Kansas Wesleyan Baseball rode the momentum of a second walk-off win in Saturday's first game to complete a sweep of the Tabor Bluejays at Dean Evans Stadium.
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For a second straight game,
Niko Olson played hero for the Coyotes. After bringing in the winning run on Friday night on a sacrifice fly, Olson won the first game for the Coyotes crushed a ball off the scoreboard in left field for a 3-run walk-off homer giving KWU a 5-2 win in the first game on Saturday.
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The Coyotes took an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first in the first game.
Carter Allen singled and
Garrett Garfield was hit by a pitch before
Fernando Ruvalcaba drove in a run with a single. Â
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Tabor took the lead in the top of the third with two runs.
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The Coyotes tied it in the bottom of the fifth as
Zac Goldenberg led off the inning with a homer. The Coyotes loaded the bases, but couldn't bring in another run.
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The score stayed there until the ninth.
Logan Arndt started the rally with a single.
Blake Dale hit into a fielder's choice and later in the inning pinch hitter
Tyler Nordyke walked and then Olson hit the first pitch of his at bat off the scoreboard for the walk-off homer vaulting the Coyotes to victory.
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Olson was the only player with multiple hits in the game. Starter
Thalen Wright went a solid seven innings, allowing five hits and two runs, one earned with five strikeouts, but
Kayden Shivers got the win for the Coyotes pitching a hitless ninth with a strikeout.
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The Coyotes rode the momentum of the walk-off win to post a 10-0 win in the second game.
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Olson led off the first with a single but was retired on a fielder's choice. Later in the inning Ruvalcaba singled and
Chris Finocchario drove in a run, starting the KWU rally.
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The Coyotes got four runs in the second as Nordyke singled, Olson walked and Allen followed with a 3-run homer. Finocchario drove in another run in the inning with a single.
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Allen drove in another run in the third with a sacrifice fly in the third.
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The Coyotes added four more in the fourth inning. Ruvalcaba singled, then scored on Finocchario's double. Arndt followed with a single.
Blake Dale walked and
Zac Goldenberg drove in a run with a double and Olson drove in a run.
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Allen drove in four runs for the Coyotes. Ruvalcaba, Finocchario and Goldenberg had three hits each for the Coyotes.
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Wil Yamka picked up the win, going five innings allowing three hits and striking out six.
Connor Rhorer held Tabor to one hit over the last two innings.
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The Coyotes have a midweek game with McPherson on Tuesday in McPherson before hosting a weekend series against Friends next Saturday and Sunday.
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