Abilene Christian
7-4
Marist
4-4
ACU finishes off sweep of Marist, hosts Baylor on Wednesday
3/6/2022 7:50:00 PM | Baseball
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- ACU started the scoring in the home first, as leadoff man Mitchell Dickson came in to score on a Colton Eager sac fly.
- The Wildcats found themselves on the wrong end of a six-run top of the second but responded in a big way to retake the lead.
- Hunter Gieser opened the home second with a solo home run, and after Miller Ladusau drew a walk, Grayson Tatrow went the other way, wrapping a two-run long ball around the left field pole to make it a 6-4 game.
- A bases loaded hit by pitch and an RBI groundout tied the game, and Ladusau singled home a pair of runs to put ACU in front 8-6.
- The Red Foxes got a run back with two doubles in the third, but the Wildcats again answered, doing so with an RBI single to left off the bat of Bash Randle.
- Tanner Tweedt picked up ACU's final RBI of the afternoon with a sixth inning single through the right side, allowing Eager to score from second without a throw.
STAT PACK:
- Four Wildcat hitters (Randle, Eager, Gieser, Bender) each recorded a multi-hit afternoon.
- Max Huffling picked up the win in relief for the Purple and White after striking out three Marist hitters over his three innings of work.
- Adam Byrd tallied his first save of the season, shutting the door with back-to-back perfect innings.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
- ACU totaled 13 home runs for the series, outscoring the Red Foxes 42-11 for the weekend.
- Eager has hit safely in all 11 games this season, and he is now just five shy of his best stretch from 2021.
UP NEXT:
- The Wildcats are set to host Baylor on Wednesday, with first pitch from Crutcher Scott Field set for 6:05 p.m. Tickets are just $10, while children three and under are free, and all ACU faculty, staff and students will be granted free admission.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Huffling, Max (2-0)
L: Drake Quinn (0-0)
S: Byrd, Adam (1)
Batting:
2B: Gene Napolit 1 ; Brian Hart 2 ; Marco Ali 1 ; Dylan Hoy 1
RBI: Gene Napolit 2 ; Robbie Armit 3 ; Brian Hart 1 ; Dylan Hoy 1 ; Ethan Farino 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Gene Napolit 1 ; Gavin Norieg 1 ; Brian Hart 2 ; Marco Ali 1 ; Dylan Hoy 1 ; Ethan Farino 1 ; Reece Armita 1
SB: Robbie Armit 1 ; Reece Armita 1
HBP: Marco Ali 1
Batting:
2B: Dickson, Mitchell 1 ; Eager, Colton 1 ; Bender, Riley 2
HR: Gieser, Hunter 1 ; Tatrow, Grayson 1
RBI: Randle, Bash 2 ; Eager, Colton 2 ; Tweedt, Tanner 1 ; Gieser, Hunter 1 ; Ladusau, Miller 2 ; Tatrow, Grayson 2
SH: Dickson, Mitchell 1
SF: Eager, Colton 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Dickson, Mitchell 3 ; Randle, Bash 1 ; Eager, Colton 1 ; Gieser, Hunter 1 ; Ladusau, Miller 1 ; Tatrow, Grayson 1 ; Bender, Riley 1 ; Cazarin, Alexei 1
SB: Dickson, Mitchell 1 ; Randle, Bash 1
HBP: Randle, Bash 1 ; Gieser, Hunter 1
