Photos by Gwen Pointer
College Baseball:
Five days after its first 3C2A series victory in nine years, the Chaffey College baseball program remained in the championship bracket at the three-team Super Regional at Mt. SAC.
The Panthers defeated Cuesta, 11-9, and oh what a ride that game took.
Chaffey led 8-0 as the Cougars picked up their bats in the top of the fifth inning.
Cuesta got four runs in the fifth and four more in the sixth to tie the game at 8-8.
The Panthers scored two times in the sixth and once more in the seventh to escape with a two-run win.
Don’t let the pitching stats fool you, eight of Cuesta’s nine runs were unearned.
Ian Hoffstetter went five innings, and he was charged with four runs (one earned) on four hits.
He walked one and fanned four.
Michael Moses was responsible for four unearned runs on three hits and a hit batter in 1/3 of an inning.
Nick Sanchez was credited with the win after going 1 2/3 innings and allowing an unearned run on two hits.
Sanchez didn’t issue a walk and registered three strikeouts.
Connor Luetto earned a six-out save, going two scoreless innings and allowing a pair of hits.
Jack Gradel went 3-for-4 with a walk, two runs and three RBIs.
Aidan Botti singled and hit a solo HR.
Jak Sinclair went 2-for-5 with a pair of runs and one RBI.
Jacob Johnson singled twice and scored a pair of runs.
Sean Strittmatter singled and scored.
AJ Martinez walked and singled.
Lukas Ward went four innings, and he was responsible for eight runs (six earned) on nine hits.
He issued one walk and registered a pair of strikeouts.
Marc Byrum got the loss after surrendering a pair of unearned runs on one hit, a walk and a hit batter.
Jordan Daniels went 3-for-4 with a two-run double, an RBI single and two runs.
Jayden Sanchez singled twice and scored a pair of runs.
Derek Almeda went 3-for-5 with a two-run double and an RBI single.
Ryder Young walked, singled twice, scored and had one RBI.
Ryan Melton went 1-for-3 with a pair of walks, three runs and an RBI.
Jaden St. Cyr scored and his two-run single in the bottom of the third gave Chaffey a 2-0 lead.
Dominick Torres walked and scored two runs.
Up next: The Panthers face No. 1 seeded Mt. SAC Friday at 1 at MSAC.
The Mounties knocked Cuesta out of the Super Regional with a 14-6 victory in the double-elimination format.
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Quotable:
Chaffey coach, Andrew Smith: “It wasn’t a pretty win, but we aren’t about pretty here anyway. These guys continue to compete and play hard, and punch back when they get knocked down. Derek Almeda and Jordan Daniels once again were clutch for us today. I thought we pitched pretty well considering the score. We all know Mt Sac has a great squad. Tough lineup 1-9, quality arms, consistent defense. We’re excited to go to battle with them. Our guys are certainly excited and ready to go. We’ll see where the chips fall.”
Box Score:
Cuesta: 0-0-0-0-4-4-1-0-0-(9)
Chaffey: 0-0-4-4-0-2-1-0-x-(11)
Win: Nick Sanchez
Loss: Marc Byrum
Save: Connor Luetto
HR: Aidan Botti (Cuesta)
2B: Jordan Daniels (Chaffey), Derek Almeda (Chaffey)
Record: Cuesta (27-16); Chaffey (33-9-1)
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