2008 Woodie Awards
'Yotes bite UPS in Idaho
Will Holden
Issue date: 2/23/07 Section: Sports
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By Will Holden
wholden@ups.edu
Sports Editor
It's hard to say just what a 'Yote is and how it plays baseball in 40 degree weather. But UPS found out that they were anything but welcoming as they swept Loggers in the three game set beating them 5-10, 4-5, and 0-7 last weekend at Albertson College. Turns out the Coyotes handle the cold pretty well.
In game one, the Loggers sent staff ace Evan Scandling to the mound to try and fend off the effort of Albertson's ace, NAIA All-American Jason Roach. Scandling was largely successful through five innings as he walked just two batters and allowed only two runs. But the wheels came off in the bottom of the sixth.
Albertson's Casey Oliver led off the inning with a homerun and ended the inning with a ground out as the 'Yotes came up with six runs on seven hits and a walk.
Zach Green came in and put the clamps on for the Loggers as he replaced Scandling in the inning, and UPS would manage four runs in the top of the ninth, thanks in large part to a three-run bomb from Michael Olsen (his second on the year), but the Loggers would ultimately fall short in their comeback losing 5-10.
Roach mowed down ten Loggers in seven innings allowing just one in his third win in as many starts.
Game two saw a spirited effort from another UPS pitcher as Ryan Gustafson gave Albertson seven strong innings, allowing just two earned runs.
Joe Newland also put in a solid performance, giving the Loggers their first lead of the day in the fourth when he singled in Sean Kiriu and then scored himself on a fielding error to put UPS up 2-1.
The Loggers would get another run in the top of the fifth as Olsen was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.
Albertson would tie it up again in the bottom of the inning, but Newland came to UPS' aid once more with his fourth home run on the season, a solo shot to put the Loggers up one heading into the bottom of the final inning.
Kiriu came in to try and slam the door on Albertson, but Oliver was again the hero as he crossed the plate for the 'Yotes' winning run after Kiriu gave up two hits and a walk. UPS lost the game 4-5 as Kiriu was handed the loss.
In the final game of the weekend, Albertson jumped on Loggers starter Chris Owens early. The 'Yotes came up with four runs in the first inning, punctuated by a homerun from Adam Roach, the twin brother of the former Logger nemesis Jason.
The combination of Albertson pitcher Carson Taysom, Pat Lyon and Tim Bourner three-hit UPS on the day and the Loggers were not able to make anything out of the efforts of relief pitchers Dusty Kauflin, Green and Kiriu, who gave up just one run after Owens was pulled.
The loss puts the Loggers at 1-5-1 on the season as they begin their conference schedule next weekend against Linfield at home.
• Will Holden hates sleepovers.
wholden@ups.edu
Sports Editor
It's hard to say just what a 'Yote is and how it plays baseball in 40 degree weather. But UPS found out that they were anything but welcoming as they swept Loggers in the three game set beating them 5-10, 4-5, and 0-7 last weekend at Albertson College. Turns out the Coyotes handle the cold pretty well.
In game one, the Loggers sent staff ace Evan Scandling to the mound to try and fend off the effort of Albertson's ace, NAIA All-American Jason Roach. Scandling was largely successful through five innings as he walked just two batters and allowed only two runs. But the wheels came off in the bottom of the sixth.
Albertson's Casey Oliver led off the inning with a homerun and ended the inning with a ground out as the 'Yotes came up with six runs on seven hits and a walk.
Zach Green came in and put the clamps on for the Loggers as he replaced Scandling in the inning, and UPS would manage four runs in the top of the ninth, thanks in large part to a three-run bomb from Michael Olsen (his second on the year), but the Loggers would ultimately fall short in their comeback losing 5-10.
Roach mowed down ten Loggers in seven innings allowing just one in his third win in as many starts.
Game two saw a spirited effort from another UPS pitcher as Ryan Gustafson gave Albertson seven strong innings, allowing just two earned runs.
Joe Newland also put in a solid performance, giving the Loggers their first lead of the day in the fourth when he singled in Sean Kiriu and then scored himself on a fielding error to put UPS up 2-1.
The Loggers would get another run in the top of the fifth as Olsen was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.
Albertson would tie it up again in the bottom of the inning, but Newland came to UPS' aid once more with his fourth home run on the season, a solo shot to put the Loggers up one heading into the bottom of the final inning.
Kiriu came in to try and slam the door on Albertson, but Oliver was again the hero as he crossed the plate for the 'Yotes' winning run after Kiriu gave up two hits and a walk. UPS lost the game 4-5 as Kiriu was handed the loss.
In the final game of the weekend, Albertson jumped on Loggers starter Chris Owens early. The 'Yotes came up with four runs in the first inning, punctuated by a homerun from Adam Roach, the twin brother of the former Logger nemesis Jason.
The combination of Albertson pitcher Carson Taysom, Pat Lyon and Tim Bourner three-hit UPS on the day and the Loggers were not able to make anything out of the efforts of relief pitchers Dusty Kauflin, Green and Kiriu, who gave up just one run after Owens was pulled.
The loss puts the Loggers at 1-5-1 on the season as they begin their conference schedule next weekend against Linfield at home.
• Will Holden hates sleepovers.
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