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Baseball Sweeps Doubleheader From Saint Mary's
May 3, 2003
Game One Box Score Game Two Box Score
SPOKANE, Wash. - The Gonzaga University Bulldogs (22-23-1, 10-14 WCC) won swept their third straight West Coast Conference doubleheader on Saturday afternoon after they swept visiting Saint Mary's College (18-28-1, 8-15-1) at Spokane Falls Community College. Eric Dworkis tossed his second consecutive shutout in the first game as Gonzaga rolled 14-0 and Eric Rodland drove home three in the nightcap 8-5 win. In the opener Dworkis (7-4) held Saint Mary's in check all afternoon as he scattered five hits and struck out a career-high 11 batters in in tossing his second complete game shutout in as many outings. Dworkis is now 3-0 in last three starts with only one run allowed in his last 23 innings while setting down 30 batters on strikes.
Gonzaga extended its lead to 11-0 in the fifth when Corder hit his second double of the ball game to drive home two more runs. Johnson followed with a two-run single to cap a 3-for-5 day at the plate. Corder would finish the afternoon perfect with a 5-for-5 game at the plate including four runs scored and five RBI. Saint Mary's looked to return the favor in the second game as the Gaels scored three runs over the first two innings. Nick Conte drove home two in the first with a triple to left that was ruled a hit despite a Gonzaga argument that the ball was caught by Bulldogs outfielder David Johnson. Adam Bellows added a solo home run in the second to give SMC a 3-0 cushion.
Kevin Trochez worked 5.1 innings of relief for Saint Mary's as the Gaels made a late charge scoring two runs against John Gonzalez in the top of the eight to cut the lead to 7-5. Tim Spooner scored one of the runs on a double steal by Jeff Cunningham. Cunningham would come around to score on a Gonzalez wild pitch. Gonzalez would get out the inning to pick up his fourth save of the season. Matt Reding (2-0) worked five innings to pick up the win as he left with a 6-3 advantage. Gonzaga added a single run in the sixth on an RBI by Jeff Culpepper and Brad Welker came around to score in the eighth as Corder laid down a bunt with Welker on first and the throw to get Corder sailed into the right field after Corder reached the bag. Corder and Johnson each had three hits in the second game while Rodland drove home three. Delaney Gallagher, Bryan Byrne and Nick Conte all had two hits for Saint Mary's in the second game after Gilbert Gil had two of the Gaels five hits in the game one loss.
Gonzaga travels to Santa Clara next Saturday for a three-game WCC series with the Broncos at Buck Shaw Stadium.
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