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8
Pacific Lutheran PACIFIC 17-19
11
Winner Whitman WHITMAN 22-14
Pacific Lutheran PACIFIC
17-19
8
Final
11
Whitman WHITMAN
22-14
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pacific Lutheran PACIFIC 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 1 0 8 14 1
Whitman WHITMAN 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 3 X 11 12 0

W: Hostetler, Jack (1-2) L: J. Pieper (0-1) S: Seashore-Hobson, Benjamin (5)

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Game Recap: Baseball |

Blues Top PLU, Qualify For NWC Tournament

WALLA WALLA, Wash. - Win and you're in, the scenario facing the Whitman College baseball team on the final day of the Northwest Conference regular season. The Blues did just that, hanging on to beat Pacific Lutheran 11-8 and qualifying for the final spot in the NWC Tournament set to begin next weekend.

One day after picking up a save, Julien Hernandez tossed a more than serviceable outing but did not factor in the decision. He worked six and two-thirds innings while allowing three runs on eight hits with three strikeouts. Jack Hostetler (1-2) picked up the win in a relief effort and Benjamin Seashore-Hobson worked a scoreless ninth for the save.

Ben Parker, Teague Conder and Garrett Runyan all had two hits and two runs to lead the Blues. 

Cole Trotignan led the Lutes with four hits including a homerun to go along with three RBI and a run.

Runyan provided the fireworks early. After Jack Bickerton took advantage of a throwing miscue for the game's first run, Runyan ripped a Chris Moreno pitch that cleared the left field fence and put the Blues up 3-0. Joaquin Hines later scored as Whitman led by four runs through one and a half innings.

The offense continued for the Blues with two runs in both the fourth and fifth innings. After Moreno was lifted in the fourth with runners at the corners, Beck Maguire and Parker delivered cosecutibve RBI hits to extend the lead to five runs. Whitman manufactured another pair of runs one inning later as the lead ballooned to 8-1 through five innings.

Meanwhile Hernandez was working comfortably through the PLU order. After running into a first inning jam but exiting unscathed, he settled in and let this offense go to work.

The work wasn't done yet as the Blues had to stave off a furious late-inning rally by the Lutes. Homeruns by Boyd, Trotignon and Lundberg in the seventh, and another run in the eight tied the game at 8-8.

Whitman regrouped and did so in a big way. Conder doubled home a pair of runs one inning later and Mateus Conaway drove in another as the Blues pulled away for the win.

The Blues now turn their attention to next weekend's NWC Tournament set to begin on Friday, April 21. Site, opponent and game times to be announced this week.
 
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Scoring Summary

Score By Innings
Play PACIFIC WHITMAN
WHITMAN BOT 2nd M. Conaway reached first on an error by p, SAC, advanced to second; J. Bickerton scored. 0 1
WHITMAN BOT 2nd G. Runyan homered, 2 RBI; M. Conaway scored, unearned. 0 3
WHITMAN BOT 2nd B. Parker reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; B. Maguire out at second ss to 2b; A. Romero advanced to third; J. Hines scored, unearned. 0 4
PACIFIC TOP 4th S. Kauffman doubled to left field, RBI; A. Barber scored. 1 4
WHITMAN BOT 4th B. Maguire singled to center field, RBI; A. Romero advanced to second; B. Williams scored. 1 5
WHITMAN BOT 4th B. Parker singled to left field, RBI; B. Maguire advanced to second; A. Romero scored. 1 6
WHITMAN BOT 5th J. Hines walked, RBI; B. Williams advanced to second; G. Runyan advanced to third; M. Conaway scored. 1 7
WHITMAN BOT 5th A. Romero grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; J. Hines out on the play; B. Williams advanced to third; G. Runyan scored. 1 8
PACIFIC TOP 7th A. Boyd homered, RBI. 2 8
PACIFIC TOP 7th C. Trotignon homered to center field, 2 RBI; A. Schmitz scored. 4 8
PACIFIC TOP 7th B. Lundberg homered, 3 RBI, unearned; R. Beechum scored, unearned; A. Barton scored, unearned. 7 8
PACIFIC TOP 8th C. Trotignon singled to left field, RBI; L. Delisle advanced to second; S. Richardso scored. 8 8
WHITMAN BOT 8th T. Conder singled, 2 RBI; B. Parker scored; B. Maguire scored. 8 10
WHITMAN BOT 8th M. Conaway doubled, RBI; J. Bickerton scored. 8 11

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