Phoenix, AZ - ACU had 26 hits and scored 27 runs combined in the two games played at the Tucson Invitational against Macalester College and Augsburg University.  Junior Michael Diffley hit a home run in the first game of the day.

Game Info

• Game One Score: Arizona Christian - 13, Macalester - 1
• Game Two Score: Arizona Christian - 14, Augsburg - 4
• Records: Arizona Christian – 16-14, Macalester - 3-4, Augsburg - 3-7
• NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian – not ranked, Macalester - not ranked, Augsburg - not ranked
• Location: Kino Sports Complex, Tucson, AZ

ACU Game One Stats

• Brett Aker - 5 innings, 1 run, 7 K's
• Jake Sim - 4-4, 3 runs, 2 RBI
• Michael Diffley - 2-4, 3 runs, homerun, walk
• Robert Bostedt - 1-2, 2 runs, RBI, double, walk
• Eric Schwalbe - 1-1, triple, RBI, 3 walks
• Matt Asta - 2 runs, 4 walks
• Baylor Giannini - 1 inning, no hits, 2 K's

Inside Game One

• Diffley homered, Sim singled and scored on a triple by Schwalbe in the first inning
• In the second, Asta walked, Steven Hernandez singled, Brent Smith hit a fielder's choice bringing Asta home, and Hernandez scored on a sac fly from Bostedt
• Diffley and Sim singled, Diffley scored on a wild pitch, and Cohen Heckethorn hit a fielder's choice scoring Sim in the third
• In the fourth, Smith singled, Bostedt walked, Sim singled bringing Smith home, Bostedt got walked in, and Sim scored on a wild pitch
• Bostedt doubled, Diffley walked, Sim singled scoring Bostedt, and Diffley scored on a wild pitch in the fifth inning
• In the sixth, Asta walked, Brett Wagner got hit by a pitch, Ty Isbell and Hernandez grounded out scoring Asta and Isbell

ACU Game Two Stats

• Todd Furr - 2-3, 3 runs, RBI, stolen base, walk
• Steven Hernandez - 2-3, run, stolen base
• Eric Schwalbe - 2-3, run, 2 walks
• Brent Smith - 3-6, 3 runs, 3 RBI, double, stolen base
• Michael Diffley - 2-6, 2 runs, 3 RBI, double, 2 stolen bases
• Robert Bostedt -2-6, 2 runs, RBI

Inside Game Two

• Smith led off the game getting on base, scored on a single from Bostedt, Diffley reached on an error, Bostedt scored on a wild pitch, Sim grounded out but was able to bring Diffley home
• In the second inning, Furr was hit by a pitch, Asta singled, Smith reached on an error scoring Furr, and Asta and Smith scored on a single from Diffley
• Heckethorn, Furr, Smith, and Bostedt scored in the fourth
• Furr singled and was brought home by a double from Smith in the seventh
• In the eighth, Hernandez and Schwalbe singled and both scored on a wild pitch
• Diffley reached on an error and scored on a single from Justen Burkey in the ninth

Up Next

On Friday, the Firestorm host San Diego Christian.  First pitch of the double header is at 11:00 am.