NEWBERG, Ore. – It wasn't a Northwest Conference game, but a win over George Fox is a win over George Fox.
Grant Knox earned his first win of the season and
Branden Pasion and
Brett Joner each collected two hits as the Wildcats picked up a 5-3 win over the Bruins Tuesday afternoon at Morse Athletic Field.
George Fox's Noah Meffert singled through the left side in the first inning to bring in Shane White and open the scoring. The Bruins scored two more in the fifth on a pair of wild pitches.
Nick Alder went 1 for 3 with a walk in his second start of the season and first at second base. He drove in
Daniel Kahn with a second-inning RBI single through the left side to tie the game at 1-1.
Pasion gave the Wildcats the lead with an RBI double to right-center in the third inning before driving in another run on a fifth-inning sacrifice fly. The 'Cats plated a run in the fifth when
Wyatt Smith reached on an error that scored
Garrett Moen. Pasion ripped a single up the middle in the seventh for his third RBI of the afternoon to make it 5-3 in favor of the visitors. The first baseman went 2 for 5 with his three RBI while Joner went 2 for 4.
It was a bullpen game for both sides. Knox went four innings, allowing three runs, two earned, on six hits. The arms of
Sam Adams,
Gavin Ludlow,
Gage Mack and
Colton Meyer limited the damage, Meyer throwing the last 1 1/3 innings to earn his third save of the season.
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With the win, the all-time series between Linfield and George Fox stands at an even 55-55. The 'Cats got back to a .500 with a 12-12 overall record (8-7 NWC). They will return to NWC play in Salem as they take on Willamette on Saturday and Sunday at the Bearcats' Spec Keene Stadium.
