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6
Linfield LINFIELD 9-11
9
Winner Whitman WHITMAN 13-7
Linfield LINFIELD
9-11
6
Final
9
Whitman WHITMAN
13-7
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Linfield LINFIELD 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 6 9 3
Whitman WHITMAN 1 0 2 0 2 4 0 0 X 9 9 2

W: Conaway, Mateus (4-0) L: C. Struckmei (2-2)

Garrett Runyan

Game Recap: Baseball |

Blues Take Rubber Match Over Linfield 9-6

WALLA WALLA, Wash. - Ben Parker posted two hits and scored three runs, Beck Maguire added two doubles, two runs and three RBI and the Whitman College baseball team won its series rubber match with Linfield 9-6 in Northwest Conference action on Sunday at Borleske Stadium.

Teague Conder added two hits and three RBI for the Blues who needed the win to improve to a game above .500 in league play. Khan posted two hits and two runs for Linfield with Branden Pasion adding two hits and an RBI.

Mateus Conaway (4-0) was solid on the mound for the Blues in earning the win. He worked six and two-thirds innings and gave up two unearned runs on only three hits with eight strikeouts. Casey Struckmeier (2-2) was tagged with the loss for the Wildcats allowing two earned runs in three complete innings.

The Blues (13-7, 5-4 NWC) struck first with a run in the first inning. After Conaway got out of a bases loaded jam in Linfield's first at bats, Maguire pulled a pitch just inside the left field line to score Nate Korahais from second.

Conaway retired the side in order in the second, but the Wildcats broke through with a pair of runs in the third. With Danny Kahn and Jake Hoskins both on base, Nick Holm delivered a two-run hit to put the Wildcats up 2-1 through two and one-half innings.

In what was turning out to be a seesaw affair, Whitman responded with a pair of runs in the bottom of the third to retake the lead. Parker doubled and scored, and Conder drove home Maguire to put the scoreline at 3-2.

The game then belonged to the Blues. After plating a pair in the fifth inning, Whitman put five runs on the scoreboard one inning later to go up 9-2. Five straight hitters reached base in the inning including Parker, Maguire and Conder who all delivered RBI base hits.

Linfield didn't go away quietly and scored four in the eighth inning. Trent Wainfield provided the big hit of the inning with his two-run double and Skinner scored on the next at bat to shave the lead to three. Rylan Burigsay, in relief of Conaway the previous inning, was able to strike out Mason Masterson to stop any further damage.

There would be no further rally as Burigsay closed the door with a scoreless ninth.

Next up for the Blues is a non-conference matchup at Central Washington on Wednesday, March 22. First pitch is set for 2:00 p.m.

 
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Scoring Summary

Score By Innings
Play LINFIELD WHITMAN
WHITMAN BOT 1st B. Maguire doubled, RBI; N. Korahais scored. 0 1
LINFIELD TOP 3rd N. Holm singled, 2 RBI; D. Kahn scored, unearned; J. Hoskins scored, unearned. 2 1
WHITMAN BOT 3rd B. Maguire reached first on an error by ss; B. Parker scored. 2 2
WHITMAN BOT 3rd T. Conder singled to left field, RBI; B. Maguire scored, unearned. 2 3
WHITMAN BOT 5th B. Maguire doubled, RBI; B. Parker scored. 2 4
WHITMAN BOT 5th J. Bickerton flied out to cf, sacrifice fly, RBI; B. Maguire scored. 2 5
WHITMAN BOT 6th B. Parker singled, RBI; N. Korahais advanced to second; A. Romero advanced to third; B. Williams scored. 2 6
WHITMAN BOT 6th B. Maguire walked, RBI; B. Parker advanced to second; N. Korahais advanced to third; A. Romero scored. 2 7
WHITMAN BOT 6th T. Conder singled, RBI, advanced to second; B. Maguire advanced to third; B. Parker advanced to third, scored on an error by lf; N. Korahais scored. 2 9
LINFIELD TOP 8th J. Horner singled, RBI; B. Pasion advanced to third; D. Kahn scored. 3 9
LINFIELD TOP 8th T. Wainfield doubled, 2 RBI; C. Skinner advanced to third; J. Horner scored; B. Pasion scored. 5 9
LINFIELD TOP 8th G. Moen grounded out to 2b, RBI; T. Wainfield advanced to third; C. Skinner scored. 6 9

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