TWIN FALLS, Idaho - The College of Southern Idaho Baseball Team run ruled Colorado Northwestern 10-0 in five innings in game one on Friday before falling 9-8 in game two in extra innings.
The Golden Eagles rolled in the first game with
Casey Anderson on the mound. Anderson pitched a two-hit shutout with four strikeouts.
At the plate,
Magnum Hofstetter was 2-for-2 with a double and RBI,
Braxton Mills was 2-for-2 with an RBI and
Cole Rollins was 1-for-3 with a triple and three RBI.
Zach Schmidt was 2-for-4 with two RBI and
Tyler Curtis was 2-for-3.
Game two was all CNCC early but the Golden Eagles battled back to tie the game in the bottom of the seventh. After trailing 8-0, CSI scored five in the sixth and then forced extra innings in the seventh.
Tate Gambill led off with a single,
Tyler Curtis singled to right field and
Cole Rollins walked to load the bases. That's when
Andrew Astin hit a double to the wall to score all three and tie the game.
CNCC was able to put one run on the board in the top of the eighth and the Golden Eagles couldn't answer.
Rollins finished the game 2-for-2 with a walk and
Chase Higginson had a 3-RBI triple. Hofstetter also had a triple in the game.
Logan Bleazard pitched well in his three innings, giving up no runs on one hit.
CSI, now 21-10 overall and 9-8 in conference play, hosts CNCC for the final game of the series Saturday at 11 a.m.
