TACOMA, Wash. – The University of Redlands Baseball team (3-4, 3-0 SCIAC) dropped their doubleheader with the University of Puget Sound Saturday falling 8-2 and 12-4.
Game 1 (L, 8-2)
The Bulldogs tied the game at one in the fourth inning when Amani Wilson (Seaside, CA) doubled home Anthony Thomas (Moreno Valley, CA).
A pair of solo home runs, however, in the bottom of the fourth made it 3-1 UPS, which would end up being enough offense for the Loggers.
UPS scored five more times across the fifth through seventh innings as Redlands found themselves down seven, 8-1, after seven complete.
In the eighth Thomas had a one-out single before Jesse Bullard (Riverside, CA) brought him home on a double to center. A pair of infield outs later and the Bulldogs scoring opportunity would end.
Nevan Namgoong (Irvine, CA) walked with one out in the ninth, but he would be forced out on a fielder's choice before a strike out ended the game.
Thomas had two of the Bulldogs six hits and scored both runs. Aziz Bishop (Baltimore, MD) also reached base safely twice with a triple and a walk. Erik Radder got the start going 4.1 Innings getting charged with the loss after he gave up four runs on seven hits, while striking out seven.
Game 2 (L, 12-4)
In the third game of the series the Bulldogs found themselves even with the Loggers at one in the third after Nate Miller (San Jose, CA) doubled home Ian Umscheid (Beaumont, CA).
Bulldog starter Chad Kober (Castaic, CA) was cruising along with two outs and a runner at first in the fourth in a 1-1 game before a pair of UPS doubles made it 3-1.
Then in the fifth he had two outs once again with a runner at first after a fielder's choice. The next batter though tripled which made it 4-1. Following a pitching change to Tanner Currier (Brawley, CA), the Loggers were able to scratch across another run to make it 5-1 as Currier got out of a bases loaded jam with a groundout.
The escape looked to be huge for the Maroon and Grey in the next half inning as Luke Hanson (Escondido, CA) walked and scored on a Mason Chetcuti (Redwood City, CA) triple to center. Tanner Gerosa (Huntington Beach, CA) then singled home Chetcuti with two outs before a single by Umscheid and a walk to Bullard loaded the bases for Thomas. Thomas was hit by a pitch pushing home a fourth run that made it a 5-4 deficit despite a strike out to end the frame.
The wheels on the mound continued to wobble in the bottom of the sixth, however, as the Loggers added a two-run home run. They then added a run in the seventh and four in the eighth to secure the series win.
The top three in the order for Redlands had four of their seven hits and drew four of their six walks, but the rest of the lineup went 3-for-23 and left 11 on base. Five pitchers were used in the game with Kober being charged with the loss after he went 4.2 Innings giving up five runs on six hits, while walking four and striking out three.
Redlands will look to avoid the series sweep Sunday morning, February 15 with first pitch set for 11:00 a.m.
