REDDING, CA - The no. 13 NAIA ranked UBC Thunderbirds (1-0) began their 2010 season with a solid 13-3 win over the Simpson University Redhawks on Wednesday afternoon in Redding, CA.
The game marked the beginning of the T-Birds annual road trip through California to begin their baseball season. The traveling 'Birds showed a lot of offensive pop, putting away a close game with 10 runs over the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings.
Sophomore outfielder
Sean Pisarski led the UBC hit parade and was one of four T-Birds to notch a pair of hits in the game. He finished the game going 2-for-4 with a three-run home run and a double leading to a five RBI performance. Freshman 3B
Keaton Briscoe had a great T-Bird debut, tallying two hits, one RBI, two runs, and a stolen base in his first ever varsity game.
Danny Britton-Foster got the start for the T-Birds and went four innings, giving up two runs (one earned) and five hits while striking out two and walking one.
The second-year hurler got some help early as the 'Birds knocked in three runs in the top of the first. Simpson made it 3-2 in the bottom of the fourth, however the visiting T-Birds went on to outscore the Redhaws 10-1 over the next three innings.
Nic Lendvoy and
Nic Lindsay each added a two-run home run for UBC. The T-Birds finished the afternoon with 14 hits compared to six by the Redhawks.
UBC got solid performances from freshmen
David Otterman and
Cody Chartrand on the mound. Senior
Matt Bannister also put up a scoreless inning.
UBC continues their trip with a match-up against no. 9 ranked Fresno Pacific on Thursday. The T-Birds open their conference schedule against Simpson with a pair of double headers on February 26 and 27.
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