Warriors bounce back against British Columbia to regain first-place in CCC
Apr. 5—Izzy Madariaga was patient. Facing a 1-2 count on a spring Saturday that felt like summer at Harris Field, the Lewis-Clark State senior second baseman watched ball two breeze by before proceeding to foul off five of the next seven pitches he saw.
His patience earned him a free pass to first base, where he advanced to second off of senior center fielder Noah Weintraub's single and scored ...
Apr. 5—Izzy Madariaga was patient. Facing a 1-2 count on a spring Saturday that felt like summer at Harris Field, the Lewis-Clark State senior second baseman watched ball two breeze by before proceeding to foul off five of the next seven pitches he saw.
His patience earned him a free pass to first base, where he advanced to second off of senior center fielder Noah Weintraub's single and scored on a base hit by senior Spencer Zeller to put the Warriors up by seven runs against British Columbia in the top of the second. About 16 hours after falling one run short against their Cascade Conference baseball challenger, the Warriors had already exceeded their series opener's offensive output two innings into their next-day doubleheader, returning to their home ballpark with a clear goal. Forget about yesterday and attack today.
With a renewed focus, the Warriors beat the Thunderbirds by scores of 15-4 in seven innings and 12-2 in eight innings, each shortened because of the 10-run mercy rule, to leapfrog UBC in the conference standings heading into the Easter Sunday finale at 11 a. m. today.
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