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Box Score 2 Phoenix, AZ- In the final two games of the regular season and on Firestorm Field, Arizona Christian moved into second place in the final GSAC standings thanks to a split with No. 13 Westmont on Thursday. ACU will head into the upcoming GSAC Tournament as the two seed.
Game Info
- Game One Score: Arizona Christian - 7, Westmont - 3
- Game Two Score: Westmont - 16, Arizona Christian - 3
- Records: Arizona Christian - 38-17, 22-10 GSAC, Westmont - 33-12, 20-12 GSAC
- NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian - RV, Westmont - 13
- Location: Firestorm Field, Arizona Christian University, Phoenix, AZ
ACU Game One Stats
- Michael Diffley - 3-4, 2 runs, 3 RBI, stolen base
- Christian Maggi - 3-4, run, double
- Robert Bostedt - 2-4, 2 RBI, run, double
- Brett Aker - 6.2 innings, 3 runs, 3 strikeouts, earned win
- Cam Sharp - 2.1 innings, no runs, 4 strikeouts, earned save
Inside Game One
- In the first inning, Smith walked, Bostedt doubled, and Diffley singled driving them both in
- Maggi singled and was driven in by a sac fly from Diffley in the second
- In the fifth, Diffley singled and eventually scored on a throwing error
- Diffley singled and scored on a single from Jake Sim in the seventh
- In the eighth, Maggi doubled, Ty Isbell pinch ran for him, Bryan Levine singled, and Bostedt singled to score them both
ACU Game Two Stats
- Bryan Levine - run, RBI
- Eric Schwalbe - 2-3
- Chandler Roberts - run
- Cohen Heckethorn - run
- Matt Asta - RBI
- Roy Washburn - 1.1 innings, no runs
Inside Game Two
- In the fourth inning, Heckethorn was hit by a pitch, Levine walked, and Asta drove them both in
- Roberts reached on an error and scored on a sac fly by Levine in the sixth
- Westmont outhit ACU 17-6
Up Next
On Monday, the Firestorm travel to Irvine, CA, for the GSAC tournament at the OC Great Park. The second seeded Firestorm will face the third seeded Hope International Royals at 2:30 pm.