(Tempe AZ) -  "It was a 70 degree rain-out" said head coach Anthony Gilich.

The Big House sprinkler system over-performed and left a soaked field by Saturday morning, but a few phone calls later and the double-header was re-set for the Tempe Diablo Stadium complex.

After today's two games against Salt Lake Community College of Utah and yesterday's seven inning no-hitter from Mat Olsen (six hitless) and Cristian Sanchez (one hitless), the Central Arizona pitching staff has given up a grand total of four hits in the last 23 innings.

Today in game one, it was Tyler Woessner (2-0) throwing four innings and striking out five, giving up two hits and two runs, one unearned.

"It was a tight game and Woessner got us out of a little jam with the bases loaded 1-2-3 double play" continued Gilich.

"He fielded the ball cleanly, made an easy throw to Seth Beckstead and Beckstead made a smooth throw to first. We've been working on those plays a lot."

Shortstop Devon Dixon singled in two runs in the four-run second inning, and it was a pretty silent baseball game after that. Drew Sommers and DJ Carpenter held the Bears scoreless for the final three innings and it ended 4-2.

As a starter, there is no bigger opening statement than striking out the first three you face. Hunter Omlid did just that in game two.

Without a foul ball or even a foul tip.

Omlid struck out 12 in six innings giving up one hit, and after two starts, is striking out over two batters an inning.

Add this perspective, one walk and 22 sit-downs.

Hunter Omlid loads in second inning of game 2

In the bottom of the third with men on second and third, Dayton Dooney hit a long liner to left-center which one-hopped the fence and ended with a head-first sliding triple. He ripped another triple into the left-center field gap later and drove in five runs on the day.

"The guy is a professional hitter" said Gilich of Dooney.

Matt Aribal also tripled to left, Dixon doubled and the Vaqueros got rbi's from six other players in an 11-1 win. With 15 hits in two games, add in 19 walks, and there you have 34 base-runners in 16 innings.

That's just a nightmare plain and simple.

It's a 7-0 start with the whole enchilada.

The pitching, the hitting, the defense, the basepath mayhem, the small ball, the long ball, the clutch ball.

-Blade

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