BOX SCORE
LEWISTON, Idaho – Senior
Nate Hiebert (Lebanon, Ore.) went a combined 3-for-5 at the plate, as Corban's baseball team dropped the finale of the Red Lion Tournament to the NAIA's No. 4-ranked Lewis-Clark State, 13-2, Sunday at Harris Field.
Eight other Warriors – senior
Tyler Lake (Medford, Ore.), junior
David Hull (Kelso, Wash.), junior
Nick Stiltner (Eugene, Ore.), sophomore
Matt Hamlin (Hamilton, Mt.), sophomore
Andy Hill (Eugene, Ore.), sophomore
Kyle Kunkel (Bremerton, Wash.), freshman
Sage Poland (Spokane, Wash.), and freshman
Joshua Walker (Oregon City, Ore.) – collected a hit each, while senior
Aarason Perry (Susanville, Calif.) drove in Corban's lone run via an RBI ground out in the top of the fourth inning.
On the mound, junior
Tyler Doornink (Yakima, Wash.) went the opening 2.0 innings allowing six earned runs on seven hits before turning the ball over to a quintet of relievers – senior
Steven Candelaria (Farmington, N.M.), sophomore
Caleb Virtue (Vancouver, Wash.), junior
Mike McKay (Almira, Wash.), junior
Luke Loberg (Sublimity, Ore.), and sophomore
Kris Bos (Jerome, Idaho) – for the final seven innings allowing a combined seven runs (six earned) on six hits.
Lewis-Clark State would put six runs on the board over the opening two innings before Corban scored its only runs in the top of the fourth inning thanks to a throwing error that allowed Stiltner to score before Perry drove home junior
Colby Sokol for the Warriors' final run.
The nationally-ranked home team would tack on four more runs in the bottom of the fourth inning before putting three more runs on the board in the bottom of the fifth inning for the final score of 13-2.
L-C State's Braxton Miller went a perfect 3-for-3 with a pair of home runs and eight RBI for the host Warriors, while Brian Gaylord drove in two runs thanks to a 2-for-3 performance. Pitching-wise, Zach Hull earned the win going the opening 4.0 innings allowing two unearned runs on two hits before a trio of relievers – Zach Clanton, Paul Anaya, and Alex Murrieta – closed out the final five innings.
With today's result, Corban falls to 0-4 and Lewis-Clark State improves to a perfect 5-0 on its young season. The Warriors will return to the field on Friday, February 18th, in the opener of the Cascade-Northwest Challenge against George Fox beginning at 5:00 p.m. at Wilsonville High School in Wilsonville, Oregon.
