Costa Mesa, CA - ACU was able to redeem themselves in game two with a score of 8-1 after barely losing to No. 14 Vanguard on a walk off 5-4 on Friday.

Game Info

• Game One Score: Vanguard - 5, Arizona Christian - 4
• Game Two Score: Arizona Christian - 8, Vanguard - 1
• Records: Arizona Christian - 21-16, 10-7 GSAC, Vanguard - 28-11, 16-6 GSAC
• NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian - not ranked, Vanguard - 14
• Location: Dean Harvey Field, Vanguard University, Costa Mesa, CA

ACU Game One Stats

• Cohen Heckethorn - 2-3, run, 2 RBI, double, stolen base
• Jake Sim - 2-3, run
• Eric Schwalbe - 2-4, run
• Justen Burkey - 1-4, run
• Matt Asta - 2 RBI

Inside Game One

• In the second inning, Burkey singled, Schwalbe reached on a fielder's choice, Heckethorn doubled bringing Burkey home, Asta reached on a fielding error scoring Schwalbe and Heckethorn
• Sim singled and scored on a single from Heckethorn in the sixth, tying it up at 4-4
• The Lions scored a walk off run in the ninth to win the game

ACU Game Two Stats

• Alec Ivanoff - 5.1 innings, win, 1 run, 4 K's
• Robert Bostedt - 2-5, run, RBI
• Brent Smith - 1-5, 2 runs, RBI, stolen base
• Michael Diffley - 2 runs
• Eric Schwalbe - 2 RBI
• Matt Asta - run, RBI
• Baylor Giannini - 1.2 innings, no hits, 2K's

Inside Game Two

• In the third inning, Asta, Bryan Levine, Smith, Bostedt, Diffley, and Burkey scored
• In the fourth, Smith singled, stole a base, and scored on a throwing error, Diffley walked and scored on a fielder's choice by Schwalbe
• Vanguard's one run came from a homer in the third inning

Up Next

On Saturday, the Firestorm face off with No. 14 Vanguard in the second half of the four game series. First pitch is at 11:00 am.