Sunday, April 24
USAFA
10:30 am MT
Air Force Academy
15
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9
Fresno State
Photo by: Eric Strom
Skenes, Gehring lead Air Force to 15-9 win
4/24/2022 2:46:00 PM | Baseball
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.- Paul Skenes launched two home runs and drove in seven runs, while Doyle Gehring provided 7.1 innings of solid relief to guide Air Force to a 15-9 win.
Skenes finished the day 3-5 at the plate, with all three of his hits of the extra-base variety. The sophomore pulled a RBI double over the left fielder in the 3rd as part of a five-run inning for the Falcons. Skenes then lifted a grand slam in the 4th to retake the lead for Air Force. In his final plate appearance, Skenes punctuated his stellar day at the plate with a two-run home run to left-center field in the 8th.
His seven RBI on Sunday is a career-high for Skenes, while the dual threat ends his week 9-20 with 5 HR's and 15 RBI in four games. Sunday becomes Skenes' first multi-homer game of 2022, and his first since May 15, 2021.
Aerik Joe was 3-4 out of the nine-hole for the Falcons, with one of his three hits being a double. Gabriel Garcia snapped his 19-game hitting streak yesterday, but started a new streak on Sunday, going 2-5 with 3 RBI. Sam Kulasingam was 2-3 with two walks and a RBI, as the Falcons first baseman has now reached base in 26-consecutive games.
Jake Greiving continues to be a difficult out, as the lefty bat was 2-4 with a double and 2 RBI. The Falcons outfielder owns a 10-game hitting streak, a stretch that includes seven multi-hit games. Braydon Altorfer was the designated hitter for Air Force on Sunday, notching two hits in five at-bats. Altorfer drove in the fifth run of the Falcons half of the 3rd with a RBI single.
Seungmin Shim made his 9th Sunday start of 2022, but the Bulldogs forced his exit after just 1.2 innings. Doyle Gehring, Air Force's usual closer, entered in the 2nd and gutted his way through 7.1 innings of tremendously valuable relief.
Gehring allowed four runs in the 4th, but after picking up a strikeout looking to end the inning, the sophomore proceeded to retire 13-consecutive batters. Gehring held the Bulldogs scoreless from the 5th inning on and was crucial to the Sunday victory. Gehring earned his first win of the season in the process, as his 7.1 innings pitched becomes a new career-high for the right-hander.
Air Force concluded its regular season series with Fresno State on Sunday, recording a 4-2 against the Bulldogs. The 2022 season marks the first time in program history that Air Force has claimed the regular season series over the Fresno State. Earlier this month, the Falcons won two of three games in Fresno, the first road series win over the Bulldogs for Air Force in program history.
Next, the Falcons welcome Kansas for a two-game midweek series starting Tuesday, April 26.
Skenes finished the day 3-5 at the plate, with all three of his hits of the extra-base variety. The sophomore pulled a RBI double over the left fielder in the 3rd as part of a five-run inning for the Falcons. Skenes then lifted a grand slam in the 4th to retake the lead for Air Force. In his final plate appearance, Skenes punctuated his stellar day at the plate with a two-run home run to left-center field in the 8th.
His seven RBI on Sunday is a career-high for Skenes, while the dual threat ends his week 9-20 with 5 HR's and 15 RBI in four games. Sunday becomes Skenes' first multi-homer game of 2022, and his first since May 15, 2021.
Aerik Joe was 3-4 out of the nine-hole for the Falcons, with one of his three hits being a double. Gabriel Garcia snapped his 19-game hitting streak yesterday, but started a new streak on Sunday, going 2-5 with 3 RBI. Sam Kulasingam was 2-3 with two walks and a RBI, as the Falcons first baseman has now reached base in 26-consecutive games.
Jake Greiving continues to be a difficult out, as the lefty bat was 2-4 with a double and 2 RBI. The Falcons outfielder owns a 10-game hitting streak, a stretch that includes seven multi-hit games. Braydon Altorfer was the designated hitter for Air Force on Sunday, notching two hits in five at-bats. Altorfer drove in the fifth run of the Falcons half of the 3rd with a RBI single.
Seungmin Shim made his 9th Sunday start of 2022, but the Bulldogs forced his exit after just 1.2 innings. Doyle Gehring, Air Force's usual closer, entered in the 2nd and gutted his way through 7.1 innings of tremendously valuable relief.
Gehring allowed four runs in the 4th, but after picking up a strikeout looking to end the inning, the sophomore proceeded to retire 13-consecutive batters. Gehring held the Bulldogs scoreless from the 5th inning on and was crucial to the Sunday victory. Gehring earned his first win of the season in the process, as his 7.1 innings pitched becomes a new career-high for the right-hander.
Air Force concluded its regular season series with Fresno State on Sunday, recording a 4-2 against the Bulldogs. The 2022 season marks the first time in program history that Air Force has claimed the regular season series over the Fresno State. Earlier this month, the Falcons won two of three games in Fresno, the first road series win over the Bulldogs for Air Force in program history.
Next, the Falcons welcome Kansas for a two-game midweek series starting Tuesday, April 26.
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