CALDWELL, Idaho – The College of Idaho baseball team capped off a dominant weekend with a doubleheader sweep of Embry-Riddle (AZ) on Saturday at Wolfe Field, securing a four-game series sweep with 13-5 and 12-9 victories.
Game 1: College of Idaho 13, Embry-Riddle 5
Trailing 5-2 in the sixth inning, College of Idaho exploded for an eight-run rally to seize control. A ground-rule double from Ben Gaff plated the tying run, and a two-run double by Pete Bacon put the Yotes in front. Evan Brown followed with a two-run single, while Darren Smith added another two-run hit in the eighth.
Austin Moon led the offense, going 4-for-5 with three RBIs. Brown finished with two hits, two RBIs, and two runs scored, while Bacon contributed two hits and two RBIs.
Zaylor Bruegeman earned the win with three scoreless innings of relief, allowing just one hit and striking out three. Nate Vidlak started, allowing no hits in 1.2 innings, while Jacob Lewis and Bruegeman worked the middle frames before Trent Phillips closed out the ninth.
Game 2: College of Idaho 12, Embry-Riddle 9
A four-run seventh inning proved to be the difference in the series finale. With the game tied at 6-6, Bacon drew a bases-loaded walk to put the Yotes in front. A wild pitch brought home another run before Smith and Cannon Morgan each forced in runs with walks, extending the lead to 12-6.
College of Idaho had taken the lead in the third with a five-run inning after falling behind 2-0. Gaff put the Yotes on the board with an RBI single, followed by a two-run double from Smith. Moon added an RBI single to push the lead to 5-2.
Embry-Riddle fought back in the sixth, scoring four runs to take a brief 6-5 lead. A defensive miscue, a ground-rule double, and a fielder's choice allowed the Eagles to surge ahead.
The Yotes quickly responded, regaining the lead with three runs in the bottom of the inning. Bacon drove in a run with an infield single, and Connor Olsen followed with a two-run single to left.
College of Idaho will remain at Wolfe Field next weekend for another home series.
