Coyotes split nonconference doubleheader

The Coyotes (2-1) split a doubleheader with Grand Canyon University, losing the first game 7-6 and winning the second 9-3 in Phoenix.

Second baseman Omar Manzanarez went 3-for-5 in the opener. The Coyotes trailed from a 7-3 deficit with three runs in the top of the ninth, the big blow being a three-run homerun by Darren Dworak. There were two runners on base before the Lopers got the final out.

Starter Joe Martinez took the loss. He gave up seven runs but only four of those were earned as one big error contributed to Grand Canyon's five-run fourth inning.

Center fielder Johnnie Haas led the effort in the second game with three hits, two of them doubles. He scored twice and knocked home three runs.
Cody Madison also had three hits and Chris Olsen contributed two.

David McCarthy, the second of three hurlers, picked up the win. He pitched hitless fifth and sixth innings and struck out three.

The Coyotes will host Cal Baptist at 2 p.m. Thursday at Arrowhead Credit Union Park in their first home game of the season.