Mesa, AZ- On Tuesday, Arizona Christian headed into the match-up with (25) Benedictine- Mesa scorching hot. The team fought hard against the number 25 ranked opponent, but fell 4-5 in the 9th. 

Game Info

• Game Score: Arizona Christian - 4, Benedictine- Mesa 5

• Records: Arizona Christian - 6-1, Benedictine- Mesa 7-1

• NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian - Not Ranked, Benedictine- Mesa - 25

• Location: Mesa, AZ

ACU Stats

• Ramon Miranda- 3-4, 1 RBI, 1 Run

• Manny Villa- 2-4, 1 RBI

• Zach Baptist - 1-2, 2 runs, 2 BB

• Walker Keller- 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 SB

• Sergio Heguertty - 5 IP, 1 ER, 4 K's 

Inside the Box Score

• The Firestorm had a strong starting pitching performance from Sergio Heguertty that held down Benedictine for 5 innings.   

• The Firestorm bullpen once again struggled to hold the lead once Heguertty left the game. 

• However, the Firestorm came storming back to tie the game in the ninth thanks to clutch base running by Zach Baptist.

• The team fell on a walk off hit by Benedicitine in the bottom of the ninth.

Up Next

The Firestorm will continue play in the Glendale Classic at Glendale Community College on Thursday vs. Adams State University.