SFA takes game one 8-5 snapping their 4-game losing streak, while extending HCU's to 6.
The Lumberjacks jumped to a 4-1 lead when the Jacks' lineup was all over starting pitcher
Kenan Elarton in only his 2nd start, giving up 4 runs on 5 hits and 2 walks, no K's in 2 innings pitched.
SFA had multiple opportunities to blow this one wide open early with the bases loaded with one out, but credit HCU for weathering the storm and under the arm of relieve pitcher
Louis Castano shut the SFA bats down, going three straight scoreless innings, with Castano striking out 5 as the Huskies stormed back taking a 5-4 led into the top of the 5th.
The roles were switched as SFA became the struggling team and the MO had completely switched to the visitor's side as the Jacks were held scoreless for 5 of the last 6 innings,
Cody Templeton went only 4 innings giving up 5 runs on 8 hits with 3 K's and 3 walks.
Jack James came in relief and took it to the house going 5 innings giving up no runs on 4 hits, 4 K's and 2 walks getting his second win of the season.
The Lumberjacks had a big top of the 6th when
Juan Cantua just missed going over the wall with a smack to right field, making his way around the bases to 3rd for a stand up triple.
Rodric Black brought would bring him home with a bomb over the left field wall (his 1st of the season) putting the Jacks up for good at 6-5.
Julian Swift drove in
Coby DeJesus (who had walked earlier) with a single making it 7-5 and
Mark Henning would increase that to 8-5 with a sac fly to center field to score
Cooper Schneider. (His 2nd RBI of the night)Multiple hit night for
Jhett Creel(reached all 5 AB) and
Julian SwiftSFA improves to 6-4 in the SLC and goes for the series win tomorrow at 6:00.
"History has no rubbish heap." Louis Blake Duff
