OUAZ takes the first matchup of a two-game set against #10 British Columbia by a final score of

6-3.

The scoring for OUAZ was kicked off by an RBI knock from junior Trevor Lesperance, driving in

Evan Mendoza in the bottom of the second inning. Both teams remained quiet after that until the

bottom of the fifth when Sophomore Camden Knutson roped an RBI double, bringing home two

more Spirit runs in the form of Matthew Carter and Isaiah Nava. Senior Mason Whitehead kept

the party going with another RBI single of his own to bring in Rolando Ramos Jr., leaving the

score at 4-0 in favor of the Spirit after five innings.

British Columbia chipped away with a run of their own in the sixth inning, but OUAZ answered

right back in the bottom of the seventh, scoring two runs via an error made by the UBC

Shortstop.

Those would be OUAZ's final tallies of the game, and other than a subtle attempt at a comeback

in the ninth by British Columbia, it all but sealed the deal on the Spirit's biggest win of their 2026

campaign so far. Trevor Lesperance (SS), Camden Knutson (3B), and Rolen Driscoll (1B) all

recorded multi-hit games.

The pitching staff in Surprise was on fire this evening. Senior Austin Humphres made his debut

and twirled 2.2 shutout frames, while setting down three hitters by way of the K. Junior Kasey

Regala followed Humphres with 2.1 innings of 1-run ball and kept up the strikeout trend with

four punchies of his own. Brayden Marcum and Josiah Dominguez would both toss a shutout

frame, leading to Diego Quinonez locking down the save.

The Spirit will face off against British Columbia again on February 5th, at 5 PM (MST), on

Royals Field 6, looking to sweep the two-game series against a ranked foe