UHA’s Luke Welch scattered 3 its and allowed a single run over eight innings and Tanner Thomas hit a walk-off RBI single to send the Blazers to a 2-1 victory over Westby, WI at Disney Baseball Spring Training at ESPN Wide World of Sports. The Blazers even their record at 3-3, with a game with Pilgrim, RI scheduled for Sunday.
Welch yielded a run in the top of the first, but that would be all Westby would get over the remainder of the game. The Blazers evened things up in the bottom of the sixth when Thomas singled to score Drew McGowan.
McGowan and Thomas were at it again in the bottom of the eighth, with McGowan tripling on a line drive to center with one out. Thomas followed with a single, bringing home McGowan for the 2-1 victory.
Welch faced 33 batters over eight innings, striking out 10 and walking 5. McGowan finished 3-4 with a double and a triple, while Thomas also had 3 hits and drove-in 2. Zach Naylor singled for the Blazers other hit.