Late Surge Not Enough

Citrus College suffered a 10-9 loss on the road at Bakersfield College Friday afternoon, despite out-hitting the Renegades. The Owls fall to 20-20 overall and 11-10 in conference, while the Renegades improve to 13-25 overall and 10-11 in conference. 

The Owls had fifteen hits from seven different batters. Connor Green led the Owls going (4-for-6) from the plate with two doubles, scored a run, and had two RBIs. Mario Catalan went (3-for-5) from the plate with two runs scored and an RBI. Jaden St. Cyr, Jordan Sheridan, and Jordan Quintero all added two hits in the game.

After two innings of play, the Renegades had a commanding lead, scoring two runs in the first inning and a seven-run second inning, making the game 9-0.

The Owls' first run of the game came in the third inning off a Jordan Sheridan single that scored Jaden St. Cyr, making the game 9-1.

The Renegades scored another run in the fourth, making the game 10-1.

The Owls got things going in the fifth, scoring four runs of their own. The first run came off the bat of Connor Green when he doubled down the left field line, scoring Mario Catalan and advancing Jordan Sheridan to third. Jason Armendariz, a batter later, hit a two-RBI double, scoring Sheridan and Green. The final run of the inning came from Jordan Quintero as he hit a single, scoring Armendariz, making the game 10-5.

After a few scoreless innings, the Owls got back into the game, scoring three runs in the eighth inning. Jaden St. Cyr led the inning off with a single and eventually advanced to second on a wild pitch. With one out, Mario Catalan reached on a fielder's choice that advanced St. Cyr safely to third. Jordan Sheridan came to the plate with two runners on base and hit a single to right field, scoring St. Cyr and advancing Catalan to third base. Connor Green then singled to left field, scoring Catalan. The Owls loaded the bases for Jordan Quintero, who singled to third base, scoring the Owls their third run of the inning, making the game 10-8.

The Owls continued to keep the Renegades off the board and trailed by two going into the ninth inning. With one out in the ninth, Nathan Hellein reached first base on an error, giving the Owls their first base runner. A batter later, Mario Catalan hit a triple to center field, scoring Hellein and making it a one-run game. Unfortunately for the Owls, they weren't able to get the tying run home as the next two batters hit into outs, ending the game. 

The Owls completed their regular season and now await potential CCCAA playoff seeding to see what is next.