Comeback Salvages Series Finale at HPU

Down by five, DSC stages dramatic extra-inning victory

Quinn Boyer had 5 hits on Saturday

Box Score WAIPAHU, HAWAII – Colton Yack (South Jordan, UT/Bingham) looped an RBI single to center in the top of the 11th inning pushing Dixie State to a series finale win at Hawaii Pacific 9-8 on Saturday afternoon at Hans L'Orange Park. The opportunity to dethrone the Sea Warriors in extra frames nearly did not occur.

Dixie State (25-12) trailed by five runs, 8-3, after the fifth inning. The comeback effort began an inning later with Yack doubling down the right field line scoring Quinn Boyer (Ogden, UT/Bonneville HS).

Yack again played a key role in DSC's two run eighth. His RBI sacrifice fly to left paired with an Ammon Zitting (Pleasant Grove. UT/Lone Peak) run-scoring single to center put the Storm within two at 8-6.

In the ninth, pinch runner Eric Doi (Cottonwood. UT/Cottonwood) scored from second after an errant throw to third on a sac bunt from Judd Jensen (Taylorsville, UT/Taylorsville) was tossed into foul territory. Boyer singled through the left side to plate Tony Nelson (St. George. UT/Dixie) with the equalizer. The Storm thought they had the go-ahead run in when Jensen broke from third on a grounder to short, but he was cut down at the plate. An inning-ending double play ended the threat.

The go-ahead run pushed across home with two out in the 11th frame. Yack's two-strike pitch single off Chad Wagner (L, 2-1) into center again plated Boyer.

Todd Morlock (Magna, UT /Taylorsville) entered the game with two outs in the ninth, shut down a ninth inning HPU rally and then closed the game with a perfect 1-2-3 inning in the bottom of the 11th to earn the relief victory (3-1).

Boyer went 5-for-6 becoming the first DSC player to have five hits in a game this season. Yack went 3-6 with 3RBI and Zitting went 2-for 6.

The win snapped a three-game losing skid against Hawaii Pacific.

Dixie State returns to action on the Big Island against UH Hilo beginning Monday night at 4:00pm Hawaiian (8:00pm MST). Justin Prodan (Rohnert Park, CA/Rancho Cotate) is expected to get the start for the Storm for one of the two doubleheader games from Wong Stadium.

Listen to the live action on Classical 91.3FM and Network1Sports.com with John Potter beginning at 7:50pm.

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