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Dirtbag pitchers
dominate
By Dwight Flenniken
On-line Forty-Niner
Long Beach State
beat Arkansas twice in nonconference baseball action at Blair
Field by scores of 7-1 Friday and 4-0 Saturday.
In Saturday's game, Dirtbag starter Daniel Eisentrager pitched
7 1/3 scoreless innings on his way to his third victory without
a loss this season.
Josh Alliston came in relief of Eisentrager, and allowed one
hit and one walk in 1 2/3 scoreless innings. Neil Jamison
closed the victory with a one-hit ninth inning.
Todd Jennings started the scoring with a one-out home run
in the bottom of the first and also stopped a Razorback rally
by cutting down Michael Conners on an attempted steal.
In the bottom of the fifth, Jeremy Reed, the 49ers' hottest
hitter, hit an RBI single that scored Kevin Randel from second
and gave the Dirtbags a 2-0 lead.
Arkansas threatened in the seventh inning with Alliston on
the mound.
Dirtbag coach Mike Weathers decided to leave Alliston in the
game with runners at first and third and two outs, and the
reliever rewarded his coach's decision when he forced Arkansas'
Luke Weatherford to hit a fly ball that ended the rally.
The Dirtbags put the game away with two runs in the eighth
inning on a leadoff home run by second baseman Nick Orlandos,
and a single and steal by Chris Wright led to an RBI single
by Nick Covarrubias.
In Friday's game, a three-run second inning following a costly
Arkansas error proved enough for Dirtbag starter Abe Alvarez,
who allowed only one earned run in 6 1/3 innings to improve
his record to 2-0 on the season.
"I was pumped up for this game," Alvarez said.
"I had a lot of confidence in myself."
Alvarez had a career-high six strikeouts and allowed only
six hits on 99 pitches. At one point, he retired eight batters
in a row and has not allowed a walk this season.
In the second inning of a scoreless game, Jennings and Randel
reached base on back-to-back singles with two outs.
A subsequent error by Arkansas shortstop Tigger Lyles loaded
the bases and Reed shot a double into the gap, clearing the
bases.
LBSU built a 4-0 lead in the third when Paul McAnulty reached
first on a second error by Lyles, stole second base and was
driven home on a double by Mike Hofius.
The Dirtbags blew the game open with three runs in the bottom
of the fifth inning. A double by McAnulty, a single by Hofius
and a triple by Jennings help spur the rally. The Dirtbags
had 16 hits in the lopsided victory.
LBSU reliever Joey Pace entered the game and retired eight
of the nine batters he faced.
The 49ers closed out the series Sunday afternoon at Blair
Field. Look for the game story in Tuesday's On-line Forty-Niner.
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