The Pacific University baseball team won all three games against Lewis and Clark on Saturday in Portland. The Boxers offense recorded double digit hits in each of the three games.
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Following a leadoff single by freshman
Damon Tanner, Pacific went on a 2 out rally that produced 6 runs in the second inning that put the Boxers ahead for good to take game one 10-4. Â The scoring started with a
Chase Anderson RBI single that was able to get through the left side of the defense. The Boxers were able to come up with back-to-back walks to load the bases with 2 outs. Junior
Jordan Hara put the Boxers ahead for the remainder of the game when he hit a grand slam to left field. The homerun was the 7
th of the season for the junior from Hawaii.
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The Boxers were able to put 4 more runs in the top of 6
th on the scoreboard.
Ryan Krout produced an RBI single with two runners on base. Following that, outfielder
Tanner Johnson added 2 more runs with a bases filled 2 RBI single to right field. Junior catcher
Isaac Lovings put the final runs for Pacific on the board when he had 2 out, 2 RBI single in the top of the 6
th.
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Game 2 saw the Boxers needing to come from behind after Lewis and Clark scored 2 runs in the top of the first inning. On 14 hits, the Boxers were able to take game two 11-8. The Boxer offense was led by
Ryan Krout who was able to produce 3 hits on 5 at bats including 4 RBI's and 1 three run homerun in the 3
rd inning. Krout was a triple away from hitting for the cycle in Game 2.
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Game three saw the Boxers offense start right where they left off following game 2 by producing 14 hits accounting for 16 runs. Two different Boxer hitters,
Tyler Quinn and
Chase Anderson, were each responsible for a homerun in Game 3. The Boxers starting pitcher senior
Derek Eubanks pitched 3 innings and only gave up 1 hit on the way to his second win of the season.
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The Boxers are back in action on March 28
th for the final game of the series versus Lewis and Clark with a scheduled starting time of 11 P.M.
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