UCU Baseball Sweeps Goshen on Opening Day
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
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Goshen (IN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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Union Commonwealth | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
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Goshen (IN) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
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Union Commonwealth | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | X | 10 | 9 | 0 |
CORBIN, Ky. – The Union Commonwealth University baseball team (2-0) opened the 2026 regular season with a pair of victories over Goshen (0-2) on Sunday afternoon, winning 5-2 and 10-5.
Game 1: Union Commonwealth 5, Goshen 2
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In the bottom of the first inning, Aiden Wilson opened the scoring with a single up the middle, advancing Isaiah Pintor and bringing home Joaquin Gutierrez.
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Wilson added to the lead with a solo home run in the bottom of the third.
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In the fifth, Wilson extended his hit streak with an RBI double, advancing Pintor and scoring Gutierrez. Tucker Allen followed with a sacrifice fly to plate Pintor later in the inning.
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Wilson scored again when Sheppard Graf reached first base on a Goshen error.
Pitchers of Record
Win: Cristian Bajjalieha (1-0)
Loss: Lance Wilson (0-1)
Game Stats
Aiden Wilson | 3-for-3, 2 R, 3 RBI, SB
Joaquin Gutierrez | 2-for-4, 2 R
Game 2: Union Commonwealth 10, Goshen 5
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Sheppard Graf got the scoring started in the bottom of the second with a two-run home run that scored Allen.
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Later in the inning, Roberto Gallardo scored on an error by the Goshen catcher.
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Wilson followed with a two-run home run to score Pintor.
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Noah Young capped the inning with an RBI triple, scoring Graf.
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In the bottom of the fourth, Allen drew a bases-loaded walk to bring home Gutierrez.
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Brysen Vernon added a two-run home run in the bottom of the fifth, scoring Young.
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The Bulldogs' final run came later in the inning when Gallardo scored on a wild pitch.
Pitchers of Record
Win: Cooper Cantrell (1-0)
Loss: Logan Wilson (0-1)
Save: Braxten Alexander (1)
Game Stats
Sheppard Graf | 1-for-2, 2 RBI, 2 R
Roberto Gallardo | 2-for-3, 2 R
Braxten Alexander | SV, 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 6 K
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UP NEXT:
The Bulldogs will continue the series against Goshen on Monday, Feb. 9, at 10 a.m. at Corbin High School.
