Pasadena, CA- ACU gets two wins on their road trip to Providence Christian scoring 19 runs between the two games.  Junior pitcher Trevor McGee earned the win in the game one 5-4 win.  ACU scored 13 runs in two innings in the 14-1 second game win.

Game Info

• Game One Score: Arizona Christian – 5, Providence - 4
• Game Two Score: Arizona Christian – 14, Providence - 1
• Records: Arizona Christian – 6-4, Providence – 2-9
• NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian – not ranked, Providence – not ranked
• Location: John Muir High School, Pasadena, CA

ACU Game One Stats

• Trevor McGee -  6 innings, 2 runs, 4 strikeouts, earned win
• Brent Smith - 2-4, 2 runs, stolen base
• Michael Diffley - 2-4, run, RBI, stolen base
• River Carbone - 1 inning, no hits, earned save

Inside the Game One

• In the first inning, Diffley and Justin Burkey scored
• In the second, Smith scored on a single to right field from Robert Bostedt
• Diffley brought in Smith in the fourth
• Matt Asta scored in the sixth
• A two run homer by Providence made it close but ACU was able to hold them off and get the win

ACU Game Two Stats

• Brett Aker – 3 innings, 1 hit, 1 run, 2 strikeouts, earned win
• Eric Schwalbe – 2-3, 4 RBI, run, double
• Cohen Heckethorn – 2-4, run, RBI, stolen base
• Michael Diffley – 1-3, 2 runs, 2 RBI, stolen base
• Justen Burkey – 1-3, 2 runs, 2 walks
• Jake Sim – 1-3, run, 2 RBI, double
• Christian Maggi – 1-3, 2 runs, stolen base

Inside the Game Two

• Providence scored their only run in the first inning
• ACU scored six runs in the second, seven runs in the third, and one in the fifth
• The Firestorm had 10 hits and eight walks

Thoughts from Coach McDonald

"We really did a good job playing defense today. It was a great team effort all day with some timely 2 out hits and pitchers making some big pitches to avoid the big inning."

Up Next

On Saturday, Arizona Christian will play their third game against Providence Christian.  The game will begin at 10:00 am (Pacific)/ 11:00 am (Arizona).