Beaks Sweep Umpqua 6-2, 7-6 at Home

ALBANY, Ore. — Linn-Benton jumped ahead early in Game One and had to battle back in Game Two, but managed two wins over Umpqua, 6-2 and 7-6, respetively, in NWAC South Region baseball action Sunday afternoon at Dick McClain Field.

The wins improved the Roadrunners record to 10-2 on the season. Umpqua drops to 6-6. 

In Game One, the Roadrunners jumped out early when Ruben Cedillo crushed a two-run homer in the first inning. Ian McIntrye hit his own two-run blast in the third inning to give the Beaks a 4-0 lead.

Umpqua's Jack Van Remortel put the Riverhawks on the scoreboard with a two-run homer in the fourth inning, but that would be the only scoring of the game.

Cedillo added extra insurance by blasting another two-run homer in the fifth inning to give the Roadrunners a 6-2 lead. 

Taylor Ott earned the win for Linn-Benton in seven innings of work.

In the nightcap, the Riverhawks jumped out to a 4-0 lead on Jonathon Grassman's grand slam in the second inning. The Roadrunners battled back to tie the game 4-4 in the fifth inning when Cedillo scored on Wyatt Young's sacrifice fly.

Linn-Benton added three runs in the sixth inning to take a 7-4 lead into the final inning. Umpqua scored two runs in the top of the seventh inning before reliever Nolan Jackson stuck out Joshua Robbins on a called third strike to end the game.

Boone Rush earned the win, and Jackson the save, for the Roadrunners. Cedillo ended the day going 4-for-7 at the plate with six RBI's.

The Roadrunners next travel to Mt. Hood on Friday and will host the Saints on Sunday. Both days' doubleheaders start at 1:00 p.m.

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