I’m extremely excited to announce my commitment to the University of British Columbia. I would like to thank my family, coaches & teammates for pushing me to achieve this goal. Thank you to Coach Pritchett & the whole staff at UBC for giving me this opportunity. Go Thunderbirds!
Kellen Bourne hit a 3-run HR for @ubc_baseball British Columbia in the top of the first inning, and the Thunderbirds lead @BushnellBB Bushnell 4-0. With only 1 out, the Beacons brought in Tyler Biddinger to pitch. #NAIABall
British Columbia punched their ticket to the title game with an 8-2 elimination win over Bushnell in the CCC Tournament.
@bourne_kellen's three-run homer highlighted a four-run first inning, while @SugimotoKansai added a two-RBI single in the seventh.
@MDChamberlain22 threw six strong innings for the win.
UBC now moves on to the championship game against host Lewis-Clark State while also earning a spot in the NAIA Baseball Championship Opening Round.
@ubc_baseball@ubctbirds
5 Weird Pitchers:
Cristopher Sanchez BABIP
Cristopher Sanchez broke out last year as one of the game’s top 5 starting pitchers as he finished 2nd in Cy Young voting. This year, he has a similar FIP at 2.61 and ERA at 2.94 in 33.2 IP. He is having success; however, he is running the highest BABIP in the league and of his career at .423. He is managing to outpitch his bad luck, showing how elite of a pitcher he is. This is because of his elite 21.6 K-BB% (better than last year). He is elite.
#NAIABall FINAL (1/28)
#10 British Columbia 11, Nelson Univ. 4
@MDChamberlain22 drew the Opening Day start and delivered, tossing 4 strong innings with just 1 run allowed and 5 strikeouts.
The T-Birds jumped out early, scratching a couple of runs across in the first inning before exploding for 9 more over the final four frames. @David_Krahn_ (2-3, 2B, HR, 3 RBI) and @bourne_kellen each hit 2-run homers in the sixth. Bourne added a 2-run double in the 8th, finishing with 4 RBI.
Next up, UBC takes on (RV) Ottawa (Kan.) tonight.
🏆 HATTEISBURG BRACKET CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL
🚨 THE TRUE NORTH DOES IT
#1 UBC 🇨🇦 defeats #4 IU-Southeast 7-4
Aidan Rose 2-4 2B 2 RBI
Trent Lenihan 3-6 RBI
Daniel Orfaly 6 IP 2 ER 4 K
Ryan Beitel 1 IP 0 ER 2 K in relief
T-Birds score 3 in the top of the 11th and triumph over 2,700 miles away from home and are headed to the NAIA World Series for the first time since 2006
🎥: @CareyAthletics
#NAIABall
Aidan Rose smashed a 2-run double down the left field line, scoring @kyle_yip9 and @mitchmiddlemiss, to give the British Columbia a 2-1 lead in the fifth inning of their NAIA Opening Round final against Indiana Southeast.
@ubc_baseball@ubctbirds#NAIABall
Kellen Bourne (Calgary, AB) 2 runs, 4 hits (2 home runs #3, #4, double), 7 RBI and 1 BB as British Columbia Thunderbirds overpower at Eastern Oregon on Saturday, 19-3.
🏆 Kellen earns a spot on the "BIG RBI" Wall of Fame!
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