Phoenix, AZ- After ten days since both teams last played, Arizona Christian and Benedictine-Mesa meet on Tuesday.  The Firestorm pound out 30 runs in their sweep of the Redhawks.  Junior Payton Carli went 6-6 with six runs scored and three RBI to spark the ACU offense.

Game Info

• Game one score: Arizona Christian - 15, Benedictine-Mesa - 2 (5 innings)
• Game two score: Arizona Christian - 15, Benedictine-Mesa – 7 (6 innings)
• Records: Arizona Christian - 8-2, Benedictine-Mesa - 1-7
• NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian – not ranked, Benedictine-Mesa – not ranked
• Location: Rose Mofford Sports Complex, Phoenix, AZ

ACU Game One Stats

• Lani San Pedro- 2-3, 3 runs, 2 RBI
• Payton Carli- 2-2, 2 runs
• Jamilia Cosay- 3-3, 2 RBI
• Paige Church- 1-1, HR, 2 BB, RBI
• Elsy Guzman- 1-2 HR, 2 RBI
• Hilaria Stewart- 1-1, pinch hit 3 RBI 2B
• Emerald Grijalva- 4 IP, 1 run, win

Inside Game One

• ACU scored first in the bottom of the first
• After Ben Mesa tied the game at 1-1, ACU exploded for six in the second and eight runs in the third
• Church started the scoring the second with her team leading third home run of the season
• Guzman delivered her first homer of the year
• The Firestorm scored their eight third inning runs on just five hits

ACU Game Two Stats

• Payton Carli- 4-4, 2B, 3 RBI
• Elsy Guzman- 3-5, 2 runs
• Lani San Pedro- 2-5, 2 runs
• Tatumn Porras- 2-3, HR, 3 RBI, 5 IP, win

Inside Game Two

• ACU trailed 3-1 and 6-5 before building an 8-6 lead to stay in front
• Porras connected on a three run bomb
• The Firestorm scored in all innings but the second which included four runs in both the third and fifth

Thoughts from Coach Welsh

"Our team came ready to play today.  Our hitters stepped up and had tremendous at bats.  I was so proud of the way they attacked today.  And I was really pleased with our pitching staff.  They executed the plan very well and put us in a position to win both games.  I thought Tatumn had a great day.  She was under the weather and gave us everything she had and was instrumental in the game two victory."

Up Next

On Friday, Arizona Christian will begin the conference portion of their schedule with their Northern California GSAC trip.  ACU will start with William Jessup at Foskett Regional Park at 2:00 pm (Pacific)/ 3:00 pm (Arizona).