Pictured L-R: Nick Goethals, David Case, Kyle Hampton, Nick Valdez & Ed Holly
David Case, the Oregon State commit, got his first win of the year.
The Loyola lefty went five innings, allowing one run on three hits, and the Cubs defeated Fullerton, 7-1, on Wednesday.
He walked four and fanned eight.
Nick Goethals and Daniel Marquez each gave Coach Sean Buller a scoreless inning of relief.
They walked one apiece and combined to strike out five.
Nico Savage had an RBI double for the Indians.
George Papadatos was stuck with the loss.
Papadatos surrendered four runs on six hits over his three innings of work.
He walked one and struck out a pair of Cubs’ batters.
Sabastian Fany got roughed up for three runs on six hits, and he too went three innings for Fullerton
Nick Valdez had a huge day for the Cubs.
He walked, singled, homered, scored twice and drove in four runs.
Kyle Hampton singled, doubled and drove in a run.
Luca DiPaolo walked, homered and drove in two.
Lane Johnson walked, singled and scored.
Case helped his own cause with two singles and a run scored.
Edward Holly singled twice and scored a pair of runs.
.Quotable:
Loyola coach, Sean Buller: “Five games in six days is such a mental and emotional grind in addition to the physical grind. To finish 3-2 against a good group of teams with limited time on the field to prepare is great for Loyola. Our energy the last two games was great, the team gets a much deserved day off tomorrow, and we get back at it against Mater Dei next Wednesday. I like the direction Loyola is headed right now.”
Loyola senior, David Case: “Today was a good bounce back day for me, and a great way to finish off the tournament as a team. I feel like my first inning against Mission Viejo was one of the worst innings of my life, and it sucked to put my team in a bad position from the get go. However, it was nice to get humbled, and after the first inning, I was able to finish my start on a good note. Today, Coach Buller wanted me to focus on getting the fastball in, and I was able to do that, which gave Fullerton’s offense no chance. I was glad to bounce back and give my team a chance to win in my second start. We played great all around today, so I’m pumped that we finished out this tournament strong with a winning record and the momentum to carry onto next week!”
Box Score:
L: 2-0-2-2-0-1-0-(7)
F: 0-0-0-0-1-0-0-(1)
Win: David Case
Loss: George Papadatos
HR: Luca DiPaolo (L), Nick Valdez (L)
2B: Kyle Hampton (L), Nate Norman (F), Niko Savage (F)
Records: Loyola (3-2); Fullerton (2-2)
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