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Dons Sweep Season Series Against Fullerton; Win 6-4
SANTA ANA, CA - The Santa Ana College (SAC) baseball team completed its season series against Fullerton College with a 6-4 victory at SAC. The Dons (25-8, 10-1) won all three of their games against the Hornets (21-12, 2-9) this season.
James Davis (Garden Grove HS) broke a scoreless tie in the third inning with a solo home run just inside the left field foul pole. It was the seventh home run of the season for Davis who leads the team in that category.
Fullerton answered quickly and took a 2-1 lead in the top of the fourth inning, scoring on a throwing error by the Dons and another run on a sacrifice fly. Both runs were unearned.
SAC came back in the bottom half of the inning to retake the lead at 3-2 when Kyle Ammons (Huntington Beach HS) hit a single to centerfield that scored Derek Eligio (Esperanza HS) and Kyle Hardman (Mission Viejo HS).
The Hornets tied the game in the fifth inning at 3-3 on a ball that rolled slowly along the foul line on the first base line. The Dons came back in the bottom half of the inning to take a 4-3 lead on a sacrifice fly by Hardman that scored Travis Leverson (Chaparral HS).
In the sixth inning, Fullerton tied the game at 4-4 on a ground-out to third base. The Hornets had three hits in the inning but were only able to score once.
The tie was broken in the bottom of the seventh inning when Nate Bridges (Villa Park HS) hit the first pitch of the inning for a solo home run to left field, giving the Dons a 5-4 lead. SAC scored once more in the eighth inning when Davis hit an infield single that allowed Eligio to score.
Ryan Arnold (Chino Hills HS) picked up the win as he pitched two innings in relief of starting pitcher Brandon Pinder (Centennial HS). Arnold (1-1) didn't allow a single run and gave up only two hits. Eric Cendejas (Corona HS) pitched the final 1 1/3 innings of the game to record his fifth save of the season. Cendejas held the Hornets hitless with one strikeout.
NEXT: Santa Ana at Orange Coast, Thursday, April 10 at 2:30 p.m. |
