HENDERSON, Nev. - After upsetting second-seeded College of Southern Nevada to earn a berth in the undefeated game, the College of Southern Idaho Baseball Team lost to top-seeded Salt Lake 9-6 and then was eliminated by Southern Nevada 15-5 on Friday to end its season.
The Golden Eagles held a 6-0 lead going into the bottom of the seventh against SLCC, looking poised to secure a spot in the championship game but the Bruins answered with six runs in the bottom of the seventh to tie the game and scored three more in the bottom of the eighth to secure the win.
Magnum Hofstetter was 3-for-4 at the plate with two RBI. Morgan Albrecht was 2-for-5 with two RBI and a double. Zack Petersen was 2-for-4 and Noah Hennings was 2-for-5 with a double and two RBI.
Nate Dahle threw a dominant four innings to start the game, giving up no runs on two hits with eight strikeouts. But the bullpen couldn't sustain that performance.
Against Southern Nevada, the Golden Eagles just ran out of gas. Tate Gambill was 2-for-2. Crew Robinson was 2-for-4 and Andrew Gregersen was 1-for-3 with a double and two RBI. Hibbard took the loss, throwing four innings and giving up four earned runs on four hits with three strikeouts.
CSI finishes its season with a 34-21 record.