Call off the debate: The best pitcher in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference wears purple and gold. In a masterful performance against the West Region’s top-scoring offense, La Verne, Weschler scattered nine hits over eight innings, allowing no runs and striking out eight in a 4-3 victory Aug. 11. Adding to the triumph, the senior from Santa Barbara handily bested the Leopards’ Matt Desmarets, who was previously unbeaten. It’s May and Weschler (7-0, 2.19 ERA) still has a goose egg in the loss column. “People throw out the term a lot, but he truly is our ace,” head coach Erik Scherer said. “He’s gone out there every Friday and gone toe-to-toe with the opponent’s best and he’s outpitched those guys every time.” Weschler leads the second-place Kingsmen with 69 strikeouts and has walked just 13 batters in 74 innings.
