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Photo by: Eric Strom
Air Force opens long weekend with 10-3 win
4/14/2022 5:54:00 PM | Baseball
*Thursday's contest was a makeup of March 5's postponed contest at Air Force, with the Falcons serving as the designated home team.
RENO, Nev.- The Falcons jumped out to a five-run lead after the first three innings and faced little pushback from the Wolfpack in Thursday's 10-3 win.
"We played well today," said head coach Mike Kazlausky. "We'll enjoy the evening, but we will be back at it tomorrow."
Jay Thomason maintained his scorching-hot production at the plate, going 3-4 while clubbing his conference-leading 11th home run in the 1st, a two-run shot to give Air Force a quick 2-0 lead. Thomason is now 32-62 (.516) over his last 15 games.
Jake Greiving managed a game-high 3 RBI after a 3-4 afternoon, as the sophomore lined a two-run single in the 3rd and a RBI double in the 7th. Aerik Joe was 2-5 with 2 RBI and was a key run-producer in Air Force's big 3rd and 7th innings.
A pair of offensive streaks were kept alive, as Gabriel Garcia extended his hitting streak to 13 games after a double in the 8th, while Sam Kulasingam's double in the 4th prolonged his on-base streak to 18 games.
Paul Skenes may not have produced his usual number of swings and misses, but the sophomore was nonetheless stellar. Skenes lasted a career-high seven innings, allowing just two runs on seven hits with two strikeouts and a walk. Including Thursday, Skenes owns a 1.16 ERA over his last four starts, a stretch that spans 23.1 innings.
Thomason's home run in the 1st kicked off the scoring, with Blake Covin's RBI single in the 2nd giving Air Force a sudden 3-0 lead. Nevada countered with a run in the top of the 3rd, but the Falcons were lying in wait.
The first three batters of the 3rd inning reached, loading the bases for Greiving. The lefty promptly singled into center field to score a pair before Joe poked the first of his two RBI singles, giving the Falcons a 6-1 lead.
Neither side saw a run cross until the 7th, where the Wolfpack managed a sac fly to trim the deficit to 6-2. Air Force immediately punched back, with Greiving driving home his 3rd RBI of the game with a double. Joe followed Greiving with another RBI single before Chase Spencer split the left-center gap with a RBI double of his own, as Air Force closed the 7th with a 9-2 lead.
Matt Thompson, who entered the game in the 7th as a pinch-runner for Greiving, got a hold of a RBI double in the 8th to give the Falcons a 10-2 lead.
Dylan Rogers pitched a scoreless 8th before Duke Benge entered in the 9th. Nevada managed to plate a run in the final inning, but Benge limited the damage to just the single run before inducing a lineout to end the ballgame.
"Nevada is the number two team in the conference for a reason," said Kaz. "We'll have to continue to play well to have a successful weekend."
Game Two between Air Force and Nevada will take place Friday, April 15 with first-pitch scheduled for 2:00 pm MT.
RENO, Nev.- The Falcons jumped out to a five-run lead after the first three innings and faced little pushback from the Wolfpack in Thursday's 10-3 win.
"We played well today," said head coach Mike Kazlausky. "We'll enjoy the evening, but we will be back at it tomorrow."
Jay Thomason maintained his scorching-hot production at the plate, going 3-4 while clubbing his conference-leading 11th home run in the 1st, a two-run shot to give Air Force a quick 2-0 lead. Thomason is now 32-62 (.516) over his last 15 games.
Jake Greiving managed a game-high 3 RBI after a 3-4 afternoon, as the sophomore lined a two-run single in the 3rd and a RBI double in the 7th. Aerik Joe was 2-5 with 2 RBI and was a key run-producer in Air Force's big 3rd and 7th innings.
A pair of offensive streaks were kept alive, as Gabriel Garcia extended his hitting streak to 13 games after a double in the 8th, while Sam Kulasingam's double in the 4th prolonged his on-base streak to 18 games.
Paul Skenes may not have produced his usual number of swings and misses, but the sophomore was nonetheless stellar. Skenes lasted a career-high seven innings, allowing just two runs on seven hits with two strikeouts and a walk. Including Thursday, Skenes owns a 1.16 ERA over his last four starts, a stretch that spans 23.1 innings.
Thomason's home run in the 1st kicked off the scoring, with Blake Covin's RBI single in the 2nd giving Air Force a sudden 3-0 lead. Nevada countered with a run in the top of the 3rd, but the Falcons were lying in wait.
The first three batters of the 3rd inning reached, loading the bases for Greiving. The lefty promptly singled into center field to score a pair before Joe poked the first of his two RBI singles, giving the Falcons a 6-1 lead.
Neither side saw a run cross until the 7th, where the Wolfpack managed a sac fly to trim the deficit to 6-2. Air Force immediately punched back, with Greiving driving home his 3rd RBI of the game with a double. Joe followed Greiving with another RBI single before Chase Spencer split the left-center gap with a RBI double of his own, as Air Force closed the 7th with a 9-2 lead.
Matt Thompson, who entered the game in the 7th as a pinch-runner for Greiving, got a hold of a RBI double in the 8th to give the Falcons a 10-2 lead.
Dylan Rogers pitched a scoreless 8th before Duke Benge entered in the 9th. Nevada managed to plate a run in the final inning, but Benge limited the damage to just the single run before inducing a lineout to end the ballgame.
"Nevada is the number two team in the conference for a reason," said Kaz. "We'll have to continue to play well to have a successful weekend."
Game Two between Air Force and Nevada will take place Friday, April 15 with first-pitch scheduled for 2:00 pm MT.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Skenes, Paul (5-2)
L: MURILLO, Alejandro (2-2)
Batting:
2B: JOWAISZAS, Cameron 1 ; FLORES, Anthony 1
RBI: STINSON, Jacob 1 ; BOSETTI, Tyler 1 ; WOODHOUSE, Jaxon 1
SF: BOSETTI, Tyler 1
Base Running:
RUNS: WALLACE, Landon 1 ; JOWAISZAS, Cameron 1 ; FLORES, Anthony 1
Batting:
2B: Kulasingam, Sam 1 ; Garcia, Gabriel 1 ; Greiving, Jake 1 ; Thompson, Matt 1 ; Spencer, Chase 1
HR: Thomason, Jay 1
RBI: Covin, Blake 1 ; Thomason, Jay 2 ; Greiving, Jake 3 ; Thompson, Matt 1 ; Joe, Aerik 2 ; Spencer, Chase 1
SH: Tamiya, Trayden 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Garcia, Gabriel 3 ; Thomason, Jay 3 ; Altorfer, Braydon 1 ; Greiving, Jake 1 ; Thompson, Matt 1 ; Tamiya, Trayden 1
HBP: Thomason, Jay 1
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