COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Error Costs Pierce’s Pack a Run and a Loss

The only run Pierce’s Steve Pack gave up Thursday in a Western State Conference baseball game at Bakersfield was unearned, but it was enough to cost him the game as the Brahmas were unable to score.

Pack (1-1) scattered five singles, allowing the run in the fifth inning of a 1-0 contest.

Bakersfield’s Rene Gonzalez singled, stole second, advanced to third on a throwing error by catcher Adam Pearlman and scored on a squeeze bunt by Steve Rutherford.

Pack yielded only Gonzalez’s hit over the final five innings, retiring the last 14 batters in a row.

Bakersfield improved to 2-1 in conference play. Pierce is 2-4, 0-2.

Jason Cohen collected two of Pierce’s four hits, a double and single in four at-bats. Pearlman tripled to lead off the third but was stranded.

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In other baseball games:

The Master’s 6, Cal State Dominguez Hills 5--The underdog Mustangs (7-2) rallied to defeat the Toros (7-4), who were ranked seventh in NCAA Division II but have lost three in a row.

Dominguez Hills led, 5-4, in the bottom of the sixth when it allowed Jeff Tomlinson and Jaime Riggio to reach base on a walk and an error to open the inning.

Tomlinson advanced to third and scored on consecutive passed balls. With two out, Riggio scored on a fielding error by the first baseman. Master’s, behind pitchers Bart Jennings (2-0) and Jason Priske (save), held the Toros scoreless the next two innings. The game was called after eight innings because of darkness.

Kevin Claytor keyed the Mustangs’ nine-hit attack with three hits, including a double and a triple.

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Santa Barbara 12, Valley 4--The Monarchs (3-6, 2-1) committed four errors, helping host Santa Barbara (2-5, 1-1) roll to an easy WSC victory.

Valley’s Ozzie Areu went three for five with a run-scoring double in the third to give the Monarchs an early 1-0 lead.

But Santa Barbara scored at least twice in each of its last five innings to run away from Valley.

Valley starter Jason Vargas (0-1) threw 105 pitches in five innings. Only one of four runs charged to Vargas was earned. He struck out five and walked three.

Jim Weese went two for four for Valley.

Pasadena 15, Mission 6--Jose Gallegos hit two home runs and collected three RBIs for host Mission in a nonconference game. Raul Flores had three hits and an RBI for Mission (9-3). Rob Walley (1-1) started and took the loss for the Free Spirit, allowing six hits and four runs (two earned) in 3 2/3 innings.

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Canyons 9, Oxnard 5--Andy Shaw was hit by a pitch three times, but he also hit a solo home run to pace Canyons’ 15-hit attack in a WSC game at Oxnard. Keith Halcovich and Kirk Fellows each had three hits for Canyons (5-2, 2-0).

R.J. Simone (2-0) struck out six and allowed five hits and three runs in eight innings to earn the win.

Ralph Guillen and Laurence Cottrell each went two for four for Oxnard (2-6, 0-2).

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Cuesta 3, Moorpark 2--Cuesta scored two runs in the fifth for a 3-2 lead and held on for a WSC victory at Moorpark.

Dave Demaio had two doubles for the Raiders (4-5, 1-1). Sophomore right-hander Danny Haas (0-2) took the loss for Moorpark and was relieved by Lee Speshyock in the fifth.

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Glendale 10, Santa Monica 5--Glendale scored four runs in the fourth and six in the sixth to overcome a 3-0 deficit in a WSC game at Glendale. Left-hander John Nall (1-1) pitched seven innings to earn the victory. Glendale is 6-3, 2-1.

SOFTBALL

Canyons 4, Antelope Valley 1--Renata Vaurusa slugged two homers and knocked in three runs for visiting Canyons in a nonconference game.

Antelope Valley (3-1) collected 10 hits off Melanie Howard, including two by Margaret Perez, but left 10 runners on base. Loser Angie LePage (1-1) struck out 10 and allowed only five hits.