Phoenix, AZ- ACU was lighting it up offensively and scored 19 runs between the two games against No. 24 William Jessup.  Senior Robert Bostedt raked with a 6-8, 2 home run, triple, 8 RBI, 6 run day against the Warriors.

Game Info

• Game One Score: Arizona Christian - 10 , William Jessup – 9 (11 innings)
• Game Two Score: Arizona Christian - 9, William Jessup - 7
• Records: Arizona Christian - 13-12, 4-5 GSAC , William Jessup - 14-7, 8-6 GSAC
• NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian - not ranked, William Jessup - 24
• Location: Firestorm Field, , Arizona Christian University, Phoenix, AZ

ACU Game One Stats

• Robert Bostedt – 5-6, 4 runs, 5 RBI, home run, triple
• Brent Smith – 2-5, 2 runs, stolen base
• Eric Schwalbe – 2-5, run, RBI, triple, double
• Steven Hernandez – 2-5 , run
• Justen Burkey – 2-5, RBI

Inside the Game One

• Smith singled up the middle, stole a base, and hit a two run homer in the third inning
• In the fifth, Hernandez and Cohen Heckethorn singled, Bostedt tripled driving them both in and then scored on a throwing error
• In the sixth, Jake Sim doubled to right field, Schwalbe tripled bring him home and Heckethorn drove him in with a sac fly
• Bostedt singled to right field and score on a single by Burkey in the seventh
• In the 11th inning, Bostedt singled, advanced on a wild pitch, throwing error and scored the winning run on a wild pitch

ACU Game Two Stats

• Brent Smith – 3-4, 2 runs, RBI
• Cohen Heckethorn – 2-3, run
• Matt Asta – 2-3, run
• Robert Bostedt – 1-2, 3 RBI, 2 runs, home run, 2 walks
• Cam Sharp – 1.2 innings, 1 hit, no runs, 4 strikeouts, earned save

Inside the Game Two

• Smith singled up the middle and was brought home by a sac fly from Justen Burkey in the first inning
• In the five run second inning, Asta, singled, Todd Furr reached on throwing error and Bryan Levine was put in to pinch run, a single from Ty Isbell scored Asta, and Bostedt hit a three run homer
• In the third, Heckethorn singled up the middle and was driven in by  Furr
• Bostedt walked, Burkey doubled, and they both scored on a single from Jake Sim

Thoughts from Coach McDonald

"We had a great day battling back in both games early on after getting behind to help out our pitchers. Our defense made some big plays behind some big pitches to help us get out of some jams.  It was nice to get some clutch hits and win a couple of close ball games against a solid opponent."

Up Next

On Saturday, Arizona Christian will play their second double header against William Jessup.  First pitch at Firestorm Field is at 11:00 am.