The University of Redlands baseball team never trailed in its
Friday Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
(SCIAC) contest against Cal Lutheran University and emerged
victorious, 5-3.
Redlands struck first in the third inning as junior catcher Jefre
Johnson (Canby, OR) lifted a two-run home run over the leftfield
wall, plating senior outfielder Matt Goldstein (Lincoln, CA). In
the fifth, Goldstein's swift base running enabled him to
score the team's third run off of a single by Johnson to
right center.
Sophomore pitcher Derek Johnson (Canby, OR) entered the game in
relief in the eighth, and the Kingsmen pushed their first two runs
of the game across before D. Johnson forced the third out by means
of a groundout to second.
The Bulldogs sealed the win with a two-run ninth as senior
pitcher/infielder Evan Dunn (Portland, OR) started the inning out
with a double to center. Junior shortstop Zack Braband (Alameda,
CA) reached on a throwing error by the pitcher on a sacrifice bunt,
and senior outfielder/catcher Kyle Rizzo (Redlands, CA) drove in
Dunn in the ensuing at bat with a single to right field. Braband
scored Redlands' final run when senior infielder Tony
Stutevoss (Portland, OR) doubled to center.
Offensively, J. Johnson, Cardeiro, Goldstein and Rizzo each
had multi-hit performances while J. Johnson batted in a game-high
three runs.
Senior pitcher/first baseman Nolan Nicholson (Fullerton, CA)
received the ball at the start of the game for the Maroon and Gray
and returned to form after a rough outing last Friday against
Pomona-Pitzer Colleges. Nicholson tossed seven shutout innings
while striking out one. With the win, he moves to 7-2 on the
season.
Greg Gelber sustained the loss for Cal Lutheran.
Redlands (16-9, 7-3 SCIAC) hosts the Kingsmen tomorrow afternoon in
a SCIAC doubleheader. The first pitch of the first game is set for
11 a.m. at The Yard.
