Photos by Jeff Serpa
Baseball:
Citrus dropped a 14-1 beatdown on their hosts from Mt. SAC in the first of a two-game series on Tuesday.
The Owls led 9-1 in just the third inning, and they out-hit the Mounties, 21-6, including a 6-3 advantage in extra-base hits.
The boys from Glendora scored at least one run off all five Mt. SAC pitchers, and they plated two runs or more against four of the five.
Hudson Castillo got the loss after being roughed up for six runs on seven hits and one walk over 1 1/3 innings.
The Owls got to Tomas Bilvado for three runs (two earned) on five hits over 1 2/3 innings.
Bilvado issued one walk and struck out one.
Derek Almeda drew a pair of walks, scored three runs, doubled in a pair and finished with four RBIs.
Almeda’s deep sac fly to center scored Julian Hines from third and Cole West tagged and scored from second base.
West went 4-for-5 with a walk, double, solo HR, three runs and a pair of RBIs.
Jordan Daniels tallied three singles, a double, one run and an RBI.
Jackson Gray went 4-for-6 with two RBIs.
Nick Velazquez drew two walks, hit a solo HR and scored three times.
Garrett Patterson singled twice, scored and had an RBI ground out.
Julian Hines singled, tripled in a run and scored twice.
Matt Kaneshiro singled and scored.
Cam Casado singled and had an RBI ground out in the first inning.
Beau Lloyd drove in a run on a sac fly.
Tim Hudson improved to 5-1 after going six innings and allowing one unearned run on three hits.
Hudson walked one and fanned four MSAC batters.
Evan Ellis (2) and Sean York (1) provided three innings of scoreless relief, including three strikeouts by Ellis.
Hudson Karczynski doubled in the Mounties lone run of the game in the bottom of the first inning.
Brock Foulds singled and scored.
Luca Lombardi went 2-for-4.
Frankie Brazil tripled and Terrell Jackson Jr. doubles for the Mounties.
Up next: Citrus will host Mt. SAC on Thursday at 2 to conclude their two-game nonconference series.
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Quotable:
Citrus coach, Andy Smith: “Huddy has been an elite competitor all year. He never gives in and finds a way to get it done even when he doesn’t have his best stuff like today. He struggled landing his slider which is his bread and butter, but he executed pitches in key moments and never allowed for a comfortable AB. It was definitely fun to see the bats come alive today including big swings by Cole and Nick. We’ve known for a while this offense can be dangerous, but we’ve faced some great pitching all year and guys have been grinding it out trying to find their rhythms. Today was a fun byproduct of these guys sticking to the process and having a good mindset. We’ve handled a really tough schedule and have shown we can compete with anyone. But there is still plenty of areas of growth needed. But what I will say for this group is they are confident, they really enjoy playing together, and can see major contributions from anyone on any given day. Very fun group to coach. We just need to keep growing together.”
Citrus starting pitcher, Tim Hudson: “I knew we have an outstanding defense and that I needed to throw the ball over the plate. I was able to do that from the first inning, and that was the recipe for success. My fastball was playing well on both sides of the plate. My secondaries were there when I needed them. I know we have great hitters, so it doesn’t surprise me that we put up a bunch of runs. (Coach) Andy as his staff have been everything and more to me. I’ve never met a staff that is as passionate as they are, and that cares as much as they do about their athletes on and off the field. It’s a great place to become both a better player and person.”
Box Score:
C: 2-4-3-0-0-0-2-1-2-(14)
M: 1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)
Win: Tim Hudson
Loss: Hudson Castillo
HR: Cole West (C), Nick Velazquez (C)
3B: Julian Hines (C); Frankie Brazil (M)
2B: Cole West (C), Derek Almeda (C), Jordan Daniels (C); Hudson Karczynski (M), Terrell Jackson (M)
Records: Citrus (15-8); Mt. SAC (11-14)
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