Mesa, AZ - Although ACU outhit Benedictine-Mesa, the Firestorm were unable to bring in enough runs in the 4-3 loss.

Game Info

• Game Score: Benedictine-Mesa - 4, Arizona Christian - 3
• Records: Arizona Christian – 9-8, Benedictine-Mesa – 12-4
• NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian – not ranked, Benedictine-Mesa – not ranked
• Location: Gene Autry Park, Mesa, AZ

ACU Stats

• Eric Schwalbe - 2-4, run, triple
• Christian Maggi - 1-3, run, walk
• Brent Smith - 1-2, run, stolen base, walk
• Michael Diffley - 1-4, RBI, double, stolen base
• Matt Asta - 1-4, RBI, double
• Cam Sharp - 1 inning, 1 hit, 2 K's
• Alec Ivanoff - 1 inning, no hits, 2 K's

Inside the Box Score

• Maggi lead off with a  single to center field and later scored off a double by Diffley in the first inning
• In the eighth, Schwalbe tripled to deep center and came home on a sac fly by Cohen Heckethorn
• Also in the eighth, Smith singled and was driven in by a double from Asta
• ACU outhit BenU 8-7

Up Next

On Friday, the Firestorm are back at home to host a four game series (two double headers) with Hope International.  First pitch of game one is at 11:00 am.