Gonzaga’s Bell powers Bulldogs past Redhawks 16‑13

SPOKANE, Wash. (Interstat) — Mikey Bell went 5-for-6 with a home run and six RBIs to lead Gonzaga past Seattle 16-13 on Saturday afternoon at Washington Trust Field and Patterson Baseball Complex.

Bell doubled and singled twice, scoring twice. Tommy Eisenstat added a homer and three RBIs, and Noah Meffert homered for the Bulldogs, who improved to 35-17. Jacob Wrubleski had two hits and an RBI.

Kenny Rhein went 3-for-3 with a homer and four RBIs for Seattle (16-31). Royce Hale homered and drove in four runs. Brandon Stinnett also homered for the Redhawks.

Gonzaga trailed early but surged with a five-run fifth inning on back-to-back homers by Meffert, Eisenstat and Bell. The Bulldogs added four more runs in the eighth, with Bell’s two-run double putting them ahead for good. Garrett Gores earned the win with three innings of relief, allowing two earned runs.