AUBERNDALE, Fla. (March 4) – Despite scoring 10 runs over the final three innings, the Vulcans suffered their first loss of the season on Tuesday afternoon by dropping a 16-13 contest against West Virginia Wesleyan in non-conference play while in Florida.
NOTES
• The California (PA) baseball team (5-1) played its first game against a MEC program and set a season high of 23 hits.
• Senior designated hitter
Nathan Meeks tallied three hits, three RBI and four runs scored, while sophomore center fielder
Ikon Jones collected four hits, two RBI and one run scored.
• Senior first baseman
Payton Conte posted two hits and one RBI and senior left fielder
Ryan Callahan registered three hits and two runs scored.
• Junior right fielder
Connor Evans finished with four hits, two RBI, two runs scored and one stolen base and senior second baseman
Santino Marra finished with two hits, two runs scored and one walk.
• Sophomore third baseman
Caleb Collins added two hits, one RBI and one walk in the contest.
• WVWC scored seven runs in the top of the fourth to take a 9-3 lead.
• The Bobcats added two runs in both the sixth and seventh innings before the Vulcans scored on two-out RBI singles by Evans and Collins in the seventh, 13-5.
• Cal added five runs in the eighth behind a two-run double by Meeks before RBI singles from Evans and Jones.
• The Vulcans scored three runs in the ninth, including a two-run double by freshman shortstop
Peyton Ford with two outs, before leaving two runners in scoring position.
• Junior starting pitcher
Luke Treloar (0-1) suffered the loss in his first appearance of the season.
NEXT
• Cal continues its spring trip tomorrow in Davenport, Florida, with a doubleheader against Ohio Dominican, starting at 3:30 p.m.
