SKYLINE FALLS IN CLOSE GAME AT HOME
FEB. 9, 2010
BOXSCORE
A seesaw battle through the middle innings saw the Trojans lose their second straight, falling 10-8 to Sierra College, Monday at Skyline College.
Skyline (0-2) scored four runs in the bottom of the fifth to take a brief 4-3 lead, but Sierra (1-0) roared right back in the top of the sixth with a four-spot of its own to retake the lead for keeps, when catcher Michael Quesada lofted a grand slam over the right-field wall.
Freshman right-hander Mike Olmstead took the loss for Skyline, allowing seven runs over six innings of work. In his first collegiate start, Olmstead was effective when he hit his spots, surrendering just four hits while striking out four, though he also allowed seven walks and hit two batsmen.
Olmstead got into trouble in each of the first three innings, but yielded just one run thanks to a double play grounder, and a pair would-be base stealers thrown out by catcher Devin Kelly. Unfortunately, on the offensive side of the ball, Skyline was following suit. The Trojans made outs at second base in each of the first four innings, including three groundball double plays.
In the top of the fifth, a pair of Trojans defensive miscues gave Sierra a 3-0 lead. A wild pitch plated one run, while a botched pickoff play at third plated the second. In the bottom of the fifth, though, the Skyline offense came to life. Five-hitter Mark Hoem led off with a four-pitch walk. Nick Misa followed with a solid single, before Kevin McAlindon walked to load the bases. Nine-hitter Sean Rogers got Skyline on the board with a single to drive home two. Lucas Hagberg followed with a two-run triple to give the Trojans a 4-3 lead.
Sierra traded fours with the grand slam in the sixth, though, then added one run in the seventh, and two in the eighth.
In the bottom of the eighth, Skyline battled back with three runs, including a two-run double by Kelly, who later scored on an RBI groundout by Misa. The Trojans plated one more in the ninth on a RBI double by Cody Larson, and ended the game with the potential tying runs stranded at second and third.
TROJANS OPEN 2010 SEASON
FEB. 8, 2010
BOXSCORE
While inclement weather subsided, the long ball wrecked opening day as the Trojans (0-1) lost a 15-10 slugfest to Cosumnes River (1-0) Friday at Skyline College.
Cosumnes River leadoff hitter Tyler Tostenson homered on the first pitch of the season to give the Hawks a lead they would never relinquish. Tostenson went deep in each of his first two at bats, while Cosumnes River homered five times in the game. Skyline leadoff hitter Lucas Hagberg answered with a two-run homerun in the bottom of the third to close the Hawks’ lead to 3-2, but it was as close as Skyline would get before Cosumnes River scored nine runs in the fourth to blow the game open.
Skyline starter Ben Ruder took the loss, working 3 1/3 innings and surrendering five earned runs. The sophomore right-hander struck out three, walked two, and hit one batsman. The Trojans used six pitchers in the game. Right-hander Mike Olmstead, who worked a scoreless ninth, was the only one not to surrender a run.
The Trojans scored in each of the final seven innings. In the fourth, designated hitter Nick Misa scorched a two-out double to drive home freshman Devin Kelly. In the fifth, one-out singles by Sean Rogers and Hagberg set the table for an RBI double from two-hitter Mark Hoem and an RBI infield single by Cody Larson. In the sixth, Misa was plunked to lead off the inning and later scored on an RBI fielder’s choice off the bat of Hagberg. In the seventh, five-hitter Grant Nelson drew a two-out walk and later scored on a wild pitch. In the eighth, shortstop Will Klein led off the frame with a double and later scored on a two-out RBI single by Hoem. In the ninth, Skyline loaded the bases with a leadoff walk by Kelly, a single by Misa, and a walk by pinch hitter Tim Svozik, before Klein drove home two runs with a line-drive single.
Hoem and Misa each had three hits on the day. Kelly turned in an impressive debut as Skyline’s catcher by throwing out two of three attempted steals.
Cosumnes River entered into play ranked No. 10 in Northern California, with Skyline ranked No. 16. The last time the two teams met was last year in the first round of the California Community College Athletic Association Northern Baseball Regional playoffs, when Consumnes River eliminated Skyline in a best-of-three series.
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