Regis Baseball Jumps Out to Early Lead and Holds off Nebraska-Kearney Late in 9-7 Victory
Denver, Colo.: The Regis Ranger baseball team jumped out to a 9-0 lead after six innings but a late rally by Nebraska-Kearney put a scare into the Rangers but they held on for a 9-7 victory. The three-game series was originally slated to be played in Kearney, but because of snow still on their field the series was moved to Regis.
Regis (8-7, 5-2 RMAC) jumped on Nebraska-Kearney (9-9, 2-5 RMAC) starter Todd Stachura early for five runs in the first inning.
Senior catcher Patrick Farrell provided the first two runs with his eighth homerun of the season depositing it over the left field fence. In the last three games, all wins, Farrell is 8-for-12 with four homeruns, nine RBIs and no strikeouts.
Sophomore Alex Haag also hit a two-run blast in the first inning one batter after senior Max Regalado singled in a run.
The Rangers scored one more in the fourth and two more in the fifth before scoring their final run in the seventh inning.
Regis starter Charlie Henderson was flying along for 6 1/3 innings before a one-out single by Luke Stamp put Nebraska-Kearney on the board with their first two runs. Nebraska-Kearney scored six runs in the seventh on just three hits and two Ranger errors.
The Rangers and Henderson were able to get out of alot of jams including five double plays throughout the game. Regis stranded 13 batters and Nebraska-Kearney left eight on the bags.
The Lopers tacked on one more in the ninth before sophomore Tyler Landwehr came in with one out to earn his first save by enducing the fifth and final double play when Felix Segovia hit a ball back to Landwehr, he turned and threw to Arzaga covering second base and throwing over to first to end the game.
Haag (3-4) and Regalado (3-5) each collected three hits for Regis. Farrell, senior J.T. Putt, junior Zach Blakeley, and freshman Wes Keelen each tallied two hits apiece as the Rangers pounded out 16 hits. Farrell, Regalado and Haag each drove in two runs.
Henderson earned his third win of the season against no losses striking out four Lopers.
The two teams will play a doubleheader tomorrow with first pitch set for 11:00 a.m.
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