NEWBERG, Ore. --- The George Fox baseball team claimed the season series against Puget Sound with a split doubleheader on Saturday, Apr. 3, against the Loggers.

How It Happened

The Bruins fell behind early in game one with a Loggers run in the second, but a single from Franklin Leonard and a fielding error evened the score at 1-1 in the third. A two-run fifth gave UPS a 3-1 lead but the Bruins scratched three across in the seventh. A hit batter, a single by Jayce Lein, a double from Shane White, a sacrifice drag bunt from Leonard, and another single by Matthew Sebolsky for a 4-3 lead that held through the last at-bat to give George Fox the series.

George Fox jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the second game after a big first inning from Chase Fetzer, Mason Arnold, and Leon Johnson III. A solo shot from Johnson made it 4-0 in the second and a sacrifice fly for Johnson was enough to plate Emery Miller to give the Bruins a 5-1 lead. It was all Loggers after that, however, as Puget Sound pushed four across in the seventh. The Bruins were unable to walk it off in seven innings and UPS drove in the winning extra-inning run in the eighth for a 6-5 win to split the day.

Top Performers

Wills went 6.1 innings with six punchouts to earn his second collegiate win in the first game, while Isaac Olson pushed the all-time appearance record at Fox to 72 with a save in game one. Johnson had a homer and two RBI in game two, and Fetzer went 2-for-4 while also working five innings of one-run ball on the mound.

What It Means

The Bruins improve to 11-8 overall and are now 6-5 against NWC foes to sit at fourth in the conference standings.

What Happens Next

George Fox will face Lewis & Clark in Portland on Apr. 10 & 11.