Abilene Christian
25-14, 9-7
Seattle U
15-25, 4-9
Wildcats Finish Game One in Seven Innings, 15-1
4/26/2025 12:28:00 AM | Baseball
BELLEVUE — The Wildcats opened its weekend series at Seattle U with an offensive explosion, routing the Redhawks 15-1 in seven innings at Bannerwood Park on Friday afternoon. ACU tallied 15 hits and got a strong start on the mound from Dominick Reid to move to 25-14 overall and 9-7 in WAC play.
ACU came out swinging early, plating four runs in the first inning and three more in the second to jump out to a commanding 7-0 lead. Brady Gray delivered a two-RBI single in the first, while Reese Borho capped the opening frame with a two-run double. The Wildcats never looked back, scoring in five of seven innings and finishing with 12 RBIs.
Zandt Payne paced the offense with a 4-for-5 day at the plate, scoring three times and driving in a run. Grant Watkins added a pair of hits, including a two-run home run in the seventh, while Borho and Benjamin Greer each notched multi-hit, multi-RBI games.
On the mound, Reid was in control throughout, striking out eight over six innings while allowing just one run on four hits. Nolan Foster pitched a clean seventh to seal the run-rule victory.
With the win, ACU takes the opening game of the series and will see the Redhawks for game two on Saturday. The first pitch is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. CT.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Reid, Dominick (5-2)
L: Smith, Blake (1-4)
Batting:
2B: Payne, Zandt 1 ; Greer, Benjamin 1 ; Borho, Reese 1
HR: Watkins, Grant 1
RBI: Payne, Zandt 1 ; Greer, Benjamin 1 ; Watkins, Grant 2 ; Hardcastle, Sam 1 ; Cardenas, Diego 1 ; Gray, Brady 3 ; Borho, Reese 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Payne, Zandt 3 ; Greer, Benjamin 3 ; Watkins, Grant 3 ; Hardcastle, Sam 1 ; Cardenas, Diego 1 ; Smith, Christian 1 ; Gray, Brady 1 ; Regala, Braden 2
SB: Payne, Zandt 1 ; Regala, Braden 1
HBP: Watkins, Grant 1 ; Cardenas, Diego 1 ; Borho, Reese 1
Batting:
2B: Kane, Sam 1
RBI: Peterson, Tyler 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Lind, Jackson 1
