Cal Poly took an early lead and never relented as Wright was in the driver’s seat the entire time, pitching a career-high eight innings. In addition to another win, Wright had nine strikeouts on the night while allowing just three hits and one earned run. Joe York and jake steels They contributed to the offensive lead, each giving up three hits and scoring a total of three points.
Wright, who is inching closer to reaching his 100th strikeout record this season, started Game 1 with the Trail Blazers’ first pair of strikes. The Steelers gained early momentum with a leadoff double in the bottom of the inning, advanced with a sac bunt, and scored on sac flies in back-to-back at-bats to take a 1-0 lead.
Wright continued to pitch dangerously while striking out another batter in the top of the second inning. Cal Poly extends its lead ryan feng He hit his third home run of the year, already putting the Mustangs up 2-0.
After getting two walks in the fourth inning and putting both runners in scoring position, Utah Tech’s first RBI of the game on a fielder’s choice cut the deficit in half to 2-1.
Wright struck out again by the second inning, and Fenn walked, starting in the bottom of the fifth inning. zach daude He advanced on his next at-bat. Fenn and Daudet extended their batted balls for extra bases, putting them in scoring position.
Aaron Casillas He took advantage of the suicide squeeze opportunity and forced Fenn to sacrifice bunt home. Steels then hit a well-placed ball that passed just past Utah Tech’s shortstop, and Daudet sailed over the dish, extending Cal’s lead to 4-1 at the end of the fifth inning.
Joe York He then hit a double to right-center field, and in the end, with two outs and the bases loaded, Fenn had his second hit and RBI of the day, giving him a 5-1 lead. In the 7th inning, Wright got his 7th strikeout while forcing an infield double play to take control and end the inning.
The Mustangs scored for the third straight time and fifth time overall in the game. In the end, he brought Casillas home with no outs in three consecutive at-bats. Ryan Stafford’s His team-leading 76th hit of the season gave Cal Poly a 6-1 lead before a triple play ended the Mustangs’ scoring threat.
In the eighth inning, York hit Utah Tech’s shifter into the left field seats for his third knock of the day, then advanced to second and third base. Alejandro Garza Yorke backed it up with a single of his own. York made a spectacular wild pitch that rolled to the backstop, and the fan-favorite first baseman crossed home for a 7-1 lead.
After Wright’s great performance, ryan bohm He allowed only one run of desperation to the Trail Blazers, and combined with Wright, allowed a total of four hits, clinching a 7-2 victory. With Friday night’s win, the Mustangs take the series lead heading into tomorrow’s doubleheader starting at 1 p.m.
