Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Grady Wood gave up a lone unearned run over eight innings and Western Oregon pounded out 11 hits including three home runs in crushing defending West Region champion Sonoma State 10-1 Wednesday at Seawolf Diamond in Rohnert Park.

Wood allowed just four hits and one walk while striking out five to pick up his 10th straight win dating back to last season. He got 14 of 24 outs on ground balls, and he allowed just two runners to reach third base.

The only time Wood allowed two hits in an inning was in the third when the Seawolves (1-1) scored their only run of the game.

After the first out was recorded, the next two batters singled and the lead runner eventually scored on an error.

Meanwhile, the Wolves (4-1) got home runs from AJ Royal, Quinn Naughtin and Griff Boyd and doubles from Royal and Matt Nylen. Royal, Naughtin and Boyd each drove in two runs and Nylen had three hits.

WOU scored four runs in both the second and fifth before completing the scoring with single runs in the seventh and ninth.

In two starts this season, Wood has a 0.00 ERA giving up just seven hits in 15 innings and two runs, both unearned. He's walked two and fanned 11.