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OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE OF ARIZONA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
ACU comes up short against Hope International
Khaxil Stewart
8
Winner Hope International HIU 29-12
2
Arizona Christian (AZ) ACU 24-19
Winner
Hope International HIU
29-12
8
Final
2
Arizona Christian (AZ) ACU
24-19
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hope International HIU 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 2 8 12 1
Arizona Christian (AZ) ACU 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 9 3

W: Luke Wallin (2-1) L: Brooker, Jack (3-3)

4
Winner Hope International HIU 30-12
3
Arizona Christian ACU 24-20
Winner
Hope International HIU
30-12
4
Final
3
Arizona Christian ACU
24-20
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Hope International HIU 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 6 2
Arizona Christian ACU 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 6 2

W: James Williams (2-1) L: Gordon II, David (0-2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Natalie Lopez

Late Push Lifts Hope International to Doubleheader Sweep Over ACU

Glendale, Ariz. – Hope International used timely hitting and late-game execution to secure a doubleheader sweep over Arizona Christian, taking game one 8-2 before edging out a 4-3 win in game two.


Game Info
  • Game One Score: Arizona Christian - 2, Hope International - 8
  • Game Two Score: Arizona Christian - 3, Hope International - 4
  • Location: ACU Baseball Field, Glendale, AZ

Inside Game One
  • In the opener, the Royals broke things open with a decisive fifth inning and never looked back. 
  • After trading early runs, Hope International plated three runs in the fifth, highlighted by a two-run double from Hunter Essang to stretch the lead to 5-1. 
  • The Royals continued to add insurance runs in the later innings, including two in the ninth, to pull away for the 8-2 victory.
  • Essang led the offensive charge, going 3-for-5 with three RBIs, while Isaiah Lane added two hits and scored twice. 
  • Colby Moran also drove in a pair. 
  • ACU was paced by Zach Blair and Tyson Schertenleib, who each collected three hits, with Schertenleib driving in one of the Firestorm's two runs.
  • ACU lost the game, 2-8. 

Inside Game Two
  • In Game Two, ACU battled throughout and held a late lead, but Hope International rallied in the seventh to complete the sweep.
  • The Firestorm struck first in the second inning on an RBI single from Ty Gillespie and regained the lead in the fifth when Luke Zuromski doubled home a run to make it 3-2. 
  • However, the Royals answered in the final frame, capitalizing on a defensive miscue to tie the game before they delivered the go-ahead RBI single to put Hope International ahead 4-3.
  • Gillespie led Arizona Christian with two hits and two RBIs, while Andrew Ivy scored twice. Zuromski added an RBI double in the effort.
  • ACU lost the game, 3-4.

Up Next
On Tuesday, the Firestorm will travel across town to face Justice University in Chandler, AZ at 6pm.



 
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