Coach Littlewood Gets 500th Win in DH Split

DSC and CSU San Bernardino each win 3-1 decisions

Mike Littlewood (standing, left) nabs 500th coaching win

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2

Box Score - Game 1 | Box Score - Game 2

ST. GEORGE – Mike Littlewood, head coach of the Dixie State baseball team, earned his 500th career coaching victory in the first of two games played Friday against Cal State San Bernardino. DSC's 3-1 win put the 16th year coach into a class with elite company.

Dixie State could not continue the momentum dropping the second game of the doubleheader 3-1 being held to just one hit.

In Friday's opener, starting pitcher James Mahler (Sandy, UT/West Jordan) picked up the victory allowing one run on four hits while striking out six over six innings. Kyle DiMartino (Las Vegas, NV/Durango) tossed the final three scoreless frames to earn his first save.

Offensively, the Red Storm (2-2) got on the scoreboard first with a leadoff home run from Tyson Littlewood (St. George. UT/Pine View HS) in the second inning. A two-out rally in the third doubled the lead. Jordan Hanley (Las Vegas. NV/Bonanza) singled and scored all the way from first on a Joe Andrade (Yuma, AZ/San Luis ) double.

CSUSB (2-3) plated a run on a Mahler wild pitch in the top of the fourth, only to see the Storm's Quinn Boyer (Ogden, UT/Bonneville HS) answer back in the home half with an RBI triple scoring Sam Friend (Las Vegas, NV/Centennial).

Aaron Brooks took the loss for the Coyotes despite striking out seven batters.

GAME TWO: The CSUSB trio of starter Casey McArthur and relievers Jeff Terzo and Josh Pond combined on a seven-inning one hitter to defeat Dixie State 3-1.

Eric Dow went 2-for-2 with 2 RBI for the Coyotes.

DSC got their lone hit (and hit) in the fourth inning. Colton Yack (South Jordan, UT/Bingham) led off the frame with a bunt single in front of the pitcher. He moved to third on a throwing error and scored on a wild pitch.

Friend dropped the decision allowing two runs over 4.1 innings.

The series finale is Saturday beginning at 11 a.m.

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