Costa Mesa, CA - The Firestorm pulled off a road series win against No. 14 Vanguard on Saturday.  Senior Robert Bostedt went 7-9 with a home run and four RBI between the two wins.

Game Info

• Game One Score: Arizona Christian - 8, Vanguard - 6
• Game Two Score: Arizona Christian - 7, Vanguard - 2
• Records: Arizona Christian - 23-16, 12-7 GSAC, Vanguard - 28-13, 16-9 GSAC
• NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian - not ranked, Vanguard - 14
• Location: Dean Harvey Field, Vanguard University, Costa Mesa, CA

ACU Game One Stats

• Robert Bostedt - 4-5, homerun, 3 RBI, 2 runs, double
• Brent Smith - 2-5, 2 runs, walk
• Justen Burkey - 2-5, 2 RBI, walk
• Matt Asta - 3-5
• Ty Isbell - 2 runs, 2 stolen bases
• River Carbone - 1.1 innings, no hits, 2 K's, earned save

Inside Game One

• In the first inning, Bostedt doubled and Michael Diffley hit a double to bring him home
• Bostedt homered in the third
• In the fifth, Asta singled, Isbell was put in to pinch run, Bryan Levine and Smith singled, Bostedt singled scoring Isbell, and Burkey singled to score Levine and Smith
• In the sixth, Cohen Heckethorn and Asta singled, Isbell went in to pinch run and stole two bases, Heckethorn stole home, Smith walked, Isbell scored on a single from Bostedt, and Smith was walked in

ACU Game Two Stats

• Robert Bostedt - 3-4, 3 runs, RBI, stolen base
• Michael Diffley - 2-3, 2 runs, RBI, 2 doubles
• Brent Smith - 2-4, run, stolen base
• Justen Burkey - 2 RBI, double

Inside Game Two

• In the first inning, Bostedt singled, Diffley doubled, Burkey drove in Bostedt, Jake Sim singled scoring Diffley, and Sim scored on a single from Eric Schwalbe
• Bostedt singled, stole a base, and scored on a passed ball in the third
• Diffley walked and scored on a double from Burkey in the fifth
• In the seventh, Smith singled, stole a base, scored on a single by Bostedt, who scored on a double from Diffley

Thoughts from Assistant Coach Josh Milner

"We played really well in all three facets of the game along with some timely hits for a huge series win."

Up Next

On Monday, the Firestorm host Menlo College to make up the double header on March 9 that was rained out.  First pitch is at 10:00 am.