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The third and final run of the game came in the sixth inning when junior catcher Arista Honey entered the game to pinch hit. Honey came through once again, doubling to right field and scoring Woodfall. That was good enough for Honeys fourth-straig- ht successful pinch-hi- t appearance, and the 0 lead was good enough for senior Aryn Feickert to close out the game, move to 16-- 4 from the circle and end the Lancers Division winning streak. 3-- II-lo- 18-ga- BASEBALL continued from page 7 come in, said Mildenberg, a sociology major from Huntington Beach, California. I like to visualize what I want to happen whether I'm called to bunt or pitch hit, or whatever it may be. The wheels came off for the Trailblazers in the bottom of the fifth as they would allow five runs to cross the plate, relinquishing the lead for good, losing 7-- 5. We made some silly ri t. U mistakes, Pfatenhauer said. Some people have struggled and some have played really well. Were still working on playing at the right speed and tempo for our game. Sophomore pitcher Dylan File put up another stellar outing in the third game of the series as he pitched eight complete innings of work while scattering four hits and allowing his only two runs into Tuesdays final round. BYU continued its dominance in day two, shooting a tournament best in the final round. The Cougars maintained their blistering pace thanks in part to Austin Christensen the overall tournament champion. Pikaris play diminished in the final round, dropping five shots and falling to under. It was still good enough to lead the Trailblazers, though, as Pikari finished in 16th. Sophomore Donny Hopoi finished par to tie with freshmen Andrew Chu and Dane Nelson for 23rd place. to unish You posted a in 39th. There were a lot of good teams there, said Hopoi, an accounting major from Aiea, CBU regained control of the PacWest in the final game of the series, but they had to do it from behind. Honey started right where she left off, doubling to center field and scoring Woodfall for the the first lead early run in the DSU Trailblazer era. It wasnt until the fourth inning that CBU finally evened the game up at one. The Lancers used that momentum to pull away, scoring four runs in the fifth thanks in part to a three-ru- n shot to left field. The Trailblazers looked to mount a late rally, but it was too little, too late as they stalled at We played great in the first game, Beardshear said. We fought back in the second game, but the rally was just a little too late. Beardshear, an exercise science major from Tucson, Arizona, dropped the contest at pitcher, moving to 4 on the season and giving the Lancers a e cushion in the PacWest conference race. The Trailblazers will head out on the road for its final road trip of the season, which will consist of five games. They will begin the trip against University of Holy Names Saturday at noon before returning home for it final er 1) 1- -0 1 -- er Hawaii. in the competition at the Western playing consistently, and I think we just need to play up to our potential and well be satisfied with the results. The Trailblazers shot a third-beon the at final day to finish par, a tie for sixth place with Pacific and Utah State and 26 shots in front of next closest team. The tournament wrapped up the Trailblazers regular season, and theyll now prepare for the Pacific the tourney. finished fifth, U of CSU jumped up two spots to fourth, and WSU(-6- ) finished in third after U(l) 1) University. We definitely couldve been better, said You, a getting jumped by BYU used the Wyo-ming(-- Conference tournament (location TBA) Monday April 1 8 through Wednesday, April 20. . Women's tennis rained K , astonishing Pac-We- st st Mexico home field advantage to perfection, finishing an communication major from Sandy. Playing against the bigger schools was a good experience for us, though. Our confidence should be better going into the Weve been New victory of the season. Behind Files performance, the Trailblazers rode a two-ru- n lead into the ninth inning where they put three runs on the board to win by a final score of The final game of the series saw junior pitcher Mason Hilty shut out the Sea Lions, allowing just five hits in his six complete innings. My mentality coming is was throwing strikes and trying to get ahead of batters, said Hilty, an early childhood education major from Richland, Washington. I wanted to keep the ball low and let my defense behind me help out. Redshirt senior first baseman Sam Hall opened up the first inning for the Trailblazers with a two-ru- n homer to centerfield. Hall would also double home a run in the seventh as DSU notched its 30th win of the 5-- 2. B3 pj. oil ' 8-- s two-gam- 5-- 4. in the ninth inning. He struck out six on his way to securing his fourth Q season by a score of File and Hilty have been our most consistent pitchers all year, Pfatenhauer said. They made a few bad pitches, but overall, they pitched awesome. They were big time. The Trailblazers have a dozen games left on their regular season schedule, eight of which will be home games. They are currently 18-- 6 in the PacWest Conference. That record is good for second place behind CBU, whose 4-- own seven-gam- e 0. win streak was also busted over the weekend. It's very important for us to get these wins at home, Hilty said. I think we are more confident at home and the atmosphere allows us to play better. DSU will set its sights on Azusa Pacific University as it welcomes the Cougars to Bruce Hurst Field for a series begin- - . ning Thursday. First pitch of game one is scheduled for 6 p.m. s Freshman Jenna Fosdick practices her serve April 4 The women's tennis team was schedule face off against Southern Utah University Saturday, but the match was rained out due to MarC ' Dixie State University lost its previous matchup against Holy Names University The Trailblazers have a 1 record which puts them at the 2 seed in the Pacific West Cone ence They are currently preparing for the PacWest Conference where they will face off ag31115, No 5 seeded Point Loma Nazarene University Sea Lions Thursday in Surprise, Arizona This" the first matchup of the season between the two teams With a win, DSU will move on in the tournament to face the No 4 seeded California State University, Los Angeles Golden Eagles incliT-weath- 5-- 1 1 |
