![]() "Made a tough decision to go with Trip," Wallis said. Backs against the wall again." Pouncing on pitching changeĪfter GCU got down 3-0, with starting left-handler Zach Thornton giving up a two-run homer in the fourth, it scored three in the fifth to tie it, taking advantage of an error on a double-play attempt, then getting a double from Zack Gregory.īut UTA answered right back with three runs on doubles by Garrison Berkley and Tyce Armstrong and a single by Matt Cavanaugh after Shawn Triplett came on in relief of nine-game winner Thornton. It's not the craziest thing in the world to do. "We've done it a few times this year," Wallis said. If they win Friday, they play a double-header on Saturday. The Lopes have to set up their pitching and win three games in two days. GCU now has to win three straight games to win the conference tournament and guarantee a third consecutive berth in the NCAA Tournament. UTA (29-28) has won three straight in the tournament after losing its first game of the tournament Tuesday to UT Rio Grande Valley. "We'll come back tomorrow and make an adjustment. In this park, if you're going to hit fly balls, it's not a good recipe. Typically, we're not a fly-ball hitting team. "I don't know if it's pressing or it's the ballpark affect. "We definitely didn't take good at-bats," coach Gregg Wallis said. The Lopes also left a runner stranded at third in the eighth inning.and runners on second and third in the sixth inning. Elijah Buries then struck out and Cade Verdusco ended the game by lining out to left. ![]() GCU had the bases loaded with none out in the ninth but managed only one run on a sacrifice fly by Zach Yorke that also moved a runner from second to third. On Thursday, the Antelopes were facing a 28-28 team against a pitcher with an 0-3 record and 8.04 ERA.īut they were totally baffled in the first four innings, getting just three hits and not advancing a runner beyond second base against right-hander Brayden Brooks. Last year, Abilene Christian beat the top-seed Antelopes twice in the tournament. game for survival in the double-elimination tournament. ![]() GCU (37-20) falls into Friday's loser's bracket for a 4 p.m. 6 UT Arlington 6-5 Thursday night in the WAC Tournament at Hohokam Stadium. Grand Canyon had its Division I-record 14-game winning streak end and now is on the brink of seeing its baseball season end after falling to No. ![]()
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