Walnut, Calif. – With four regular season games remaining, the Mt. SAC Baseball team locked up the South Coast Conference Championship in convincing fashion, defeating Pasadena City College 11-4 on Thursday, April 17. The win improves the Mounties' record to an impressive 31-5 overall and 18-2 in conference play. Pasadena drops to 19-14 overall and 10-10 in the SCC.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
The Mounties wasted no time getting on the board, as Ty Thomas delivered an RBI single in the bottom of the first to bring in Bryan Bradshaw for a 1-0 lead. Pasadena quickly responded with a solo home run by Evan Nahra in the top of the second to even the score.
Thomas struck again in the third, giving Mt. SAC a 2-1 lead with another RBI single. In the fourth, the Mounties capitalized on a Pasadena error, with Cole Nachreiner reaching base and Miguel Perez scoring. Diego Ortiz added another run on a groundout from Jackson Giacone, and Bradshaw capped the inning with an RBI single to give Mt. SAC a 5-1 advantage.
Pasadena trimmed the lead in the fifth, scoring on a fielder's choice that brought Isaac Ton home, making it 5-2.
Mt. SAC pulled away in the sixth. Landon White grounded out to shortstop, allowing Nachreiner to score, followed by a clutch three-RBI double from Tyler Stull, pushing the lead to 9-2.
The Lancers kept fighting, scoring one in the seventh on a Joaquin Salcedo single and another in the eighth via a solo shot from Devon Eskridge, closing the gap to 9-4.
But the Mounties answered right back in the bottom of the eighth. White scored on a catcher's error, and Thomas crossed the plate on a sacrifice fly by Stull, sealing the 11-4 win.
Hudson Castillo delivered a solid outing, pitching 6.2 innings, allowing just two earned runs, six hits, and striking out four. Joey Peralta came on in relief, adding two strikeouts to close out the game.
BY THE NUMBERS:
- Tyler Stull (Mt. SAC): 1-for-4, 4 RBI, 2B, Sac Fly
- Ty Thomas (Mt. SAC): 3-for-4, 2 RBI, SB
- Hudson Castillo (Mt. SAC): 6.2 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 4 SO
UP NEXT:
Mt. SAC wraps up the series against Pasadena City College on Saturday, April 19, with first pitch scheduled for 12:00 PM.
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