Photo Courtesy of Jeff Barrett
By Kirk Haney – USU Eastern Athletics

Price, UT – Ryder Peterson was an RBI machine on Friday, driving in four on three hits to lead Utah State Eastern past USU Aggies 17-10 on Friday. Peterson drove in runs on a double in the first, a double in the fifth, and a double in the sixth.

Eastern collected 16 hits on the day. Peterson, Dylan Rodriguez, Gabe Childs, Parker Applegate, Dylan Sanchez, and Dawsen Hall all managed multiple hits for Utah State Eastern. Peterson went 3-for-5 at the plate to lead Utah State Eastern in hits. Sanchez led Utah State Eastern with three stolen bases, as they ran wild on the base paths with 11 stolen bases.

Parker Buys was credited with the victory for Utah State Eastern. The pitcher went four innings, allowing five runs on six hits and striking out eight. Gabe Lundbeck, Reed Carter, and Cody Lowe all put in work in relief out of the bullpen, steering their team towards the victory.

Game 2

12 to 2

Max Nichols drove in six to lead Utah State Eastern past USU Aggies 12-2 on Friday. Nichols drove in runs on a home run in the second, a double in the third, and a home run in the fourth.

Kody Nelson led the Utah State Eastern to victory on the hill. The pitcher went five innings, allowing two runs on three hits and striking out nine.

“After a hard fought first game our guys came out strong. Kody threw great and had a great pace on the mound and our hitters did their part”, said Eastern Coach Kirk Haney.

Eastern racked up eight hits in the game. Nichols and Dylan Sanchez all managed multiple hits for Utah State Eastern. Nichols led Utah State Eastern with three hits in three at bats and Sanchez going 2 for 3.

Game 3

Utah State Eastern jumped out to an early lead over USU Aggies and took home an 11-2 victory on Saturday. Utah State Eastern scored on a double by Parker Applegate and a groundout by Max Nichols in the first inning.

Eastern pulled away for good with one run in the second inning.

Utah State Eastern tallied four runs in the fifth inning. The rally was led by a home run by Dawsen Hall and a double by Dylan Sanchez.

Riley Ashton earned the victory on the mound for Utah State Eastern. Ashton surrendered two runs on four hits over four innings, striking out nine and walking one. Kaden Stewart and Jagger Hadley entered the game out of the bullpen and helped to close out the game in relief.

Eastern totaled seven hits. Sanchez and Ryder Peterson each collected multiple hits for Utah State Eastern. Peterson and Sanchez each managed two hits to lead Utah State Eastern. Utah State Eastern was sure-handed and didn’t commit a single error. Ty Barker made the most plays with 13.

Game 4

Hayden Brock shut down USU Aggies, throwing a complete game shutout and leading Utah State Eastern to a 10-0 victory on Saturday

Eastern secured the victory thanks to seven runs in the third inning. The big inning was thanks to home runs by Skiler Hohrein and Ryder Peterson, a walk by Gabe Childs, and a triple by Dawsen Hall.

Eastern collected eight hits on the day. Dylan Rodriguez and Hall each had multiple hits for Utah State Eastern. Hall and Rodriguez each managed two hits to lead Utah State Eastern. Utah State Eastern didn’t commit a single error in the field. Hohrein had nine chances in the field, the most on the team.

“This was a fun weekend we were excited to get one more series in at home before starting conference next week. Our players did well executing in each game and coming up with another weekend with 4 wins”, Haney stated.

Conference opener begins Thursday March 11th at CNCC.