The Lions didn't have to travel too far for this Tuesday night game. The game started slow, with a double steal by Big West Player of the Week, Shane Peterson and the Dirtbag's designated hitter, Rylan Sandoval; however, they were left on base when it all came down to it. The Lions scored the game's first run in the top of the second inning.
Both pitchers start for the first time this season. Tyler Topp started on the mound for the Dirtbags. He's made 2 appearances so far, pitching 5 innings. The Lions right handed pitcher Nate Keadle notched his first start, after making 3 prior appearances, pitching 2 total innings. Topp was pulled in the middle of the 6th inning, only letting 5 hits and 1 run pass by. He did not walk any batters.
"I thought he threw very well," Weather's said of Topp.
The 6th inning was also the end for Keadle, after he walked in the tying run, not to say he had a bad night given the fact he had a career high of 10 strike outs.
"It's disappointing to strike out that many times," Weathers said. "I thought we were making some advances in our strike outs...we've been putting a lot of work at it."
Ernie Cho entered the game for the Lions to replace Keadle, but did more damage. He walked designated hitter Ted Lemasters, forcing another runner to come home. Chris Nelson made squeeze play, bunting in the runner at 3rd and making it safely to first. The Dirtbags ended up scoring 4 runs in the 6th inning.
There was another squeeze play hit by Shane Peterson in the bottom of the 7th, allowing the Dirtbags to sit on a 3 run lead. These advances from bunts are very typical coming from Weathers, small ball is very popular at Blair Field.
At the end of the day, Bryan Shaw came in to close the game and solidify another win for the Dirtbags. The next game they play will be in paradise. 28 of the 36 players on the roster will make the trip to Hawaii to play the Hawaii University Rainbow Warriors, according to Weathers.
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