Photos by Jeff Serpa
College Baseball:
The defending CCCAA state champions started the season 0-2.
And they fell behind their visitors from Mt. San Jacinto, 3-0, in the first two innings of their 2026 home opener on Tuesday afternoon.
However, Mt. SAC would score five runs in the bottom of the third inning, and they got three runs apiece in the sixth and seventh to cruise to an 11-6 victory over the Eagles.
The Mounties committed five errors that cost them four runs.
Tomas Bilvado went five innings and allowed three runs (one earned) on five hits to earn his first college win.
The former San Marino ace issued a pair of walks and struck out four batters.
Will Siqueiros went 3-for-5 with a run and two RBIs from the leadoff spot.
Alex Pintal drew three walks, doubled and scored.
Ryan Rangel went 2-for-5 with a run, RBI single and a double.
Steven Felipe singled twice and drove in one run.
Ty Mattson and Brody Boyd walked and scored one run apiece.
Dayton Thompson had an RBI single in the top of the ninth inning.
Kian Polk got the loss after allowing five runs (two earned) on seven hits and one walk over three innings.
The Mounties got three runs off Brody Lavy on three hits over one inning of work.
Lavy walked one and fanned one MSAC batter.
Former RCHS stud Brock Foulds went 2-for-3 with a pair of walks, three runs and two RBIs from the leadoff spot.
Foulds also stole two bases.
Mario Cuadros had an RBI single, an RBI fielder’s choice and he drove in a third run on a sac fly.
Cuadros also scored a pair of runs.
Andrew Alva singled in a run, doubled in a run and scored twice.
Froilan Serna went 2-for-3 with a walk, run and one RBI.
Moses Trejo singled and scored.
Frankie Brazil walked and scored.
Chip Mertz walk, singled, doubled in a run and scored.
Nick Mejia drove in a run on a sac fly.
Jackson Giacone had an RBI single in the bottom of the third to give Mt. SAC their first lead of the game.
Up next: The Mounties travel to Glendale on Thursday for the first of a three-game series.
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Quotable:
Mt. SAC assistant coach, Scott Zine: “It was definitely a step in the right direction for the Mounties today. Our at-bats were very gritty with runners in scoring position, and our guys did a great job of backing the baseball up with two outs to continue to add on. Andrew Alva, Brock Foulds and Froy Serna were all super competitive and gave four quality AB’s apiece. As a whole, we executed our bunts to put ourselves in great position, covered the plate with two strikes and we ran the bases well. Bilvado did a great job on the front end of settling in after the second, and he really did a good job of landing the slider for a strike. Cash Carroll and Seth Sumner were great on the backend to take us home. We had too many mistakes on defense, and we have to do a better job of taking care of the baseball, but I think our pitchers handled the adversity with poise and made some big pitches to minimize the damage. A lot of positives to build off going into a three-game series with Glendale this weekend.”
Box Score:
MSJC: 1-2-0-0-0-0-1-0-2-(6)
MSAC: 0-0-5-0-0-3-3-0-X-(11)
Win: Tomas Bilvado
Loss: Kian Polk
2B: Alex Pintal (MSJC), Ryan Rangel (MSJC); Andrew Alba (MSAC), Chip Mertz (MSAC)
Records: Mt. San Jacinto (1-2); Mt. SAC (1-2)
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