LEWISTON, Idaho –
Luke White and
Charlie Updegrave each had historic days at the plate in Saturday's doubleheader against the University of British Columbia. White became the first Warrior since current head coach
Jake Taylor to hit two home runs in the same inning, then became the first LC State player to hit a home run in four straight at bats. Updegrave, making his first-career start, set the single-game RBI record with 10 on three home runs.
LC State took both games of the day against UBC to push the winning streak to 26 games, tying the second longest in program history.
The Warriors picked the perfect day to edit the record books. In between games of the twin bill, LC State Athletics honored long-time statistician and historian Denny Grubb with the dedication of the Denny Grubb Press Box.
GAME ONE: LC State def. UBC 13-1 (7 innings)
The Warriors jumped in front early with two runs in the first and one in the second.
Riley Way tripled to lead off the inning and scored on a base hit by
A.J. Davis. A double by White made it 2-0 before
Jack Sheward added to the lead in the second with the first home run of his career. The solo shot pushed the advantage to 3-0 after two innings.
LC State manufactured a run in the fifth with a double by
Dominic Signorelli and a sacrifice fly by Davis. After a leadoff single by
Sam Linscott in the sixth, White and
Matt James hit back-to-back big flies to break the game wide open at 7-0.
Justin Mazzone kept the inning going with a double before stealing third and scoring on a sacrifice fly by Sheward.
The inning continued with a walk to
Coy Stout and three straight singles by Way, Davis and
Aidan Nagle to grow the lead. White capped the inning with his second homer of the frame to send LC into the top of the seventh leading 13-0.
With his two home runs in the sixth, White became the first LC Warrior to hit two home runs in the same inning since current head coach
Jake Taylor in 1993.
UBC struck for its first hit and run of the game in the top of the seventh inning, but the Warriors had enough of a cushion to end the game in run-rule fashion.
Starter
Dawson Day was unhittable in his five-inning outing. The lefty earned his fifth win of the season behind four strikeouts.
Eric Chavarria closed out the final two innings on the mound.
White tallied three hits and six RBI to lead the LC offense, while Way, Davis, James and Mazzone each had two knocks. Davis knocked in three runs and Mazzone had the lone stolen base.
GAME TWO: LC State def. UBC 19-6 (7 innings)
LC State's offense only got better in the second half of the day. The Thunderbirds posted a pair of two-run innings to start the second half of the twin bill, but a three spot by LC in the bottom of the second kept things close.
White led off the inning with his third home run of the contest, and Mazzone wore a pitch to put a runner on. Updegrave launched his first homer as a Warrior in the next at bat to make it a 4-3 ball game.
UBC put up its third two-run inning to push the difference to 6-3.
Linscott showed off his speed in the home half of the third by taking second, third and home on a wild pitch. White followed with a solo shot to bring LC within one, and back-to-back doubles by Updegrave and
Pu'ukani De Sa put the Warriors in front 7-6
Two straight singles by Linscott and White got things going for LC in the fourth. A sacrifice fly by James was followed by a double by Mazzone and single by Updegrave to make it 10-6. An error brought in one more to cap the four-run fourth inning.
The Warriors posted their third straight four-run inning after three walks loaded the bases and Updegrave crushed a grand slam for his second homer of the game. LC held a 15-6 advantage through five.
Doubles by Linscott, White and Mazzone, kept the offensive onslaught going in the sixth, and Updegrave's third deep shot of the game gave the designated hitter 10 RBI.
Updegrave was 5-for-5 in the contest with three home runs and record 10 RBI. White was 4-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI, and both scored five runs.
Drake Borschowa had the start for the Warriors and went two innings.
Cameron Smith threw three in relief to earn the win, and
Lucas Gregory and
Trevin Hope each threw one inning.
The Warriors wrap up the season series with UBC on Sunday at 11 a.m.
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