CALDWELL, Idaho – Corban University spoiled Senior Day for the College of Idaho baseball team, slugging three home runs in a doubleheader sweep of the Yotes at Wolfe Field.
The Warriors (18-26-1, 16-15 NAIA West) clinched the final berth to the Cal Pac-NAIA West Championships with the 6-3 and 6-1 victories, completing a 4-game sweep.
Trailing 1-0 in the second inning, the Yotes (16-31, 10-18) got a pair of key two-out hits to grab the lead.
Keaton Elledge plated a pair with a run scoring single, with
Chase Labbe following with an RBI double to left.
The C of I lead would not hold, as Richi Sede tied the game in the third with a long 2-run homer to right and Ben Ross clubbed a go-ahead solo shot in the sixth. Jared Bell put the game away for the Warriors in the eighth, lining a two-out, two-run triple.
Starter Zack Simon allowed seven hits in seven innings to earn the win, with Jackson Arnsdorf getting the final six outs for the save. Daniel Freiburger had three hits in the win.
Tyler Hilton took the loss, despite striking out seven batters in six innings of work.
The visitors beat a thunderstorm a pair of three-run innings, as the game was called early due to heavy rain.
Ross continued his big day, launching a long 3-run homer in the first to stake Corban to a first inning lead, with the Warriors doubling their lead in the third on a Nate Cantonwine RBI single – with a pair of runs scoring on the play due to a C of I error.
Starter Jacob Bowser worked five shutout innings, allowing a hit and a walk, for the victory.
C of I plated their lone run in the sixth, as Elledge was hit by a pitch and scored on a pair of wild pitches – before the game was halted due to rain.
Prior to the game, nine Coyote seniors were honored – playing their final games at Wolfe Field. Elledge, Labbe,
Dylan Mansanarez,
Nathan Pena,
Jessee Emerson,
Niall Manning,
Jake Bowman,
Dalton Strong and
Hunter Boyd were recognized for their contibutions to C of I baseball.
The Yotes close out their season next weekend with a 4-game series at British Columbia.
