Grand Canyon beats BYU 10‑3 behind Bates’ big night

PHOENIX (Interstat) — Camden Bates went 2 for 2 with a home run, three RBIs and a sacrifice fly to lead Grand Canyon to a 10-3 victory over BYU on Monday evening at Phoenix Municipal Stadium.

The Antelopes improved to 15-26, while the Cougars dropped to 22-21. BYU jumped ahead 3-0 in the first inning on an RBI single by Easton Jones aided by an error. Grand Canyon answered with a sacrifice fly from Bates in the second and took the lead for good in the third on Trevor Schmidt’s two-run double.

Bates homered in the fourth, then walked with the bases loaded in the fifth during a four-run inning that included a two-run single by Dakota Cameron and a two-run double by Tyler Scaldeferri.

Righthander Nicholas Robb earned the win, throwing 2⅓ scoreless innings of relief. Billy Gregory added three shutout frames. BYU’s Ezra McNaughton hit a solo homer in the fifth, and Jones tripled in a run in the ninth. The Cougars outhit the Antelopes 11-8 but grounded into two double plays.