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Friday • May 16,2003 • The Hays Daily News • S3fling’s homer sparks teamlingsvertallybirdJter-i, re-iing met* 1 thekeptitheHSUeredtingthehris r to ead. i in-Jeff sin-aped igle. trter it af-'orst therl up.gers lives is in -6.ame r weCollege tournamentsNCAA Dlv. II West Region ChampionshipsCompeting teams — 1. Sonoma State (Calii.) University (44-13-1); 2. Fori Hays Slate University (44-13); 3. Western Oregon University(40-13); 4. University of Calitornte-Davis (32-22).• Thursday’s results •Cal-Davis 12, Sonoma State B Fort Hays 9, Western Oregon 6* Saturday's games *Noon (Game 3) — Sonoma State vs. West* ern Oregon.3:30 p.m. (Game 4) — Cal-Davis vs. Fort Hays.7 p.m. (Game 5) — Sonoma Slate-Western Oregon winner vs. CaJ-DsvJs-Forl Hays lossr.* Sunday’s games ♦1 p.m. (Game 6) — Winner Game 4 vs Winner Game 5.4:30 p.m. (Game 7) — Second championship game (if necessary).Sterling started the bottom of the fifth with a single to right field, and Steffens followed with another single. Junior Brad Fannin reached on a throwing error by Western Oregon junior reliever Jesse Hedeen to load the bases.Junior Jerod Goodale walked to drive in a run, and junior Chris Lipowicz hit a sacrifice fly to give FHSU an 8-6 lead before the inning ended with a double play.“Keeping momentum on your side is definitely a factor you're looking for.” said Sterling, who combined with Steffens to go 5-for-7 with five runs scored and four RBIs.Sterling added an RBI single in the sixth to push the lead to 9-6.He had a big day for us... For-nelii said about Sterling. “He’s a good left-handed DH, and he’s do-at third, senior reliever Ben Ford got Gardinier to pop up behind home plate, and catcher Goodale made a sliding catch at the backstop for the third out of the inning.The Wolves struck for another run in the top of the eighth off FHSU junior reliever Kelly Geb-hart to crawl within 9-8.Knight, who went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBIs, led off the ninth with a single, and was sacrificed to second.But senior Justin Trout came in for Gebhart and struck out Gardinier on three pitches.That’s really big for confidence,’' Trout said. “If you can get a guy out with three pitches, then you can keep momentum on your side ...Trout then got a groundout to earn his second save of the year. Senior Landon Harper (10-1) allowed seven runs — six earned — on 10 hits in six-plus innings, with three strikeouts and no walks to pick up his team-high 10th win.“It was a great game for that kind of momentum, said Western Oregon coach Terry Baumgartner. We were just hoping to get that momentum one more time....”Winning the opener was key, Fornelli said.“It’s a huge relief,” he said about winning the first game. I thought we played a little tight... But some guys came out of the pen and
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