Saturday’s baseball doubleheader consisted of the Warriors (7-18) snapping an eight-game losing streak, followed by a combined number of 33 total hits and six hours of game time.
The first game was led by Nick Voumard, who pitched 6 1-3 innings and only gave up one earned run on four total hits. The Warrior offense picked up two runs with combined efforts from Marcus Mastrobuoni batting 2 for 4 with an RBI, Scott Stetson batting 1 for 3 with a run scored and Nick Molina batting 2 for 3 with a run scored.
For game one, 2 runs on 7 hits gave Aaron Godinez the opportunity for the Warriors first save of the year and he took it. Godinez pitched 2 2-3 innings without giving up a single earned run on three total hits.
The second game was not as smooth for the Warriors. An injury prone rotation has taken Chris Sauls out of the bullpen and put him in the starting rotation. Sauls only lasted two innings on the mound after giving up four runs on five hits. He was replaced early by Martin Gomez and that was just the start of the relief for the Warriors.
Six different Warrior pitchers combined to complete a nine inning game. The previously sleeping offense for Sonoma State (16-13) came to life quickly as they picked up 15 runs off of 21 hits. The first 14 of those runs came within the first five innings.
On the other hand, the Warriors offense answered early with two runs in the second inning, but they were silenced after that. The Warriors would not score for six straight innings despite picking up 12 total hits. The offense did, however, come back to life in the ninth inning with a three-run home run by Erik Colombini, but it was too late for the Warriors. Sonoma State took the second game with a devastating score of 15-5.
Saturday’s victory in game one was the first Warrior victory since Feb. 27 against Dominguez Hills, but it was the first win at home since Feb. 13 against Holy Names University. The Warriors have dropped to the last place in the CCAA with a 2-13 conference record. The Warriors have 26 games left, half of which will be at Warrior Baseball Field.