Photos by Jeff Serpa
College Baseball:
Citrus got out to a big lead, weathered a furious Mt. SAC comeback, and the Owls held on for a 14-11 victory.
Two days after a 14-1 victory in Walnut, Citrus opened an 8-1 lead in the third before the Mounties scored 10 combined runs in the top of the fourth and fifth innings.
The Owls scored in six of their eight innings to earn the two-game sweep over the defending CCCAA state champs.
Connor Luetto got the start, allowing five runs on six hits over four innings.
Luetto didn’t issue a walk and fanned three MSAC batters.
Beau Lloyd got roughed up for six runs on five hits in 2/3 of an inning.
Ryan Harrison was credited with the win.
Harrison went the final 4 1/3 scoreless innings and surrendered just a pair of hits.
He walked three and struck out four batters.
Brock Foulds doubled, scored twice and hit a solo home run.
Luca Lombardi hit a two-run HR and drove in another on a sac fly.
Mario Cuadros singled, doubled and scored.
Froilan Serna went 3-for-4 with two runs and a pair of RBIs.
Ryan Castro walked, doubled and scored.
Chip Mertz had a two-run single for the Mounties.
Jackson Giacone singled twice and scored a pair of runs.
Hudson Karczynski had an RBI single and scored.
Brendan Menchaca got the start for Mt. SAC, and he was charged with six run on three hits and three walks over two innings, but only one was earned.
Seth Sumner allowed five runs on seven hits over two innings of work.
Sumner didn’t issue a walk and struck out one.
Noah Tanphanich got the loss after surrendering three runs (two earned) on two hits over 2 2/3 innings.
Tanphanich walked two and struck out three Citrus batters.
Jordan Daniels went 2-for-4 with a walk, double, run and four RBIs.
Cole West drew a pair of walks, doubled, scored three times and drove in one from the leadoff spot.
Cam Casado singled, scored and his three-run double in the second inning gave the Owls a 6-1 lead.
Garrett Patterson went 2-for-5 with a run and a two-run double.
Julian Hines had an RBI double and scored.
Tyler Primanto drew a pair of walks, scored and had an RBI ground out.
Nick Velazquez walked, singled, doubled, scored three runs and drove in one.
Derek Almeda walked, singled and scored three times.
Jackson Gray singled and scored.
Up next: The Owls travel to Palomar on Saturday, and the Mounties visit ELAC on Tuesday.
Quotable:
Citrus coach, Andrew Smith: “I don’t care what their record shows, that’s a good ballclub over there. Things really fell our way on Tuesday, and it was looking good early today, but credit to their offense for battling back against some good pitchers we threw today. Connor and Beau experienced some adversity that will be good for their growth down the road. I’m extremely proud of how our guys played, but even more proud of who they are and how they carry themselves. Today’s win was a result of toughness, discipline and togetherness. Incredible job by Ryan Harrison coming in and throwing up zeros against a lineup that we couldn’t contain all day. Our hitters took a ton of tough ABs this week as well. Overall, it was a great couple of wins, but that’s all they are is a couple of wins. We need to continue getting better and we have another tough opponent Saturday on the road before we get back into conference next week.”
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Box Score:
M: 1-0-0-4-6-0-0-0-0-(11)
C: 1-5-2-3-1-0-2-0-X-(14)
Win: Ryan Harrison
Loss: Noah Tanphanich
HR: Brock Foulds (M), Luca Lombardi (M)
2B: Brock Foulds (M), Ryan Castro (M), Mario Cuadras (M); Cole West (C), Jordan Daniels (C), Cam Casado (C), Nick Velazquez (C), Garrett Patterson (C), Julian Hines (C)
Records: Mt. SAC (11-15); Citrus (16-8)
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