LA MIRADA, Calif. – Northwest Nazarene put together a dominant performance claiming their first sweep of the season in their opening match up against Biola. With the 2 wins today, 12-2 in game 1 and 2-0 in game 2, the NNU squad finished their weekend 4-0.
Game One
NNU got on the board early with an RBI groundout from Cris Enriquez in the first inning. The offense came alive in the third when
Nin Burns II crushed a two-run homer, followed by a two-RBI double from
Cole Calnon to make it 5-0.
Biola responded with a solo shot from Whitman, J. in the fourth, but
Adrian Arechiga answered with a home run of his own in the fifth to keep NNU in control.
The Nighthawks put the game out of reach in the eighth, taking advantage of wild pitches and defensive miscues to score four runs.
Casey Wayne capped off the scoring in the ninth with an RBI single, sealing the Nighthawks' victory.
Game Two
Both teams struggled to generate offense early, with neither side managing a run through the first five innings.
The Nighthawks finally broke through in the sixth when Burns reached on an error, advanced on a wild pitch, and came home on a throwing miscue to put NNU on the board.
Calnon added an insurance run later in the inning with an RBI double, scoring
Kaleb Karpstein to extend the lead to 2-0.
NNU's pitching staff was dominant, keeping Biola off balance and holding them to just four hits while racking up strikeouts.
The Eagles had a chance to rally in the seventh, but a runner was left stranded as
Landen Parker closed the door for the shutout win.
Next Up
NNU will stay in California as they head into next week to compete against Sonoma State. In a three game series the teams will hit the field to begin their match up on February 3rd at 1 pm pacific time.
