Saturday, February 17
Abilene
3:05 p.m. (CT)
Abilene Christian
3-0
10
vs
4
Northern Illinois
0-3
1st innning1
2nd innning2
3rd innning3
4th innning4
5th innning5
6th innning6
7th innning7
8th innning8
9th innning9
RunsR
HitsH
ErrorsE
Northern Illinois
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
4
5
1
Abilene Christian
2
2
2
1
0
2
0
1
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10
10
1
Photo by: Kaylee Kahn
Wildcats Improve to 3-0
2/17/2024 9:15:00 PM | Baseball
ABILENE – Abilene Christian scored in double figures for the third consecutive game, dealing a 10-4 loss to Northern Illinois on Saturday.
Garrett Williams was four for four with two RBIs and Gino D'Alessio drove in four runs on two hits. Both players had home runs.
D'Alessio got ACU on the scoreboard first with a two-run single. Williams added an RBI double and DJ Van Atten singled in a run for a 4-0 lead in the second.
NIU made it a 4-1 game in the third, but as they have done in the entire series so far, the Cats had a response in the home half of the inning. Reese Borho singled home a pair of runs for a 6-1 ACU lead.
Williams and D'Alessio tacked on solo home runs in the sixth for a 9-1 lead and Holden Rook drew a bases-loaded walk for the 10th run in the eighth inning.
ACU finished the game with 10 hits with Cade McGarrh chipping in a double and a single.
Brett Lanman picked up the win with six strikeouts in his scheduled four innings.
The series finishes with a 12:05 p.m. contest on Sunday.
Garrett Williams was four for four with two RBIs and Gino D'Alessio drove in four runs on two hits. Both players had home runs.
D'Alessio got ACU on the scoreboard first with a two-run single. Williams added an RBI double and DJ Van Atten singled in a run for a 4-0 lead in the second.
NIU made it a 4-1 game in the third, but as they have done in the entire series so far, the Cats had a response in the home half of the inning. Reese Borho singled home a pair of runs for a 6-1 ACU lead.
Williams and D'Alessio tacked on solo home runs in the sixth for a 9-1 lead and Holden Rook drew a bases-loaded walk for the 10th run in the eighth inning.
ACU finished the game with 10 hits with Cade McGarrh chipping in a double and a single.
Brett Lanman picked up the win with six strikeouts in his scheduled four innings.
The series finishes with a 12:05 p.m. contest on Sunday.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Lanman, Brett (1-0)
L: BRACHBILL, Ty (0-1)
Batting:
2B: SUMMERHILL, Colin 1
RBI: SUMMERHILL, Colin 1 ; SEEGERS, Christian 2
Base Running:
RUNS: ERATO, Eric 1 ; COHN, Cooper 1 ; FORNERO, Anthony 1 ; DEMETRAL, Andre 1
HBP: KELLEY, Mason 1
Batting:
2B: Williams, Garrett 2 ; McGarrh, Cade 1
HR: Williams, Garrett 1 ; D'Alessio, Gino 1
RBI: Williams, Garrett 2 ; Van Atten, DJ 1 ; D'Alessio, Gino 4 ; Rook, Holden 1 ; Borho, Reese 2
SF: D'Alessio, Gino 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Williams, Garrett 4 ; Ladusau, Miller 1 ; D'Alessio, Gino 2 ; Miesse, Maddox 1 ; McGarrh, Cade 1 ; Borho, Reese 1
SB: Williams, Garrett 1
CS: Borho, Reese 1
HBP: Van Atten, DJ 1 ; Miesse, Maddox 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
4
H
4
RBI
2
AB
4
R
2
H
2
RBI
4
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
Players Mentioned
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