The No. 19 University of Redlands baseball team used an outsatnding outing by senior pitcher/first baseman Nolan Nicholson (Fullerton, CA) on the mound as the Bulldogs steamrolled Occidental College, 9-1, in the first of a three-game weekend series Friday.

Nicholson (2-0) allowed just six hits and one earned run and fanned seven batters in 8.1 innings of work. Freshman pitcher Brock Jacobo (Yuma, AZ) got the ball for the final two outs of the game and kept the Tigers in check.

Patrolling the right side of the outfield, senior outfielder Corey Vane (Simi Valley, CA) had a spectacular day both offensively and defensively. Vane went 2-for-5 on the afternoon while scoring a run and batting one in. The game's final out came as a result of Vane's cannon as he launched a fielded ball from right field to throw out the runner from second at home.

In addition, sophomore first baseman Manny Cardeiro (San Diego, CA) posted a solid 2-for-3 showing as the designated hitter with a walk, a stolen base, a run and an RBI.

Speed enabled the Bulldogs score nine runs on just 10 hits. Junior catcher Jefre Johnson (Canby, OR) and junior shortstop Zack Braband (Alameda, CA) each legged out triples while graduate student second baseman Tom Ledda (Daly City, CA) and Vane notched a double apiece.

Redlands (2-2, 1-0 SCIAC) faces Occidental in a Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) doubleheader tomorrow in Eagle Rock at 11 a.m. Fans unable to attend the game tomorrow can follow the Bulldogs online via radio broadcast at www.oxybroadcast.com.