Redding, Calif. - The Golden Eagles baseball team closed out the season by taking one of three games, at Simpson University, this past weekend. La Sierra took the first game of Friday's doubleheader in convincing fashion, before falling in the second game and Sunday's single game. The team finishes the season with a record of 15-29 overall and 7-23 in Cal Pac play.
Friday, April 27
La Sierra – 11. Simpson – 2
In the first game of the series, the Golden Eagles jumped out to an early lead and never looked back. They scored six runs in the first two innings to lead 6-2 through two innings of play. They later added two runs in each of the sixth and eighth innings, adding to their tally and cruising to the convincing 11-2 win. Jeremy Guerrero pitched a complete game to get the win, giving up two runs on seven hits along the way. The offense was led by Matt Majher who finished perfect from the plate, going 6-for-6 in the game, with two RBI's and three runs scored. Craig Woolson was 4-for-6 and also added two RBI's with three runs scored in the game, while Andrew Lundstrom finished 3-for-4 with two RBI's and two runs scored. Josh Jubile matched Lundstrom with three hits and two RBI's. As a team, the Golden Eagles outhit the Red Hawks, 20-7.
La Sierra – 2, Simpson – 11
In Game 2 of the doubleheader, Simpson flipped the script and won by an identical 11-2 margin by outhitting the Golden Eagles 18-9, while also taking advantage of three errors by La Sierra's defense. The Golden Eagles grabbed a brief 2-1 lead, with two runs in the second inning, before the Red Hawks stormed back for six runs in the bottom half of the inning to take control of the game. David Roman led the team offensively with three hits in four at-bats. Jubile was the only other player with a multi-hit game, as he finished 2-for-4 in the game.
Sunday, April 29
La Sierra – 3, Simpson – 7
In the season finale, the Golden Eagles found themselves playing catch-up from the get-go. The Red Hawks scored four runs through the first three innings, to lead 4-1 after three innings of play. They scored at least one run in five of the eight innings that they batted in, and out-hit the Golden Eagle 14-10 on the afternoon. La Sierra did cut the lead to 4-3, with two runs in the fourth inning, but that would prove to be as close as they would get. Trevor Resler and Larson Anzaldo were the only two players with a multi-hit game for the Golden Eagles, with each player finishing with a 2-for-4 game, with Anzaldo leading the team with two RBI's.
The team will now shift their focus towards recruiting and preparing for the 2018-19 season. With the loss of 15 seniors on this year's roster, the coaching staff will be looking to fill the holes left by those departures. Please stay tuned throughout the coming months for announcements on the 2018 recruiting class.
