ABILENE – After moving up in the College Baseball Coaches poll to No. 9 the ACU baseball squad swept a doubleheader from Texas Wesleyan Tuesday at Crutcher Scott Field. ACU came back for a 10-4 win in game one before a quartet of pitchers shutout the Rams 7-0 in the nightcap.
Game one recap
Willie Uechi went 3-for-3 at the plate and scored two runs in game one as he was one of five Wildcat players to record multiple hits.
Chris Hall went 2-for-4 with two RBIs as his base hit in the bottom of the fifth sparked a five run inning for the Wildcats on their way to an eventual 10-4 win. Hall was also honored between games as he was the second ACU infielder to win the Rawlings Gold Glove which is awarded to the nation's top fielders.
Josh Crockett picked up his third win of the season as he came in relief of starter Kevin Justice. Justice scattered seven hits allowing four runs in 4.1 innings striking out one. Crockett worked 1.2 innings allowing only one base runner on a single walk.
Clint Bowker hit his first homerun of the season in the bottom of the first as two-run shot to left field.
Game two recap
Four ACU pitchers combined to shutout Texas Wesleyan in game two as they scattered four hits over seven innings. Starter Jordan Hartley picked up his second win going three innings giving up only a pair of hits while striking out four.
The Wildcats scored in every inning but the second as they knocked out 12 hits. Three players again had a multi-hit game including Will Calhoun who was 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a run scored.
Ryan Luckie got his third start of the season in left field and went 2-for-4 with a run scored.
ACU will return to action this weekend as they look for their 30th win at Northeastern State. They will play a doubleheader on Friday starting at 1 p.m. as Saturday's first pitch is scheduled for noon.
