Gonzaga beats up on Aggies

Gonzaga scored seven runs in the second inning and seven more in the seventh as the No. 29 Bulldogs routed New Mexico State 14-4 in non-conference collegiate baseball action Saturday in Las Cruces, N.M.

After being ranked for the first time since 1981, GU (7-2) lost 5-3 Friday to NMSU (4-5) and trailed the Aggies 1-0 after one inning before erupting for seven two-out runs in the second, knocking NMSU starter Frankie Duran (0-1) from the game.

Aaron McGuinness and Jackson Brennan each hit home runs in the inning.

Gonzaga tacked on seven more in the seventh, as Bobby Carlson, who finished the day 4 for 5 with 5 RBIs, hit a grand slam.

Clayton Mortensen worked six strong innings to improve to 2-1 for the Bulldogs.

“Jimmy Crider and Mark Veneri had three hits apiece as Hawaii-Hilo (3-11) avoided a sweep with a 7-5 win over Washington State in Hilo, Hawaii.

The loss snapped a five-game winning streak for WSU (6-2), which got three hits from Jay Miller, increasing his hitting streak to 11 games.

“Louisiana College broke open a close game with a six-run rally in the top of the fifth as the Wildcats knocked off Whitworth 12-5 in the Arizona Desert Baseball Classic at Glendale.

Louisiana College (2-5) scored its 12 runs on 12 hits.

Mike Marlow drove in two runs for the Pirates (2-2), who also had 12 hits but stranded eight runners on base.

Track and field

Eastern Washington seniors David Paul and Alex Moon each broke school records at the McDonald’s Open at Moscow.

Paul threw 65 feet, 51/2 inches to win the weight throw, while Moon set the school record in the 400 meters, taking first in 47.94 seconds.

Football

Nat Kaczor, a co-offensive coordinator and tight ends coach with Idaho the past two seasons, has moved to Louisiana-Monroe to become the team’s new tight ends coach.

Men’s tennis

Eastern Washington defeated Idaho 6-1 in Cheney, the first win for the Eagles men over the Vandals since Eastern went to Division I in 1983, a 21-match span.