Tim Leary pounded two home runs over the left field fence as Westmont Baseball defeated the Hustlin' Owls of Oregon Tech 4-1 in the first of two games on Monday. In the second game, Oregon Tech picked up a 5-2 victory in the second game to avoid a four-game sweep. Both games were seven innings long.Leary led off the bottom of the second inning with a solo home run that put the Warriors up 1-0. Oregon Tech, however, scored in the top of the third and the score remained tied at 1-1 until the … [Read more...]
Warriors sweep in debut at Russ Carr
Sunday, February 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Westmont Baseball celebrated its home opener by sweeping Oregon Tech (2-7) in a doubleheader on Saturday at Russ Carr Field. The Warriors (4-5-1) won the first game 9-2 and then came from behind in the second game of the twin bill to win 5-4.Torin Shaikh started game one for the Warriors and picked up the win. Shaikh (2-0) pitched six innings allowing one run on just three hits. In 19 innings of work this season, Shaikh has allowed just one run for an ERA of 0.49. Opponents are batting just … [Read more...]
Warriors win at Menlo
Friday, February 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Tim Leary went three for five at the plate as Westmont Baseball (2-2-1) posted a 6-1 win over host Menlo on Friday afternoon. Starter Torin Shaikh pitched five innings giving up just one unearned run on four hits. Shaikh struck out five and walked two.Freshman Taylor Martin replaced Shaikh on the mound and gave the Warriors two scoreless innings while allowing just one hit. Mitch Crocker pitched the final two innings without giving up a run or hit.The Warriors started off the game by … [Read more...]
Westmont falls short against Monterey Bay
Friday, February 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Westmont suffered its first loss of the 2012 baseball season, falling to Cal State Monterey Bay 4-3 on Friday afternoon in Monterey.The two teams will face-off again tomorrow in a doubleheader beginning at 11:00 a.m. "The guys battled back, which was good to see," said Westmont head coach Robert Ruiz. "We have some things to work on, but looking back on it we did some good things as well and the team kept fighting." The Otters scored a single run in the bottom of the first inning. … [Read more...]
Westmont starts season with a 7-7 draw
Friday, January 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Westmont inaugurated the 2012 baseball season with the most unsatisfying of results — a tie. Playing against Pomoma-Pitzer, the Warriors took a 7-6 lead into the bottom of the seventh, but the Sagehens' Nick Gentili scored on a wild pitch with two away to even the score at 7-7.After Westmont's Michael Kwan struck out Mark Okuma to end the ninth, the game was called on account of darkness by the umpires. The game will not be completed later, making it only the second game since 1958 that … [Read more...]
Cress named Academic All-American
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 By 1 Comment
(RALEIGH, N.C.) Westmont's Coby Cress of Waddell, Arizona has been named to the 2011 Capital One Academic All-America® Baseball Team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Cress, who graduated from Westmont earlier this month, played outfield for the Warriors in his junior and senior seasons.In 2011, Cress posted a .335 batting average and drove in 21 RBIs. The right-hander notched 18 multi-hit games while creating a .422 slugging percentage and a … [Read more...]
Hawks top Warriors
Friday, April 29, 2011 By 1 Comment
Westmont baseball (18-29, 10-24 Golden State Athletic Conference) struggled in its final home game as the Warriors lost to San Diego Christian (7-38, 5-29) by a score of 12-2 on Friday at Russ Carr Field.Ryan Sullivan took the loss for the Warriors after giving up four runs on six hits in three and one-third innings of play. Adair Robles picked up the win for the Hawks. He allowed one run on three hits in six innings of play.Westmont struggled to find any offense, recording just four … [Read more...]
Cougars take one from Warriors
Thursday, April 28, 2011 By 1 Comment
A day after taking a dramatic 13-inning victory from Azusa Pacific (25-22, 17-17 Golden State Athletic Conference), Westmont Baseball (18-28, 10-23) fell to the Cougars by a score of 6-3 at Russ Carr Field.Westmont's Chris Plance (4-4) was charged with the loss after giving up four runs on nine hits in seven innings of work. Jacob Cage (7-6) picked up the victory for Azusa Pacific by allowing just two runs on eight hits in seven innings. Ben Ruder allowed one run on two hits in two innings … [Read more...]
Allen completes unassisted triple play in Westmont win
Wednesday, April 27, 2011 By 1 Comment
Westmont second baseman Brandon Allen executed an unassisted triple play, and the Warriors went on to beat Azusa Pacific 5-4 in 13 innings on Wednesday at Russ Carr Field.At the major league level, an unassisted triple play is more uncommon than a perfect game. Since 1901, 20 perfect games have been thrown while only 15 unassisted triple plays have been recorded."We were beside ourselves," said Westmont coach Robert Ruiz of the triple play. "I have never experienced an unassisted triple … [Read more...]
Allen named player of the week
Tuesday, April 26, 2011 By 1 Comment
After a productive week at the plate, Westmont second baseman Brandon Allen of Irvine has been named the Golden State Athletic Conference Baseball Player of the Week. The sophomore produced a .643 batting average over three games, going nine for 14. He also tallied four runs scored and four RBIs."It was exciting for a younger guy in our program to have a breakout week," said Westmont head coach Robert Ruiz. "When we needed to turn things around and win some ballgames, he stepped up. He was … [Read more...]
Leary, Allen lead Westmont to sweep of twin bill
Saturday, April 23, 2011 By 1 Comment
Designated hitter Tim Leary's bases-loaded, two-RBI double in the top of the 10th inning proved to be the difference in Westmont Baseball's 11-9 win over San Diego Christian (6-35, 4-27 GSAC) in the first game of a Golden State Athletic Conference doubleheader.The Warriors (17-27, 9-22) also won the second game, prevailing 6-4 in the seven-inning nightcap.With the dual wins, Westmont has achieved its highest win total since the 2000 season when the Warriors were 26-20.Dan Cabuling … [Read more...]
Warriors can’t overcome 10-run deficit
Thursday, April 21, 2011 By 1 Comment
Westmont scored eight runs in the final three innings, but it wasn't enough to complete a comeback as the Warriors lost 14-11 at Cal State San Marcos on Thursday afternoon in a non-conference game.Tim Leary (2-6) took the loss for the Warriors after giving up five runs on five hits in the first inning of play. Westmont (15-27) gave up two more in the second, one in the third and another five in the fifth inning to fall behind 13-3.After a scoreless sixth inning, Westmont picked up one … [Read more...]
