By Jacob Mitchell - Freelancer
Western’s baseball team (18-19) had a busy few days this past weekend, playing a four-game series against Great Northwest Athletic Conference opponent St. Martin’s University (13-22).
Western would come out with a perfect 4-0 record on the weekend, keeping them atop the conference standings at No. 1. The series win came days after a victory over National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics powerhouse Lewis and Clark State College of Idaho (27-10).
Day one saw two more wins by the Wolves (7-1, 3-2), with junior Darrien Moran pitching for the duration of the game.
Moran’s pitching was top notch as he allowed one earned run on six hits to go along with a game-high tying six strikeouts, while picking up his fourth win of the season.
Adding to Moran’s success was junior Cody Sullivan and senior Matt Taylor, who both hit two triples; they would end up leading the Wolves at the end of the series with three hits apiece.
Day two of the series would go just as well for the Wolves, as they picked up two more wins for Western (13-4, 6-5). Pitcher Brady Miller took the mound and went 2-0, racking up his latest win for the Wolves.
The Saints could not handle the Wolves hitting game one, as Western breezed by for an easy 13-4 victory. The next day was a different story, with the wolves winning with a walk-off single by senior Michael Sherwin.
Western returns to the field Friday, April 17, when the Wolves open a five-game series against Montana State University Billings, starting with a suspended game from mid-March beginning at 1 p.m. at Dehlar Park in Billings, Montana.
