CALDWELL, Idaho – Northwest Nazarene baseball had little trouble in game one of the four-game set against Canyon County rivals College of Idaho on Thursday, dispatching the Yotes 11-2.
How It Happened
Northwest Nazarene pushed across runs in the first and second innings, with
Grant Kerry bringing in one on a sacrifice fly and
Duke Pahukoa obliterating a ball over the left field fence for a solo homer.
The game looked to be a pitchers' duel after that, with neither team scoring until the sixth inning. NNU starter
Kyle Ethridge was dealing, only getting into trouble once in the second with a one-out, bases loaded jam, but ended up striking out the side to preserve the lead.
In the sixth, Kerry picked up his second RBI of the day with a single to left, and a few batters later
Rumble Reyes brought Kerry home with a single to right. NNU added two more in the seventh as
Tyler Best picked up a sacrifice fly and
Parker Price notched an RBI single, bringing the Nighthawk lead to 6-0.
College of Idaho finally got on the board in the eighth with two runs, but NNU responded with five in the ninth on a three-run bomb from
Haden Keller, RBI single from
Cameron Bogard, and bases-loaded walk to
Ryan Dearing.
Nighthawks Notes
- NNU improves to 3-6 on the season with their fourth victory in the last five games against C of I.
- Ethridge's final line was 7.2 innings, allowing one earned run while striking out nine.
- Joseph Ihli finished the eighth, getting the only batter he faced to fly out, while Nick Irwin tossed a scoreless ninth.
- Best and Kerry both finished with three hits, with Kerry picking up two RBI.
- Keller had two hits to go with his three RBI, as eight different Nighthawks drove in runs in the win.
Next Up
The Nighthawks will play the Yotes three more times, with a single game tomorrow in Caldwell at 4:00 p.m. and a doubleheader in Nampa on Saturday starting at 11:00 a.m.
