University of Northern Colorado Athletics
University of Northern Colorado
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Tarleton State University
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Baseball drops final home contest to Tarleton
5/2/2021 3:30:00 PM | Baseball
Aggressive base running has been a theme all series long for the Bears. In the top of the second, it was the heady play of Matt Burkart that led to a stolen base and eventually the first run of the ballgame.
As wind any weather stumbled towards Jackson Field, it must have been blowing in the direction of Stevensville, Texas. Six runs on four hits in the top of the third inning handed the Texans the lead back.B2 | Just in time‼️
— UNC Baseball (@UNC_BearsBSB) May 2, 2021
UNC - 1
TSU - 0#BearsStrong #WACbsb pic.twitter.com/YFtVxc4sSe
Carl Iwasaki's Bears were ready to fight, though. UNC pushed across two runs, including an RBI triple from Garrett Fisher, in the bottom half of the frame to dig into the lead. 6-3.
Following an hour of lightning and rain delay, it was Tarleton who came out raring to go.B3 | That will be an RBI triple for Fisher with Kubo scoring!!
— UNC Baseball (@UNC_BearsBSB) May 2, 2021
UNC - 2
TSU - 6#BearsStrong #WACbsb pic.twitter.com/TKuCaRdZAi
Seven runs on five hits highlighted the top of the sixth, leaving Northern Colorado needing at least a run to force an eighth or ninth inning.
A Quinn Ayers triple did just the trick. Not only did Ayers bring in Matt Burkart but Ayers crossed the plate himself following thanks to Hayden Heinze.
The top of the seventh featured the return of George Thompson. Following a bevy of injuries and setbacks, Thompson defied all the odds to return to pitch in his final appearance at home.
Ultimately, the Texans didn't feel like playing the full alotment, scoring eight runs in the top of the seventh and leaving town with the 21-5 victory.B6 | Bears bring in two more runs!!
— UNC Baseball (@UNC_BearsBSB) May 2, 2021
UNC - 5
TSU -13#BearsStrong #WACbsb pic.twitter.com/QngQpyWXZn
Game Notes
- Shaydon Kubo extended his hitting streak to five games. It's the second time this season he's had a hit in five consecutive games.
- Quinn Ayers recorded his first triple of the season.
- George Thompson pitched for the first time since 2019.
- Matt Burkart went 2-3 with two runs scored.
- Garrett Fisher extended his hit streak to six games.
What's Ahead
Northern Colorado heads to the Beehive State for a non-conference matchup against Utah before diving into the final two WAC series of the year.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Poe, Zach (3-0)
L: Mansur, Ashton (0-3)
Batting:
2B: Fowler, Tyler 1 ; Burns, Blake 2 ; Groves, Ian 2
HR: Rivera, Kemuel 1
RBI: Fowler, Tyler 2 ; Rivera, Kemuel 4 ; Green London 2 ; Groves, Ian 4 ; Feris, Colby 1 ; Frew, Dean 4 ; Bryan Aguilar 2
SH: Groves, Ian 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Raburn, Wade 2 ; Seltzer, Colby 1 ; Fowler, Tyler 2 ; Rivera, Kemuel 2 ; Burns, Blake 4 ; Green London 3 ; Groves, Ian 2 ; Feris, Colby 1 ; Frew, Dean 2 ; Bryan Aguilar 2
SB: Green London 1 ; Groves, Ian 1
HBP: Raburn, Wade 2 ; Burns, Blake 2 ; Green London 1 ; Bryan Aguilar 1
Batting:
3B: Fisher, Garrett 1 ; Ayers , Quinn 1
RBI: Fisher, Garrett 1 ; Leahy, Aiden 1 ; Ayers , Quinn 1 ; Heinze, Hayden 1
SH: Tweedt, Blake 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kubo, Shaydon 1 ; Fisher, Garrett 1 ; Burkart, Matt 2 ; Ayers , Quinn 1
SB: Burkart, Matt 1 ; Tweedt, Blake 1
HBP: Glenn, Josh 1
