Senior slugger Paul Hartmann blasted the program's career all-time record tying and record breaking home runs in consecutive at bats to open Friday's game as Cal Lutheran overpowered Whittier during an 11-4 home win on Friday afternoon.
For the second time in two weeks the Cal Lutheran baseball team bounced back from a series-opening loss at home and swept a road doubleheader as the Kingsmen took two wins at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges on Saturday. CLU won the first game 10-4 and followed with a 7-4 victory in the second.
Surrendering a seven-run run third inning led to a fourth consecutive loss for the Cal Lutheran baseball team as it fell 14-10 against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps at home on Friday. Leadoff hitter Matt Martin provided a spark at the top of the Kingsmen lineup with a 4-for-5 day including a solo homer to right field.
For the second time in three years the Cal Lutheran baseball team experienced a weekend series sweep from Redlands completed by 4-2 and 10-5 losses at "Sparky" Anderson Field on Sunday afternoon. Solid starts on the mound by Robbie Selden and Ian Durham were overshadowed by seven errors and late UR comebacks.
A two-run home run to center field by Jordan Ott was the highlight in the Cal Lutheran baseball team's 13-4 loss at the University of Redlands on Friday. The Bulldogs answered the 2-0 deficit with a six-run inning en route to the victory and the teams will meet in a doubleheader at CLU on Saturday.
After the second game of Saturday's doubleheader was halted due to darkness, the Cal Lutheran baseball team put the finishing touches on a 9-5 win at Occidental on Sunday. Jordan Cox and Josh Larson pitched the final three innings to preserve the victory for Ian Durham and the Kingsmen.
CLU starting pitcher Robbie Selden picked up the first SCIAC win for the Kingsmen after his quality start lent the Kingsmen a lead that nearly vanished before staving off Occidental 6-4 on Saturday. Game two of the road doubleheader was postponed due to darkness and is scheduled to be completed tomorrow starting at Noon.
For the first time in four years the Cal Lutheran baseball team lost its conference opener doing so on Friday afternoon at home to Occidental by a 7-5 margin. CLU missed out on three game-tying opportunities over the last three innings as OXY continued its recent success over the Kingsmen.
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