrifice fly to push the lead to 4-1. The Warriors would add four runs in each of the last two innings to blow the game open.
Fassold got the win, going the distance, fanning nine, with Moore and Bridges each logging three hits. Kyle Douglas had two hits in the loss for the Yotes.
Game 2 was all L-C, scoring five first inning runs, two coming on a Braxton Miller double, to grab the early lead. The visitors would tack on two in the second on back-to-back homers by Alfonso Casillas and Gino Casini, the batted around for seven runs in the fifth inning - their second seven-run inning of the series.
Casillas went 5-for-6 with two homers and four RBI for L-C, who won 8-of-9 games this season against the Yotes. Jeffrey Harris, Jarel Lewis, and Izaac Garsez each had two hits in the loss for The C of I. It marked the final home games for ten senior student-athletes for the hosts.
The Coyotes head to Atherton, Calif, for the NAIA West Qualifying Tournament - playing Wednesday morning in the opening round. The pairings for the tournament will be announced late tomorrow night.