SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - The College of Southern Idaho Baseball Team lost to Salt Lake CC 6-4 in the undefeated game but won the loser-out game against College of Southern Nevada 7-2 Friday to advance to the Region 18 Championship.
Because Region 18 is hosting the district playoff next week, the region receives two spots in the district playoff and with the win against CSN the Golden Eagles are guaranteed a spot in that playoff to try to qualify for the JUCO World Series.
In the early game against Salt Lake, CSI outhit the Bruins 11-10 but 10 walks and four hit by pitches proved too costly to overcome.
At the plate,
Morgan Albrecht was 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI.
Tate Gambill was 2-for-4 with a double and one RBI and
Zach Schmidt had a triple.
Casey Anderson got the loss going three innings and giving up three earned runs on three hits with four strikeouts.
Game two was all CSI. The Golden Eagles scored all seven of their runs in the first three innings and never allowed Southern Nevada back into the game.
Albrecht had a three-RBI home run in the first inning. Gambill was 2-for-4,
Greyson Shafer was 2-for-5 with two RBI, Asing and
Magnum Hofstetter each had doubles.
Kyler Murray got the win, pitching 4.2 innings and giving up no runs on two hits with four strikeouts.
CSI will take on top-seeded Salt Lake CC at noon Saturday in the Region 18 Championship.
