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Cole Lockwood Wofford
10
Winner Valparaiso VALPO 2-4
5
USC Upstate UPST 3-4
Winner
Valparaiso VALPO
2-4
10
Final
5
USC Upstate UPST
3-4
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Valparaiso VALPO 4 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 10 10 1
USC Upstate UPST 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 5 9 1

W: Lockwood, Connor (1-0) L: STUKES, Brent (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Gauthier, Beacons Start Fast in Win Over USC Upstate

The Valparaiso University baseball team raced out to a 7-0 lead by the fifth inning and used the early edge to pick up a 10-5 victory over USC Upstate on Saturday afternoon in Spartanburg, S.C. Sophomore Javin Gauthier (De Pere, Wis. / De Pere) finished a triple shy of the cycle and hit a two-run homer in the fifth that extended the lead to seven.
 
How It Happened
  • Freshman Cal Schembra (Greenwood, Ind. / Center Grove) continued his strong start to the season, ripping a double as part of a stretch where four straight Beacons reached base in the top of the first. His two-bagger drove in the first two runs of the game, and later in the inning he crossed the dish on a ground ball by Gavin Bennett (Libertyville, Ill. / Libertyville) that extended the lead to 3-0.
  • The Beacons tacked on one more run in the opening inning when Cole Lockwood (Libertyville, Ill. / Libertyville) had an infield single that made it 4-0.
  • Starting pitcher Connor Lockwood (Libertyville, Ill. / Libertyville) faced one over the minimum through the first four innings, keeping the 5-0 lead intact. Gauthier clobbered his home run to right in the fifth to make it 7-0.
  • Three unearned runs crossed the plate for the Spartans in the bottom of the fifth to reduce the lead to four at 7-3, but Gauthier added a run-scoring single with two outs in the sixth to boost it back to five.
  • Connor Lockwood sent down the side in order in the sixth and seventh innings, sandwiched around two runs for the Beacons in the top of the seventh on a two-out single by George Betevis (Hanover Park, Ill. / Bartlett).
  • With Valpo leading 10-3, Dylan Swinehart (Elkhart, Ind. / Concord) took over for Connor Lockwood and pitched a scoreless eighth. The first three men reached base against him in the bottom of the ninth, then Ryan Kruse (Detroit, Mich. / U of D Jesuit) came in and struck out three of the four men he faced. Although a two-out single plated a pair, Kruse rounded out the 10-5 win.
Inside the Game
  • Connor Lockwood earned the win, allowing no earned runs while scattering six hits and walking none over seven innings in his first decision of the season.
  • Gauthier had his second straight multi-hit game, this time recording three hits and four RBIs. He has five hits and six RBIs in two games this weekend. Gauthier's home run was the first of his collegiate career.
  • Junior Brayden Pleau (Appleton, Wis. / Kimberly) was the other Beacon with multiple hits, lashing out a single and a double.
  • Valpo totaled double figures in the hit column for the second straight game and third time in the last four games, outhitting the Spartans 10-9.
  • Schembra has an extra-base hit in four of his first six collegiate games. He already has nine hits, 10 RBIs and eight runs scored including four multi-RBI games out of his six contests.
Up Next
The Beacons (2-4) will close out the weekend in South Carolina on Sunday at Presbyterian at 11 a.m. CT. A link to live stats is available on ValpoAthletics.com.
 
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