PHOENIX, Ariz. – The Western Nebraska Community College baseball team came out with hitting authority on Sunday, but only managed a split of games against Ft. Scott Community College and Central Arizona College.
WNCC lost a heartbreaker to Ft. Scott 10-9, giving up six runs in the seventh inning for the loss. The Cougars bounced back in the second game on Sunday earning a 9-6 9-inning win against Central Arizona College.
WNCC’s strong hitting on Sunday didn’t last on Monday as the Cougars fell 5-2 to Glendale Community College. The Cougars Chris Cuadra pitched well despite getting the win.
“We played a lot better then the score indicated,” WNCC coach Mike Jones said. “We hit a lot of ball hard, but they just caught them. That is a part of baseball.”
Cuadra was cruising through six innings before Glendale scored four runs in the seventh inning to gain the 9-inning win. WNCC managed just three hits in the contest, a double by Eneldis Vazquez, and singles by Gilbert Gonzalez and Marco Moreno.
WNCC jumped out to a 2-1 lead after three innings. In the second, Vazquez walked and advanced on a hit by Jay C Perez. Moreno followed with a grounder to score Vazquez.
The Cougars added another run in the third as Travis Lindhorst reached base on an error. After Lindhorst stole second, the Gering High graduate scored on a Martinez hit that the shortstop booted.
WNCC failed to score the rest of the game as Glendale scored four runs in the seventh inning. Glendale finished with nine hits. Cuadra took the loss. “Chris pitched really well, even in the seventh inning,” Jones said.
In Sunday’s contests, The Cougars controlled Ft. Scott holding a 9-4 lead into the seventh inning. Greg Crowe pitched well, going five innings and giving up four runs. Dan Bauer, who had been sensational as the closer in previous games, took the loss giving up six runs in the final inning.
WNCC hit the ball with authority, blasting 13 hits, including five doubles. Gonzalez led the team with a 3-for-4 performance, including three RBIs and two runs scored. Moreina and Vazquez each went 2-for-4 with a double. Also collecting doubles were Lindhorst, Perez and Lindhorst.
Hook and Lindhorst added two RBIs, while Perez had three runs scored. “We should have won,” Jones said. “We were cruising and in complete control. They then had enough hits and to come back in the game.”
It didn’t take long for the Cougars to put the opening game on Sunday behind them. Against Central Arizona, WNCC pounded out 12 hits and took control of the game early scoring five first inning runs.
WNCC received a run-scoring single to score Martinez to open the game. Perez followed with a double that scored Pedro Suarez and Stewart. Cook finished off the scoring with a single that scored Perez and Gonzalez for the 5-0 lead.
WNCC added a single run in the second and two runs in the third, while allowing Central Arizona just three runs in the second to hold an 8-3 lead. In the second,
The came stayed that way until the seventh when WNCC scored one run on back-to-back doubles by Perez and Gonzalez. Central Arizona tried to come back, but was shut down.
Todd Stachura picked up the win going 8 1/3 innings, while striking out four.
Offensively, Perez and Martinez each went 2-for-3. Perez continued his torrid hitting with two doubles and three runs scored. Cook finished the game 2-for-4, while Gonzalez was 1-for-3.
The Cougars will continue their Spring Break trip with a 9-inning contest against Seward County Community College today at 11 a.m. Vazquez will get the nod on the mound today. “They have a good club,” Jones said. “They have a couple good left-handers and I am sure we will see one of them. We will have to get good pitching. We are down to starting our bullpen guys.
Sunday Games
Ft. Scott 101 020 6 – 10 8 1
WNCC 010 242 09 13 3
LP – Bauer; 2B – Vazquez, Moreno, Hook, Lindhorst, Perez.
WNCC 512 000 100 – 9 12 0
Central Arizona 030 000 201 – 6 9 1
WP – Stachura; 2B – Perez 2.
Monday’s Games
WNCC 011 000 000 – 2 3 0
Glendale 001 000 40x – 8 9 2
LP – Cuadra; 2B – Vazquez.
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