Tweedt, Tatrow play long ball at Seattle U

Thursday, May 18

Bellevue, Wash.

6 p.m. CT (4 p.m. PT)

Abilene Christian

32-21, 0

Seattle U

20-29, 0

Abilene Christian

Seattle U

5/18/2023 9:12:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

BELLEVUE, Wash. – Seniors Tanner Tweedt and Grayson Tatrow each hit home runs in ACU's 9-3 loss at Seattle U on Thursday night. The Wildcats (32-21, 15-13 WAC) led 1-0 and 2-1 but the Redhawks (20-29, 16-12 WAC) tied it up in the fifth and scored five in the sixth and seventh innings combined to pull away for the win. ACU's three-game winning streak comes to an end and the team will now shift towards evening up the series on Friday with game two at 4 p.m. CT.

WAC Standings Implication
- The Wildcats now drop to 15-13 in league play, a game behind Seattle U, and will await the results from around the league to determine which seed they sit in.

How It Happened
- Garrett Williams got the scoring started by bouncing into a double play, allowing Logan Britt to score. ACU led 1-0 in the first.
- Seattle U tied it up with a solo home run in the home first off Wildcat starter Breck Eichelberger.
- Tweedt answered with a solo blast to left to go up 2-1 in the top of the second.
- The Redhawks would not answer again until the home fifth when a balk brought in a run. It was 2-2 going to the sixth.
- Seattle U took the lead for good in the bottom of the sixth with a three-run inning, scoring on a two-run shot and an RBI-single. The home team led 5-2 and added two more in the seventh with a single.
- Tatrow launched a solo homer in the top of the eighth to cut it to 7-3, but Seattle U scored two more in the bottom half to win it, 9-3.

Stat Pack
- Britt and Tatrow led the way with two hits apiece, and Tatrow reached base three times to lead the offense.
- Tatrow's homer was his 23rd of the season, while Tweedt's blast was his 10th of the year.
- Eichelberger went 4.2 innings in the start and was tabbed with a no-decision. The right-hander allowed two runs on five hits with five strikeouts.
- Blake Anderson took the loss (5-5) in 2.1 innings, allowing five runs on five hits with three walks.
- Luke Krkovski, Adam Byrd, and Rolando De La Cruz all pitched 0.1 innings in relief.

Beyond the Box Score
- Tatrow becomes the first Wildcat ever to hit 50 career home runs.

On Deck
- Game two of the series gets underway at 4 p.m. CT on Friday, May 19. The game airs on WAC International.

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