West Jordan, Utah- No. 2 seed Salt Lake came from behind and defeated No. 3 seed USU-Eastern 8-6 in game one.
USU-Eastern got started early as three RBI singles got the Eagles a 5-0 lead before the Bruins could even bat.
In the bottom of the fourth DH Kade Gambill hit a two-run home run to spark Salt Lake. LF Lute Chavez hit a two-run home run in the fifth to make it a 5-4 game. In the sixth inning, C AJ Thomas scored on a wild pitch to tie the game. Lute Chavez homered again to give Salt Lake a 6-5 lead. The Bruins scored for a fifth straight inning with a two-RBI double from 2B Gage Wareham, making the Bruins lead 8-5.
RHP Easton Davies threw five scoreless innings and recorded four strikeouts after a rough first inning. LHP Mason Green pitched the last three innings for Salt Lake. Green struck out three batters and picked up the win for the Bruins.
Up Next
The Bru Cru and USU-Eastern play game two tomorrow on Friday May 1st at 4:00 pm MT.
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