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A huge day for Senior DH Nic Lendvoy, who went 5-8 with four RBI, a home run, and a double.
First game (nine innings): The Thunderbirds got another excellent start by Brandon Kaye, and run production by DH Nic Lendvoy, but the game was decided by a failed bunt attempt by Hustlin' Owls DH Cory Staniforth in the top of the ninth.
Kaye got 11 strikeouts, walked only two, and had a shutout going into the eighth inning. The Birds got on the scoreboard in the first inning when leadoff batter 3B Keaton Briscoe drew a walk, moved to second on a single by SS Sammie Starr, and scored on a single by Lendvoy. Lendvoy batted in Briscoe again in the bottom of the sixth for the winning run. This time, Briscoe hit a single with one out, and, again, moved to second on a single by Starr.
The Owls left the bases loaded in the sixth when Kaye got an inning-ending strikeout. They broke up the shutout with an RBI single by 2B Ryson Mauricio in the top of the eighth, and the Birds entered the ninth with a 2-1 lead.
The Owls opened the ninth with a single by SS Zack Earle off reliever Taylor KIng. The next batter was Staniforth, and his bunt attempt became a popup that was caught in foul territory by 1B Andrew Firth. The next batter, C Dylan Hansen, hit a single that would have easily scored Earle had he been on second base instead of first. Mark Hardy was brought in to get the final two outs, and it took only two pitches for him to get them. He got an assist on the second out of the inning, fielding a ground ball to catch Earle in a rundown between home and third. The final out was a ground ball to third, and Briscoe stepped on the bag to end the game.
The Owls got a complete game from Matt Bellando, who held the Birds to seven hits, walked only one, and struck out three. Lendvoy, Briscoe, and Starr each got two hits, and the remaining Thunderbird hit was by CF Blake Carruthers. Mauricio finished 2-3. There were no extra-base hits in the game.
Second game (seven innings): A game where everything went right for the Thunderbirds. Thy got all the runs they needed in the second inning, when they sent ten batters to the plate. The Birds opened the scoring with an RBI on a slick bunt by LF Mike Elias. The winning run came on an RBI single by C Bob Foerster. SS Sammie Starr hit a two-RBI single, then DH Nic Lendvoy hit a two-run home run over the right field fence.
Lendvoy came to bat again in the fourth inning, and got a piece of a ball that went down the third base line. The Owls expected it to go foul, but it came to a stop in fair territory, and Lendvoy got a cheap single. He ended up scoring on a sacrifice fly by RF Sean Pisarski.
Sheldon McDonald started, went five innings, allowed one run on three hits, struck out two, and left the game mainly to give some other pitchers some work. Shawn Hetherington, who saw no action last weekend against Lewis-Clark State, got three ground outs to retire all three batters he faced. David Otterman struck out three of the four batters he faced.
McDonald was helped by two excellent defensive plays. In the fourth inning, Starr made a sitting catch of a ground ball by SS Zack Earle, then somehow managed to make a throw to first to get the out. In the fifth inning, 2B Alex White made a leaping catch of a line drive by DH Phil Sacks, then made a throw to Starr covering second base to get a double play.
Pisarski was 2-2 for the game, Lendvoy was 3-4. CF Cory Locken got two of the Owls' three hits.
Story from UBC Athletics site: Lendvoy powers T-Birds to sweep of Hustlin' Owls
Story by Howard Tsumura in The Province: Owls sent Hustlin' as T-Bird bats explode at UBC
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