Dallas Baptist DBU 45-14

Arizona ARIZ 36-23

Dallas Baptist DBU

45-14

Final

Jun. 01, 2024

Arizona ARIZ

36-23

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Dallas Baptist DBU	1	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	7	12	0
Arizona ARIZ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0

W: DeBerry, Jaron (7-1) L: Walty, Cam (8-2)

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Baseball | 6/1/2024 7:13:00 PM

No. 21 DBU Eliminates No. 15 Arizona in 7-0 Shutout Win

THE RUNDOWN
No. 21 DBU kept its postseason alive with a 7-0 victory over host No. 15 Arizona in the regional's first elimination game on Saturday at Hi Corbett Field in Tucson, Arizona. A shutout on the mound and an 11-hit day on offense, powered by a pair of Tom Poole home runs, sends DBU into an elimination game on Sunday against the loser of tonight's game between West Virginia and Grant Canyon.

The Patriots jumped on Wildcats' starter Cam Walty in the first when Miguel Santos laced a two-out RBI triple down the right-field line to put DBU up 1-0.

Building on the lead in the third, Chayton Krauss drilled a double to left center to bring home the second run. The following at-bat, Tom Poole crushed a two-run shot deep over the wall in right to give the Patriots a 4-0 advantage.

Two innings later, Krauss set the table with a leadoff single before Poole launched his second two-run homer of the game on an opposite-field shot to left, putting Arizona in a 6-0 hole.

On the mound, Jaron DeBerry set the tone early and produced one of the best performances of his career. In 6.0 innings of work, DeBerry gave up just three hits and issued four walks while registering six strikeouts.

Connor Benge and River Ridings were called on to keep the Wildcats off the scoreboard down the stretch. Benge would retire all three batters he faced, and Ridings struck out two batters and gave up just one hit before inducing a fielder's choice.

The Patriots would add an extra insurance run in the ninth as Luke Heefner laced a two-out double, and Michael Dattalo brought him home on a single into left field to make it 7-0.

Zach Todd was brought in to preserve DBU's shutout in the ninth. Todd allowed just one hit and secured the final three outs by inducing a pop-up and a pair of flyouts to close out the Patriots' second win over Arizona this season and eliminate the Wildcats from the Tucson Regional.

THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- DBU's 7-0 win over Arizona is their first shutout in the postseason since a 12-0 victory over UT Arlington in the 2012 Waco Regional.
- Dating back to 2015, the Patriots have knocked out six former National Champions in elimination games, including Oregon State (2015 & 2021), Texas (2015), Virginia (2017), Florida (2019), Oklahoma State (2023), and Arizona (2024).
- DBU's 45 wins are the third-most in the program's Division I era.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
6 – The Patriots have totaled six shutouts this season.
11 – Tom Poole has hit 11 home runs in the last 18 games.
229 – Miguel Santos moved into eighth place in program history with his 229th career hit.

UP NEXT
DBU will play its second elimination game in the Tucson Regional against the loser of the Grand Canyon and West Virginia winner's bracket game. First pitch is scheduled for 2:05 p.m. (CST) at Hi Corbett Field.

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Score By Innings
		DBU
*TOP 1st*	SANTOS, M. tripled down the rf line, RBI (2-2 BFKB); KRAUSS, C. scored.	1
*TOP 3rd*	KRAUSS, C. doubled to left center, RBI (1-1 SB); DATTALO, M. scored.	2
*TOP 3rd*	POOLE, T. homered to right field, 2 RBI (0-0); KRAUSS, C. scored.	4
*TOP 5th*	POOLE, T. homered to left field, 2 RBI (3-2 BBBKF); KRAUSS, C. scored.	6
*TOP 9th*	DATTALO, M. singled to left field, RBI (1-1 BK); HEEFNER, L. scored.	7