Mesa, AZ- Playing for the second time in five days, Arizona Christian played Benedictine-Mesa much closer but came up just short 5-4 on Tuesday evening.  Sophomore Brett Aker made his Firestorm debut by throwing five scoreless innings.  Junior Brent Smith drove in two runs.

Game Info

• Game score: Benedictine-Mesa - 5, Arizona Christian - 4
• Records: Arizona Christian – 0-2, Benedictine-Mesa – 2-0
• NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian – not ranked, Benedictine-Mesa – not ranked
• Location: Gene Autry Park, Mesa, AZ

ACU Stats

• Brett Aker -  5 innings, no runs, 3 strikeouts
• Brent Smith – 1-2, double, 2 RBI
• Jake Sim - 2-2, 2 walks, RBI
• Bryan Levine – 1-2, double
• Eric Schwalbe – 1-5, double, run
• Troy Osterode – 0.2 innings, no runs

Inside the Box Score

• ACU led 1-0, 2-0, and then 3-2
• Smith doubled in the fifth and hit a sacrifice fly in the seventh to score Christian Maggi both times
• Sim singled home Michael Diffley (making ACU debut)
• Schwalbe scored on fielder's choice off bat of Steven Hernandez

Up Next

On Friday, Arizona Christian will travel to California for a weekend series with Marymount at the MLB Academy in Compton.  Friday's double header will begin at 11:00 am (Pacific)/ 12:00 pm (Arizona).