.@CoachFlipSJSU talked with @Bridget_Howard8 about tonight's start from @ethanbossross16 ??#AllSpartans pic.twitter.com/ezcIWCmPif
— San José State Baseball (@SanJoseStateBSB) May 28, 2023
BOX SCORE (FRESNO STATE) | BOX SCORE (AIR FORCE) | HIGHLIGHTS
FRESNO, Calif.—Left-handed pitcher Jack White earned two saves to lead the San José State baseball team (30-25, 18-11 MW) in an 11-8 win over No. 4 seed Fresno State (30-27, 16-14 MW) and a 7-5 win over No. 3 seed Air Force (28-29, 17-13 MW) on Saturday at the Mountain West Championship. The Spartans move on to Sunday and will face Air Force for the Mountain West Championship title.
VS. FRESNO STATE
- Jack Colette was a triple shy of the cycle, going 4-for-4 with a walk.
- Colette, Robert Hamchuk, James Shimashita and Charles McAdoo all hit home runs.
- Robert Hamchuk and Theo Hardy each produced three hits.
- Matt Spear recorded two hits, one of which was an RBI double.
- Right-handed pitcher Cade Van Allen earned the win, tossing 4.1 innings and allowing only two runs on three hits while striking out four.
- White entered in the ninth inning and struck out two for the save.
VS. AIR FORCE
- Left-handed pitcher Ethan Ross tossed 7.0 innings, allowing four earned runs on nine hits while striking out seven to earn the win.
- White picked up the save with 2.0 scoreless innings of relief, striking out three.
- The Spartans scored five runs in the bottom of the seventh inning after going down 5-2.
- Hunter Dorraugh and Dalton Bowling hit back-to-back solo home runs in the seventh inning.
- Dorraugh's home run was his third blast of the championship and 25th of his career. He moves into a tie for second all-time with John Fagan (2000-01) for most career home runs by a Spartan.
- Bowling's home run was his team-leading 11th of the season.
- Bowling and Hamchuk each registered three hits.
UP NEXT: The No. 1 seed Spartans and No. 3 seed Air Force will duel for the Mountain West Championship title on Sunday, May 28 at 1 p.m. Watch the contest on the Mountain West Network.
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