The Utah Tech University baseball team hosted the Stephen F. Austin University Lumberjacks March 24-26.
No. 46, Tyson Fisher, a senior communication studies major from St. George, was the designated hitter March 24. The starting pitcher was No. 18, Brett Porthan, a junior communication studies major from Tooele.
The Lumberjacks were up first to bat March 24, and with a collection of base hits and bundts, they were able to score the first run of the game.
The Trailblazers got caught up in the bottom of the first inning, after an initial walk-on, and were not able to put any runs up on the scoreboard.
No runs were scored in the second inning for the Lumberjacks or the Trailblazers.
The first pitch of the third inning by the Trailblazers allowed for a Lumberjack, out-of-the-park home run, followed by a runner being batted in by another home run. The Lumberjacks ended the third inning with a total of four runs.
The first home run for the Trailblazers was hit by Fisher in the bottom of the fourth inning. This was his first home run of the season. This run brought the score to 4-1.
No. 50, Chase Rodriquez, a junior sociology major from Las Vegas, hit the second home run for the Trailblazers and got two more runners batted in, bringing the score 8-4 at the bottom of the fifth.
No. 7, Parker Schmidt, a junior finance major from Las Vegas, hit his first home run of the season in the bottom of the sixth that brought another batter in raising the score 8-6.
Rodriquez hit another home run in the bottom of the seventh bringing the Trailblazers just one run away from tying up the score.
An uncaught throw to stop a stolen base by SFA allowed Utah Tech to score and tie up the game at the bottom of the eight. The game stayed tied until the extra inning.
Once SFA bases were loaded, three runners were batted in, giving the Lumberjacks an 11-8 lead.
The Lumberjacks continued to be hard hitters as two more runners were batted in ending the top of the tenth inning 13-8.
Schmidt hit an out-of-the-park home run that caused an RBI, bringing the Trailblazers’ score to 10 runs.
The Trailblazers were unable to come back to tie or out-score the Lumberjacks, ending the ball game with the score of 13-10.
Utah Tech came back the next day with hopes to out-bat SFA, but the Trailblazers fell behind 17-9.
Schmidt was the highest scoring player of the game for the Trailblazers by scoring three runs during his four at-bats.
The last match up between the Trailblazers and the Lumberjacks was on March 26. Utah Tech was even more determined and defensive on the field this game. The ball game was taken into a tenth inning, after the Trailblazers tied up the game 4-4 at the bottom of the sixth.
The Lumberjacks were able to score two runs in the top of tenth inning, and the Trailblazers could only follow scoring one RBI, bringing the end score 6-5.
The Trailblazers hope to start a winning streak while away playing California Baptist March 31-April 2.
