RANGELY, Colo. - The College of Southern Idaho took care of business Friday, beating Colorado Northwestern 5-3 and 13-4 in Scenic West Athletic Conference play.
The Golden Eagles went extra innings in game one. With the score tied 3-3,
Andrew Astin hit a two-run home run in the top of the eighth and then
Josh Trentadue came in and shut CNCC down for the win.
Astin finished the game 2-for-3. CSI's other three hits came from
Zach Schmidt who was 3-for-4.
Casey Anderson earned the win on the mound, going seven innings and giving up three earned runs on seven hits with 10 strikeouts. Trentadue pitched the final inning for the save, giving up no runs, not hits with two strikeouts.
Game two was all CSI.
Tate Gambill,
Greyson Shafer and
Chase Higginson each had a double.
Gambill was 3-for-4 with three RBI,
Morgan Albrecht was 1-3 with two RBI and Schmidt was 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Logan Bleazard earned the win, giving up four earned runs on three hits with two strikeouts.
Caden Christensen threw the final four innings, giving up no runs on one hit with two strikeouts.
The Golden Eagles play their final regular season game Saturday against CNCC. To earn the two seed heading into the tournament, CSI needs to beat CNCC and Southern Nevada needs to lose to USUE. A win by CSN would secure the two seed for the Coyotes.
