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Show 107fc vW WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY C-X- O ( vv, sweep ! ... i BY DRAYSON BALL i Lancers (re smash Storm DraysonNews f A plethora of runs and stout pitching propelled the Dixie State University baseball team to four wins and a sweep of the Cal State University of San Bernardino Coyotes over the week. C CD I l f women BY PORTER LARSEN PLarsenDSN Friday CAD Sophomore pitcher Dylan File took the mound for the Storm. He scattered two hits and two walks while striking out eight Coyotes over five complete innings of work. His only blemish was three unearned runs in the third inning on three errors committed by the DSU defense. The Storm only managed two hits of their own against L C,,3 ) A hot start and 7 ' Vs. ' Coyote pitcher Tyler Wells in the first six innings. In tire bottom of the seventh, though, 93-6- 4 K 'y- ' :,ch cri i'J c ci J.o'sch3 and v 6-- 1 -- : rt'A Du x - .s Junior Infielder Drew McLaughlin finalized their four game series tags San Bernardino runner out at second base Sunday The Storm against the Coyotes with 37 runs and 50 hits and third, redshirt senior infielder Tanner Morache drove home both runs on a triple to left field on a scorching fine drive. Morache scored on the following pitch via suicide ' . senior pitcher Jeremy Aider-mawho slammed the door on the Coyotes, notching a 3 victory. The DSU pitching staff allowed only three hits and no earned runs throughout the game. We pride ourselves in our pitching staff, head coach Chris Pfatenhauer said. We are all about our pitching and defense, and our pitching has been really good so far. lead 4-- 3. The Storm would add another run in the seventh before handing the ball to h In the first game of a double-heade- r, the Coyotes jumped out to an early lead as they scored a run in the first inning. 5-- McLaughlin, giving DSU the leadoff hitter. Saturday n, squeeze put down by redshirt junior infielder Drew -- s DSU quickly retaliated as it put a run on the board in both the second and third innings. Morache extended the Storm lead in the fourth with a single to left field, which scored two runs. Morache finished going 5 with three RBIs as the 3-- My job is to get on base and handle the bat if I need to, said Morache, an integrated studies major from Vancouver, Canada. I try to see a bunch of pitches and see what I can do. Its a role that Ive always wanted to be in. The Storm would add four 8-- 5 lead in the second half and eventually took a 7 lead with under eight minutes to I I see BASEBALL page 7 men down Lancers in overtime, sit DSU GAMES w .. After a walk and a sacrifice bunt put runners on second Sruca Hurst UPCOMING Su pitch. ; team this - I all-tim- DSU opened up the flood gates on refief pitcher Kamden Haglund. Junior outfielder Trey Kamachi, who finished going pushed across the first DSU run on a single, scoring Cam Gust, who walked and advanced to second on a wild PocVVest 3 X 2-- 3, . 60-5- see WOMEN page? in PacWest outscored CBU edging them closer to the tof of the PacWest standings in 8 the win. Fuller, an accounting maji from Rexburg, Idaho, saidk was ecstatic about the way the team finished the game 19-1- 3, 94-8- n I -- r Softball vs. Montana State University Billings Feb. 9 and! Oat 3 pm. V Womens basketball vs. Academy of Art University Feb. 11 at 5 p.m. Men's basketball vs. Academy of Art University Feb. 11 at 7.30 p.m. Softball vs. Western Oregon University Feb. 12 at 3 p.m. Baseball vs. Northwest Nazarene University Feb 12 at 3 30 pm. Baseball vs. Montana State University Billings Feb 12 at 7 p.m. Softball vs Montana State University Billings Feb. 13 at 10 a m. Baseball vs Northwest Nazarene University Feb. 13 at noon - ;T 7 9 7 I . a rt AD A"! r t L. r - ' AA'A - y, I 1 1 , V 'A - f , t- ' v i - F . - -- f t j v r '' . 2S conference play BY PORTER LARSEN PLarsenDSN Dixie State University basketball continued its upward swing in the Pacific West Conference Saturday with a thrilling overtime win over California Baptist University. The 8 victory took an extra period to get, but it was 94-8- The teams traded buckets from that point on until the Stoim found themselves down three with just 49 seconds on the clock. Sophomore guard Brandon Simister, who scored in double figures for the second consecutive game, knocked down a three-ba- ll to even the score. The Lancers answered back with a three-poiplay of their own, this one on an to force the hand of DSUs long distance game once again on the final possession. The Storm turned to their star point guard and one of the most prolific shooters in DSU history, Money Mason Sawyer. He did not disappoint. We drew up a play for a zone defense but they came out in man, said Sawyer, a psychology major from West Jordan. I focused on getting the ball back to change the play call, but I was worried that they might foul to prevent us from getting a three up, so I created space and let one fly. Sawyer let it fly from about six feet beyond the arc and hit nothing but net, knotting the game up at 75 and sending it to overtime. Led by junior forward Josh Fuller, the Storm didn't miss a shot in overtime and nt A; -- - d A V record- breaking performance we, nowhere near enough for DSU womens basketball as it fell to nationally-rankeNo. 5 California Baptist University Saturday. Senior guard Leslie Tademy picked up her 233rd career assist to mo her into first place on the me DSU e list. Fitting!, mr the pass that gave her the rec record was to fellow senic Su Taylor Mann, a connect that has become a comma the occurrence at Burns Arens RE Midway through the firs quarter, DSU had kept par we with the Lancers and jus trailed by just two points wa From that point on, it was sot all CBU. The Lancers im on the offenshe Inc exploded end, scoring 58 points in wir the first half on nearly 60 T percent from the field en me route to their 14th consec the So tive win. ear That was rough, hea coach Jenny Thigpin sar the E We didn't play with any fift energy for most of the game and that hurt us, but bri wI,rhHf0ml CBU' Dlxie nlwrsl,V lender in the Storm's State University moves to 5 ,n worth it for the Storm as they put themselves in position to further improve their PacWest tournament seeding. It felt a lot like a tournament game, head coach Jon Judkins said. Give CBU credit. They played tough, but we dug deep and found a way to win. DSU came out firing on all cylinders in front of a 8-- season-hig- h 3,810 fans and jumped out to a lead early on. The Storm shot 43 percent from the field in the first half while holding the Lancers to 27 percent, propelling them to a 9 lead heading into the locker room. The lead, although comfortable, was not enough to keep the Lancers at bay. CBU chipped away at the 19-poi- nt 41-2- Were playing really well as a team right now and we got off to a great start, Fuller said. But I was most proud of how we finished We got stops when us needed them and were able to score on offense. We battled adversity and never stopped believing. Fuller notched a career-hig29 points and Sawyer added 21. Simister continued his impressive play with a 1 outing and senior guard Robbie Nielson tackJ on 10. Senior forward Marl Ogden Jr. struggled from field but still stuffed the stat sheet, accumulating 15 rebounds, five assists, three blocks, two steals and eight points. The Storm now own sole possession of the fourth seed in the PacWest tournament and, with only 2.5 games separating them and Azusa Pacific University (Concordia University ineligible for postseason play), DSU has a chance to make some ground in the standings. Next up on the docket ftr the Storm is the Academy of Art Urban Knights. Tipoff is set for Thursday at 7:30 p.m. h tits first-plac- 5-- e |