In the opener, Tim Beard through a shutout in picking up the 5-0 win, while in game two, the Cougars exploded for four late-inning runs to open up a tight game to cruise to an 11-4 win.
"I thought in game one we played really well in one of the best games we played all year," WNCC coach Mike Jones said. "We got very good pitching from Tim Beard. Offensively, we manufactured runs and did all the little things right, and played real good defense. Game one was a solid game for us.
"The second game we didn't play very well. We were able to keep our heads up and get through a couple bad innings that we had defensively and battle through it. We then came up with some big runs late."
In the opener, WNCC scored one run on just one hit. They added to the lead with two runs in the third and two insurance runs in the sixth inning for the 5-0 win. The Cougars managed just five hits in the opener, as Sanford and Elvis Garcia each had two RBIs in the contest.
In the second inning, the Cougars got behind the eight-ball early falling behind 3-0 through 1 1/2 of play. The Cougars tied the game with three runs in their half of the second on two hits. Trace Marsden had a single and Sanford uncorked a triple to tie the game.
McCook battled right back with a run in the fourth to take a 4-3 lead. The Cougars came back in the fifth with five runs on just two hits. Elvis Garcia had a single that scored Shane Wade. Camilo Baldelomar then singled home Garcia to help the Cougars take an 8-4 lead.
The Cougars added three more runs in the sixth inning on just two hits. Josh Parker and Jared Baros had the only singles in the inning, while the others earned their way on base via walks and hits batsman.
The Cougars ripped off nine hits in the second game. Baldelomar went 2-for-4, while Baros went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBIs.
In picking up the two conference wins, Jones said the Cougars manufactured most of their runs by playing small ball, something that this team needs to do.
" We definitely are not a team that will put up a lot of home runs," he said. "But we are going to run the bases real aggressive. We are going to use the bunting game, hit and run, and run the bases real aggressive and do everything we can to just at least get one run per inning."
The Cougars will return to action Monday to face McCook in another doubleheader at Cleveland Field beginning at 1 p.m. Jones said Armani Gonzales will get the start in game one and Julio Davila will start game two.
WNCC, 11-18 overall and 4-2 in conference play, will then face Northeastern Junior College in a home 9-inning game on Wednesday. Jones said this team just needs to continue doing the little things to keep their win streak alive.
"I think right now the big thing for us is to continue to focus on the little things that we have been working on in practice and the things that we worked on during our spring break trip," he said. "Those include manufacturing runs, playing solid defense, understanding what pitches to throw, and just some of the little things."
First Game
McCook 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 3 2
WNCC 1 0 2 0 0 2 x -- 5 5 0
WP -- TIm Beard, 2B -- Kevin Sanford, Camilo Baldelomar.
Second Game
McCook 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 -- 4 5 2
WNCC 0 3 0 0 5 3 x -- 11 9 1
WP -- JC Morales; 2B -- Jason Sloan; 3B -- Kevin Sanford.
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