ALAMOSA, Colo. (March 1, 2018) – It was a timely homecoming for Colorado natives Logan Nethercot and Will Clark, as the Centennial State natives had two of No.10 Lubbock Christian University's three runs-batted-in and led the Chaparrals to a 3-2 win over Adams State University in their first road game of the season.
 
Nethercot, a native of Cañon City, Colo., led off the game in the top of the first inning with a home run for his second dinger of the season. It marked LCU's first top-of-the-first-inning leadoff home run since Christian Vazquez hit a leadoff home run on May 4, 2013 at Oklahoma City (Vazquez did it twice in 2013).
 
The home run by Nethercot did not set the tone for a high scoring game. The score remained 1-0 until Erik Hildebrandt with a two-out RBI hit to tie the game 1-1 in the bottom of the second inning. LCU's "division one" transfers Andrew Pratt and Scotland Church each singled in the fifth inning and Church scored on a Ryan Rogers groundout RBI to regain the Chaps lead. The lead would not hold in the bottom of the sixth inning, with Orlando Romer tying the game back up (2-2) with a two-out single.
 
James Hardberger and Rogers each singled in the eighth inning, setting up an RBI single from Steamboat Springs, Colo. native Will Clark to give LCU a 3-2 lead. The Grizzlies were able to get the tying run aboard in the ninth inning, but LCU's Nick Hooper produced a strikeout followed by a double play to claim his fourth save of the season.
 
Callan Johnson started on the bump for LCU and went 5.0 innings allowing two runs off five hits. He was not factored into the decision, as LCU's Chandler Casey pitched three innings of relief and claimed the win (2-1). Adam Molina suffered the loss (0-3), as the southpaw went 7.1 innings allowing three runs off nine hits.
 
Nethercot was LCU's only multi-hit producer, going 2-for-4 with a solo home run. Four Grizzlies had two-hit performances, with Hildebrandt and Romero each driving in a run with their two hits.
 
LCU (12-7) hands ASU their 11^th straight loss (0-11) this season and extends their hit streak to seven games. The two teams meet again Saturday at 3 p.m. (Central) in Colorado.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
3 | LCU has not committed an error in three consecutive game. The longest streak LCU produced last season was five straight games of error free baseball.
6 | Braden Hayward produced a hit in the game and extends his team's active leading hit streak to six games.
8 | Will Clark produced a stolen base in the game and improves his team lead in stolen bases going 8-for-8.
12 | Logan Nethercot has reached base safely in all 12 games this season.
2014 | LCU's streak of losses in road openers ended at three games with the win. Their prior road opening win was an 18-8 win over New Mexico Highlands in Las Vegas, N.M. on Feb. 9, 2014.