WOU Hits Three Home Runs During 18-8 Victory Over Roadrunners

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MONMOUTH - Kevin Corrigan and Jason Pohl hit home runs, and Matt Skundrick added a grand slam as Western Oregon rolled to an 18-8 baseball victory over Metro State on Friday afternoon at the WOU Baseball Field.

The win improved WOU`s record to 23-13 on the season, while the Roadrunners dropped to 17-16. The four-game series between the two teams from the NCAA Division II west region continues on Saturday with a doubleheader that begins at noon.

The win was the 12th in the last 14 outings for the Wolves, who also just captured two of three games against defending region champion Chico State.

Corrigan and Skundrick blasted their eighth home runs of the season. Corrigan also had two doubles and a single (4-for-5), while Skundrick gets four RBI for his grand slam poke in the seventh inning. Boo Christenson, Paul Fisher and Evan Krouse had two hits each for the hosts, while Cobi Jiles reached base all five times he came to bat—with two walks, a single and two hit-by-pitches.

Gorman had two hits for Metro State, as did Troy Spahn, Dakota Nahm, and Brent Bowers. Kyle Bowman led the visitors with three hits in five at-bats.

Western Oregon broke open a 6-3 game with 10 runs in the bottom of the seventh inning. The Wolves had six hits in that inning, including Skundrick`s grand slam.

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