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March 8, 2008 Lacey, WA – Nick Bolthouse threw a complete game shutout as Saint Martin’s took the final game of the four game series against Northwest Nazarene 2-0 in Great Northwest Athletic Conference action. SMU won the first game of the doubleheader 7-6 Saturday at Saints Field. Bolthouse allowed just three hits in the game while striking out three and walking four. Saint Martin’s got their first run in the bottom of the second on a single down the left field line by Tom Barlow. With the bases loaded in the third NNU was called for catcher’s interference to force in Nate Baker from third and put the Saints up 2-0. Shane Schoeneberg, Craig Yuhas and Luke Abbott accounted for the Saints only other hits. NNU jumped out to an early lead in game one plating four in the top of the first. The Saints answered back with two of their own in the bottom of the inning on a RBI single by Baker and a ground out. The two teams exchanged runs over the next six innings and SMU went into the bottom of the eighth down 6-5. Yuhas led off the inning with a walk, advanced to third on a failed pickoff attempt and came in to score on a sacrifice fly by Abbott. Barlow then singled and was driven in on a single to right by Carlo Ramirez for the go ahead run. Andrew Speer sent the Crusaders down in order in the top of the ninth, striking out two, to pick up the win. Speer struck out four in his two innings of work. Carlo Ramirez had three hits on the day, including a triple, while scoring twice and driving in one. Andy Cole and Schoeneberg had three hits apiece for the Saints, both with a double and two singles. Cole picked up two runs batted in and Schoeneberg had two runs scored. The Saints fell in the completion of yesterday’s suspended game by a score of 4-3. NNU scored in their half of the inning as Cole Smith led off with a single advanced to third via a sacrifice bunt and a ground out then came in to score on a single up the middle by Severo Rodriguez. SMU was unable to put anything together in the bottom of the inning. Scott Leshner was tagged with the loss. Saint Martin’s gets ready to take on Montana State Billings next weekend in a four game series at Saints Field.
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