Surprise, AZ- Arizona Christian faced off against Park University (Gilbert) to begin the 2020 campaign and the Maricopa Cup.  The Firestorm came out victorious in the 13-5 game.

Game Info

• Game Score: Arizona Christian - 13, Park University (Gilbert) - 5

• Records: Arizona Christian - 1-0, Park (Gilbert)- 2-2

• NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian - Not Ranked, Park (Gilbert)- Not Ranked

• Location: Rangers Field 4 Surprise, AZ

ACU Stats

• Trevor McGee- 4.1 Innings, 2 runs, 3 strikeouts

• Brett Wagner - 1.1 Innings, Earned Win

• D'Marcus Guillory - 3-4, 2 RBI

• Bryan Levine - 2-5, 3 RBI, 1 Stolen Base

• Steven Hernandez - 1-3, 1 RBI, 3 Runs, 1 Stolen Base

Inside the Box Score

• The Firestorm were able to get off to strong start ripping off 3 runs in the top of the 3rd

• Things heated up with 9 additional combined runs in the 6th and 7th inning.

• The bullpen for the Firestorm consisting of Jeremy Moyer, Anthony Defrancesco, and Randen Garrison held down the lead allowing zero earned runs in the final innings of the game. 

Coach McDonald's Thoughts

Today was a great team victory in our season opener. I was really proud of our offensive execution and timely hitting. we did a great job defensively and our pitchers really competed to get out of some tough situations.

Up Next

The Firestorm will now look to the weekend ahead in the Maricopa Cup where they will face off against OUAZ at 6:00 PM in a Red-Out at Apollo High School. The Cup will conclude with the Firestorm taking on Benedictine- Mesa at 11:00 AM at Tempe Diablo Stadium.