Vanguard (8-2) swept the three-game series against Cal State San Marcos (9-5) with an average winning margin of more than nine runs.
Game One: Vanguard 10, Cal State San Marcos 6
Adonis Tountas had his best game of the day going 3-6 on his visits to the plate, also adding an RBI and a scored run.
The trio of Kiriakos, Young, and Yates all went 2-4 at the plate in the first game of the double header. Yates added two RBI's and stole four bases; Kiriakos and Young each scored two runs for the Pride.
Vanguard scored 10 runs off 13 hits, while stranding 12 runners on base. The team tallied seven RBI's, were walked six times, and the Blue and Gold took advantage of five errors committed by the Cougars.
The Cougars used 10 hits and five RBI's to earn their six runs. They left 13 runners on the base paths in the loss.
The Lions trailed 2-0 until the top of the third inning, but scored five runs in the frame to take the lead, an advantage they never gave up. Vanguard added three more insurance runs in the top of the fourth inning.
Ruben Orosco (1-0) won his first game in a Lions uniform, lasting 6.1 innings and only succumbing four runs off seven hits.
Terry Unruh finished the game for the Lions, striking out five batters and allowing only three hits and two runs.
San Marcos used five pitchers in the game, with Frank Charlton (2-1) gaining his first loss of the season. Carlton gave up five runs on four hits in 2.2 innings and also walked four batters.
Game Two: Vanguard 22, Cal State San Marcos 0
The Lions offense was in full effect in the second half of the double header as the team put up a season-high 22 runs in the contest. This is the most runs Vanguard has scored since March 13, 2009 when the Lions won 22-2 against Trinity International University.
Five runs in the top of the first inning put the Lions out to a quick start and the squad never looked back. They topped that run output in the fourth inning when they totaled seven Lions crossing the plate. The Blue and Gold totaled 17 RBI's on 16 hits and earned nine walks.
Eric Sanchez went 4-4 on the day with three RBI's to lead the way for the Blue and Gold. Yates went 4-6 and recorded four RBI's and three scored runs on the day. Kiriakos 2-4 scored three runs of his own for the Lions and pitched in an RBI as well.
The Cougars had two batters go 1-2 and three more were 1-3 at the plate in the nightcap of the double header.
Scott Simmons (3-0) allowed only five hits and zero runs while striking out six Cougar batters in his five innings on the hill for the Pride. Freshman
Nik Klungreseter combined for the shutout with two hitless innings pitched, striking out three Cougars.
Cal State San Marcos used six pitchers in the game, with Scott Myers (1-2) receiving the loss for the contest. He allowed seven runs in his 1.1 innings in command of the mound.
The Lions return home to the campus field on February 27, as they host the Japan Railway Corp Team at 2:00 p.m.
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