The Park University Gilbert baseball team dropped a double header this afternoon to the College of Idaho. The Bucs lost the first game 8-2 and the second contest 11-6.

Here are the particulars of the day.

Records

College of Idaho – 3-0

Park-Gilbert – 0-3

Game 1 – College of Idaho 8, Park Gilbert 2

Dylan Fisher – 1-5, 2B,

Trey Markham – 1-4. 3B

RBI - Jimmy Wood, Jaden Hunter

Trey Langan – (L, 0-1) 4.1 IP, 6H, 4 K's

Recap:

Two runs in the fourth and three more in the fifth were all COI need en route to an 8-2 win. The Bucs posted one run in the first and another in the ninth on sacrifice flies from Jimmy Wood and Jaden Hunter.

Game 2 – College of Idaho 11, Park Gilbert 6

KJ Ward – 3 IP 8 K's

Jim Achen III – HR, 3 RBI – First career home run

RBI – Jim Achen III, Giovanni Sanchez, Eric Rojo, Aron Rivas

Zach Gerrard – (L, 0-1) 0.2 IP, 5 R

Lincoln Butt – 3.0 IP, 0 R 4 K's

Highlights

-          KJ Ward struck out eight batter in the three-plus inning he pitched but surrended four runs (three earned) in the fourth to get a no-decision. In seven innings against College of Idaho in his career, Ward has struck out 19 batters in seven innings (21 outs).

-          Freshman Jim Achen III hit his first career home run, a three-run shot to right center to give the Bucs a 3-0 lead in the first.

-          Lincoln Butt threw three hitless and scoreless innings striking out a career high four batters in relief.