REDLANDS, Calif. – The University of Redlands Baseball team (7-7, 2-5 SCIAC) fell 15-3 in seven-innings to Pomona-Pitzer on Friday afternoon at The Yard to open a three-game series with the Sagehens as their 5-0 and 9-1 deficits were too large to overcome.
With the score in the Sagehens favor, 5-0, in the bottom of the third Will Cell (Seattle, WA) singled into center bringing home Jake Burgess (Riverside, CA) who doubled to lead off the inning.
In the fifth with no one on and two outs Cell got another hit as he doubled down the right field line. Lead off hitter Luke De Vries (Irvine, CA) was able to take advantage of Cell's hit as he drove one right back up the middle for an RBI-single into center.
The third and final Bulldog run came in the sixth when Tyler Preece (Bellevue, WA) hit a solo home run just to the left of dead center.
In that sixth inning Redlands would get Gabriel Ceja (Long Beach, CA) on second and Burgess at first after a two out single and walk, but they would both get left stranded in the Bulldogs' last dangerous inning.
Cell went 2-for-3 with a run and RBI and De Vries reached twice with a hit, walk, and an RBI. Tyler Reiter (San Diego, CA) was charged with his first loss on the season after going 4.1 Innings giving up nine runs (seven earned) on 12 hits. He also added six strikeouts.
Redlands will travel to Claremont Saturday, March 9 for a doubleheader with Pomona-Pitzer beginning at 11:00 a.m. as they will have to win both to take the series.
