ACU Shuts Out Nelson (TX)

Glendale, Ariz.- The Firestorm kept their bats hot as they scored ten runs in their second game of the season against the Nelson (TX) Lions. ACU’s defense shut them out as they were able to keep zeros across the scoreboard. Arizona Christian will head into the final game of the Coach Calderon Invitational with a record of 2-0 after today’s strong outing. 

Game Info

• Score: Arizona Christian – 10, Nelson (TX) – 0
• Records: Arizona Christian – 2-0, Nelson (TX) – 1-1
• Location: Greenway High School, Glendale, AZ

ACU Stats

• Trey Tarver – 3-4, 3 hits, 1 run, 2 RBI, 1 walk
• Kimo Fukofuka – 2-4, 2 hits, 3 runs, 1 RBI, 1 walk
• Kane Kiaunis – 2-5, 2 hits, 1 run, 1 RBI
• Andrew Ivy – 1-5, 1 hit, 1 run, 1 RBI
• Payton Robertson – 6.1 IP, 0 runs, 8 K, 2 walks, win

Inside Game One

• In the first inning, Fukofuka walked, Tarver doubled to center field, driving in Fukofuka and scoring the first run for the Firestorm. 
• Petersen doubled to left field, get an RBI after Beckworth scored in the second inning
• In the same inning, Ivy singled up the middle and gets an RBI after Logan Sanders scored
• Fukofuka doubled to center field and gets an RBI after Ivy scored
• Later that inning, Tarver singled to right field, earns an RBI after Fukofuka scored
• Also in the second inning, Garcia singled, advanced to second on the throw, and drives in Tarver to score the fifth run 
• In the bottom of the sixth inning, Kiaunis doubled to left field and earned an RBI after Fukofuka scored.
• In the bottom of the eighth inning, ACU scored the last three runs to make the score 10-0.

Thoughts from Coach McDonald
“This was a great team win! We put up zeros across the board and had a really good approach at the plate tonight. [The] defense stepped up as well. Great game by us tonight!”

Up Next
On Saturday, ACU will host Taylor University for the final game of the Coach Calderon Invitational at 7pm at Greenway High School.

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