PANTHERS OPEN CONFERENCE SEASON WITH WIN
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mt. San Jacinto
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0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
|
Chaffey
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 10 | 11 | 0 |
The Panthers opened the IEAC season yesterday with a 10-2 win over Mt San Jacinto.
Jared Bujanda scored the first run of four in the 1st inning off a wild pitch. Bujanda arrived on third after a walk, hit by pitch and a steal. The action continued when Bradley Chesterton singled to bring in Cole Howarth followed by a ground ball fielders' choice by Ricky Mejia that brought in Matthew Chavez. The inning rounded out when Nate Slaman singled to drive in Chesterton.
Runs continued in the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th to give Chaffey an insurmountable lead over the Eagles.
The Panthers cycled through five pitchers rotating from starter Brynden Rodriguez who took the win through relievers Braden Hofmeyer, Marcos Contreras, Eric Rohrer, and Tyler Tilton. In all the mound gave up 9 hits with two walks and 9 strikeouts.
"Great all-around effort for the guys today," remarked Head Coach Andy Smith. "It was a great start to conference play against a strong opponent in MSJC. The pitchers did an excellent job executing pitches with runners on base and allowed the defense to make plays. it was the kind of offensive output we expect to see and will continue to build off of."