University of Northern Colorado Athletics
Sunday, March 20
Greeley, Colo.
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More fireworks at Jackson as Bears' second straight walk off earns series sweep
3/20/2022 3:43:00 PM | Baseball
GREELEY, Colo. – Another day another walk-off victory.
Northern Colorado showed its character once again on Sunday, coming through in the game's final moments to sweep the Leathernecks, 9-8.
Head coach Carl Iwasaki's Bears went right to work in the bottom end of the first frame. Shaydon Kubo had already booked reservations at first with a single up the middle and two wild pitches later, was standing just 90 feet away from home.
RBI leader Josh Glenn added to his stack, scoring the Hawaiian on a grounder to short.
UNC prepped for a big inning in the third after singles from Kubo and Hayden Heinze with a nine-pitch walk from Jake King in between to load the bases in front of Josh Glenn.
Once more, the Bears' catcher delivered with a bases-clearing triple to break open the contest, 5-0.
Two batters later, Garrett Fisher executed the squeeze play to perfection to bring Glenn across to make it a six-run advantage.
Western Illinois wasn't going to go away quietly, however. A four-spot in the top of the fourth brought the Leathernecks back into the ballgame.
Taking the reins from starting pitcher Riley Bost, Dylan Day pitched a gem. Blanking WIU in innings five through seven, Day grabbed three strikeouts while allowing just one hit.
His only major blemish came in the top of the eighth on a pinch-hit home run but Craig Kenny backed up his pitcher, gunning down a runner trying to steal to clear the danger.
Cade Moeller had given Northern Colorado some insurance in the eighth with a two-out RBI double to the gap in left-center, a run that proved to be pivotal later in the contest.
The gritty Leathernecks squad had the visiting fans roaring after scoring three runs in the ninth to take the lead for the first time of the day.
UNC was having none of it, though.
After dropping a ball in centerfield the half-inning before, Hayden Heinze demonstrated his un-equaled resilience by leading off the ninth with a single. A batter later, Jake King walked to put the winning run aboard and a double-steal moved everyone up into scoring position.
Iwasaki could not have asked his Bears to execute any better as Kubo grounded to short to tie the game, setting up a perfect moment for pinch-hitter Lincoln Turner.
Cool and calm as could be, Turner laced a single to centerfield to walk off WIU for the second straight day, 9-8.
What They Said
Lincoln Turner and head coach Carl Iwasaki
Game Notes
Northern Colorado will head to Utah for a two-game set before returning to Jackson Field on Friday, March 25, for another Summit League series versus North Dakota State.
To stay up to date on all things UNC Baseball, visit UNCBears.com and follow the team on Facebook and Twitter.
Northern Colorado showed its character once again on Sunday, coming through in the game's final moments to sweep the Leathernecks, 9-8.
Head coach Carl Iwasaki's Bears went right to work in the bottom end of the first frame. Shaydon Kubo had already booked reservations at first with a single up the middle and two wild pitches later, was standing just 90 feet away from home.
RBI leader Josh Glenn added to his stack, scoring the Hawaiian on a grounder to short.
UNC prepped for a big inning in the third after singles from Kubo and Hayden Heinze with a nine-pitch walk from Jake King in between to load the bases in front of Josh Glenn.
Once more, the Bears' catcher delivered with a bases-clearing triple to break open the contest, 5-0.
Two batters later, Garrett Fisher executed the squeeze play to perfection to bring Glenn across to make it a six-run advantage.
Western Illinois wasn't going to go away quietly, however. A four-spot in the top of the fourth brought the Leathernecks back into the ballgame.
Taking the reins from starting pitcher Riley Bost, Dylan Day pitched a gem. Blanking WIU in innings five through seven, Day grabbed three strikeouts while allowing just one hit.
His only major blemish came in the top of the eighth on a pinch-hit home run but Craig Kenny backed up his pitcher, gunning down a runner trying to steal to clear the danger.
Cade Moeller had given Northern Colorado some insurance in the eighth with a two-out RBI double to the gap in left-center, a run that proved to be pivotal later in the contest.
The gritty Leathernecks squad had the visiting fans roaring after scoring three runs in the ninth to take the lead for the first time of the day.
UNC was having none of it, though.
After dropping a ball in centerfield the half-inning before, Hayden Heinze demonstrated his un-equaled resilience by leading off the ninth with a single. A batter later, Jake King walked to put the winning run aboard and a double-steal moved everyone up into scoring position.
Iwasaki could not have asked his Bears to execute any better as Kubo grounded to short to tie the game, setting up a perfect moment for pinch-hitter Lincoln Turner.
Cool and calm as could be, Turner laced a single to centerfield to walk off WIU for the second straight day, 9-8.
What They Said
Lincoln Turner and head coach Carl Iwasaki
Game Notes
- Jake King extended his hitting streak to 11 games.
- Cade Moeller has reached base safely in 12 straight games.
- Dylan Day pitched 4.1 solid innings with three strikeouts.
- Ashton Mansur picked up his second win of the season.
- UNC swept an opponent for the first time since 2018 (South Dakota State)
- Josh Glenn (4 RBI) added to his team-leading total of 18.
- Shaydon Kubo finished the series 8-14 with six runs scored, nine RBI, two doubles and two home runs.
Northern Colorado will head to Utah for a two-game set before returning to Jackson Field on Friday, March 25, for another Summit League series versus North Dakota State.
To stay up to date on all things UNC Baseball, visit UNCBears.com and follow the team on Facebook and Twitter.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Mansur, Ashton (2-1)
L: Caden Kratz (0-2)
Batting:
2B: Derek Botaletto 1
3B: Matt Santarelli 1
HR: Gage Cruz 1
RBI: Matt Santarelli 1 ; Dillon Sears 1 ; Gage Cruz 1 ; Sam Maddox 1
SF: Matt Santarelli 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Dillon Sears 1 ; Nick Mitchell 1 ; Gage Cruz 1 ; Jack Sievers 1 ; Sam Maddox 2 ; Derek Botaletto 2
SB: Nick Mitchell 1 ; Derek Botaletto 1
CS: Toby Allred 1 ; Adam Juran 1
HBP: Kory Olsen 2
PO: Jack Sievers 1
Batting:
2B: Wagner, Caden 1 ; Moeller, Cade 1 ; Kenny, Craig 1
3B: Glenn, Josh 1
RBI: Kubo, Shaydon 1 ; Glenn, Josh 4 ; Turner, Lincoln 1 ; Moeller, Cade 1 ; Fisher, Garrett 1
SH: Fisher, Garrett 1
Base Running:
RUNS: King, Jake 2 ; Kubo, Shaydon 2 ; Glenn, Josh 1 ; Gross, Carson 1 ; Kenny, Craig 1 ; Heinze, Hayden 2
SB: King, Jake 1 ; Heinze, Hayden 2
Game Leaders
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AB
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RBI
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