March 26, 2002
Final Stats
Reno, NV - The Saint Mary's baseball team allowed five runs in the eighth inning to fall to the Nevada Wolf Pack, 15-13 on Tuesday. Five players for the Gaels recorded a multi-hit performance including Mike Harris (3-for-5, with five RBI), Mark Teahen (3-for-6), Tim Spooner (2-for-5, with three RBI), Brian Houle (2-for-6) and Jason Waugh (2-for-6).
In the first inning the Gaels erased any possiblities of a shutout this time around against the Wolf Pack as Tim Spooner connected for his second homerun on the season scoring Mark Teahen and Brian Houle. Teahen reached base on an error by the shortstop, while Houle reached on a walk. After a Neil McSherry single, a Nevada error and two walks the Gaels extebded their lead to 5-0 at the end of the first inning.
In the second inning the Gaels added another run to gain a 6-0 advantage. Houle recorded his second walk and Spooner followed with a walk as well. After a double steal the Gaels had runners on third and second base. Catcher Nick Conte soon got into the action as he grounded out to second to score Houle and give SMC's starter Matt Dolen a little more breathing room.
In the bottom of the second, Nevada's Curtis Wickwire belted his third homerun on the season, scoring Josh Laidlaw as well. Going into the third inning the Gales led 6-2.
The Gaels continued their scoring binge in the top of the third inning. Mike Harris started off the inning with a single to center field. Jason Waugh then brought Harris home when he hit his third triple of the season to right center to bring the score to 7-2. Teahen followed up Waugh with a hit of his own, scoring him and extending the Gaels lead to six runs.
In the fourth inning, Spooner led off with a single for his second hit of the day. McSherry then followed with a walk, putting runners on first and second. Conte then recorded his second RBI on the day after a single to score Spooner. Harris then recorded his second hit and RBI, scoring McSherry on a single to give the Gaels a 10-2 lead after four innings of play.
After the Gaels went scoreless in the fifth, Nevada cut the lead to seven. Chris Jimenez began the inning with a double down the right field line off of middle reliever Bryan Zahn. Gimenez was later tagged out at home after trying to score on a grounder to third baseman Teahen. Mike Haas later tripled to score Pullins and bring the score to 10-3, SMC. After Zahn hit back-to-back batter's, Laidlaw singled to score two more runs for the Wolf Pack. John Guthrie then relieved Zahn but soon found difficulty. Guthrie gave up back-to-back homeruns to the first two batters he faced for a combined total of four runs. Jeremy Gonzales then came in to close out the fifth with the score 10-9 SMC.
In the top of the sixth the Gaels would add two more runs to the scoreboard thanks to a Harris homerun, his first of his short collegiate career. The Gaels would then shutout Nevada in the bottom of the inning, extending their lead to 12-9.
Both teams would add another run in the seventh as the score read 13-10. The Gaels used a little bit of trickery on their run as McSherry stole second, Teahen stole home reaching on a single to left field and advancing on a Houle single. The Wolf Pack then retaliated scoring a run. Erick Streelman hit a single to left to start off the inning and was later scored on a single by Ryan Strain.
The Gaels went scoreless in the eighth and then found themselves in a little bit of trouble. After giving up one run to make the score 13-11, 19-game starting shortstop Brett Wayne saw some action on the mound. Wayne, gave up three runs on two hits and one walk and received the loss after the Wolf Pack added four more runs to win 15-13.
The Gaels will return to action on Thursday, March 28 in Spokane, WA to play the Gonzaga Bulldogs in a three-game series. First pitched scheduled for 2:00 p.m.
