2008 Woodie Awards
Baseball Goes 1-1 -- Nearly completes major upset
Lance Cartelli
Issue date: 3/25/08 Section: Sports
March Madness is in full force with the second round being completed on Sun., but Cougar baseball came in as the Cinderella and almost came away with the upset.
Playing against an extremely talented #2 Azusa Pacific team, the Cougars surged late but could not complete the comeback.
Azusa Pacific started strong scoring six runs in the first two innings, knocking out SP Steve Triolo after just 1 1/3 IP.
Down 6-0, the Cougars got on the board as 3b Austin Coleman hit a solo homerun in the bottom of the 2nd, and would tack on two more in the third to be down 7-4.
In the bottom of the 7th, DH Austin Way hit his second home run of the game to start the comeback, but Azusa Pacific would come right back with three runs in the top of the 8th to put them up 11-6. The game would end 11-8 in a victory for Azusa Pacific University.
CSUSM does not have a football team, but by looking at the score of the second game of the week for the Cougars, some may make think otherwise.
Scoring at least one run in every inning, the Cougars beat Principia 24-3 in complete domination.
Principia lead the game off with two runs to take the lead. The Cougars blew the game open in the bottom of the 2nd, lead by a grand slam by 3b Coleman. Scoring eight runs in the 2nd, the Cougars were up 10-2 already.
SP Chris Skaalen would pick up his second win of the year going 4 innings giving up two earned runs on four hits while striking out four.
In the bottom of the fourth, Way continued his hot streak with a grand slam which was the second of the game for the Cougars.
The Cougars' record improves to 11-14-1 on the season. The Cougars travel to Point Loma today, before playing host to Bethany University this weekend.
Playing against an extremely talented #2 Azusa Pacific team, the Cougars surged late but could not complete the comeback.
Azusa Pacific started strong scoring six runs in the first two innings, knocking out SP Steve Triolo after just 1 1/3 IP.
Down 6-0, the Cougars got on the board as 3b Austin Coleman hit a solo homerun in the bottom of the 2nd, and would tack on two more in the third to be down 7-4.
In the bottom of the 7th, DH Austin Way hit his second home run of the game to start the comeback, but Azusa Pacific would come right back with three runs in the top of the 8th to put them up 11-6. The game would end 11-8 in a victory for Azusa Pacific University.
CSUSM does not have a football team, but by looking at the score of the second game of the week for the Cougars, some may make think otherwise.
Scoring at least one run in every inning, the Cougars beat Principia 24-3 in complete domination.
Principia lead the game off with two runs to take the lead. The Cougars blew the game open in the bottom of the 2nd, lead by a grand slam by 3b Coleman. Scoring eight runs in the 2nd, the Cougars were up 10-2 already.
SP Chris Skaalen would pick up his second win of the year going 4 innings giving up two earned runs on four hits while striking out four.
In the bottom of the fourth, Way continued his hot streak with a grand slam which was the second of the game for the Cougars.
The Cougars' record improves to 11-14-1 on the season. The Cougars travel to Point Loma today, before playing host to Bethany University this weekend.
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