
Falcons can't overcome early deficit in series finale
3/12/2023 2:35:00 PM | Baseball
Sam Kulasingam extended his hitting streak to 11 games as part of a 2-4 day. The Falcons first baseman drove home three runs, including a two-run single in the 5th. Kulasingam also doubled in the 9th and notched a stolen base.Â
Trayden Tamiya managed a pair of base-hits as well, also finishing the day 2-4.
Jake Greiving produced an RBI groundout in the 7th, while Jay Thomason's double in the 4th was one of only two extra-base hits for Air Force.Â
Blake Covin was 1-2 with two walks and two stolen bases. Aerik Joe collected a base-hit and a stolen base as part of a 1-3 day. Joe also scored two of the Falcons four runs.
Seungmin Shim recorded just one out in his fourth start of the spring, as the Lobos tagged the southpaw for seven runs on six hits with one walk.Â
Duke Benge entered in the bottom of the 1st to try to put out the fire, providing 3.2 valuable innings of work out of the bullpen. Zach Peters tossed two scoreless innings, while Ben Weber allowed a two-run home run over the final two innings of Sunday's action.
Next, Air Force travels to Ruston to face-off with Louisiana Tech for a midweek series starting Tuesday, March 14.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: GALLEGOS, Isaac (3-0)
L: Shim, Seungmin (2-1)

Batting:
2B: Kulasingam, Sam 1 ; Thomason, Jay 1
RBI: Kulasingam, Sam 3 ; Greiving, Jake 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Joe, Aerik 2 ; Covin, Blake 2
SB: Kulasingam, Sam 1 ; Joe, Aerik 1 ; Covin, Blake 2
HBP: Stallings, Chris 1 ; Kulasingam, Sam 1

Batting:
2B: ASHBY, Lenny Junior 2 ; DIXON, Devon 1 ; WEISSENBORN, Chase 1
HR: RUNION, Braydon 1 ; SPENRATH, Reed 1
RBI: DAVID, Jeffrey 1 ; ASHBY, Lenny Junior 1 ; RUNION, Braydon 2 ; SPENRATH, Reed 2 ; HOLLAND, Jake 2 ; DIXON, Devon 1 ; WEISSENBORN, Chase 2
Base Running:
RUNS: DITZENBERGER, Dylan 1 ; DAVID, Jeffrey 1 ; ASHBY, Lenny Junior 1 ; STEPHENS, Sean 1 ; RUNION, Braydon 2 ; SPENRATH, Reed 2 ; PIGFORD, Deylan 1 ; DIXON, Devon 1 ; WEISSENBORN, Chase 1
SB: PIGFORD, Deylan 1