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Kingsmen Mercy Redlands Twice on Sunday; Take Series

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THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Cal Lutheran baseball used the mercy rule on Redlands twice on Sunday and took the series. The Kingsmen won the first game 10-0 and the second 14-4. 

In game one, the Kingsmen took it to the Bulldogs. It started on the mound as Luke Wechsler pitched all 7.0 innings. He only allowed seven hits, with one strikeout and one walk. He got the win and improved to 3-0 on the year.

Josh Quinn and Joseph Scalzo led the offense with three RBI each. Jalen Parks was next with 2 RBI and Max Heverly and Gordon Richardson had one each. Parks hit a home run in the win.

Cal Lutheran took control of the game as they scored three runs in the third inning. Heverly and Scalzo delivered the hits as Zach Lafata, Heverly and Sean Blandino scored the runs. 

The Kingsmen added one more run in the fourth and three more in the fifth. Parks homered in the fifth as the bats were rolling. The three runs became a trend as the Kingsmen scored three more in the seventh and used the mercy rule on the Bulldogs.  

John Frazier got the call in the second game and improved to 2-1 on the season as he pitched 6.0 innings. He struck out seven batters and gave up eight hits and three earned runs. 

Scalzo led the team with four RBI. Brendan Durfee and Heverly were next with two RBI and Lafata, Blandino, Kyle Reuser and Parks had one each. 

The Kingsmen jumped all over the Bulldogs and scored three runs in the first inning. After Redlands answered with four in the top of the fourth, Cal Lutheran responded with four runs in the bottom of the inning. The Kingsmen scored four runs in the sixth and three in the seventh as they took the series. 

The Kingsmen won their second conference series and improved to 5-1 in SCIAC and 10-3 overall.  

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Players Mentioned

Sean Blandino

#4 Sean Blandino

OF
5' 9"
Senior
Brendan Durfee

#29 Brendan Durfee

C
6' 4"
Junior
JJ Frazier

#48 JJ Frazier

RHP
6' 3"
Junior
Max Heverly

#22 Max Heverly

OF
5' 11"
Senior
Zach Lafata

#5 Zach Lafata

INF
5' 8"
Senior
Jalen Parks

#24 Jalen Parks

C
5' 11"
Senior
Josh Quinn

#1 Josh Quinn

INF
6' 2"
Sophomore
Kyle Reuser

#12 Kyle Reuser

INF
5' 9"
Senior
Gordon Richardson

#7 Gordon Richardson

OF
6' 0"
Graduate Student
Joseph Scalzo

#10 Joseph Scalzo

INF
6' 3"
Senior
Luke Wechsler

#15 Luke Wechsler

RHP
6' 2"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Sean Blandino

#4 Sean Blandino

5' 9"
Senior
OF
Brendan Durfee

#29 Brendan Durfee

6' 4"
Junior
C
JJ Frazier

#48 JJ Frazier

6' 3"
Junior
RHP
Max Heverly

#22 Max Heverly

5' 11"
Senior
OF
Zach Lafata

#5 Zach Lafata

5' 8"
Senior
INF
Jalen Parks

#24 Jalen Parks

5' 11"
Senior
C
Josh Quinn

#1 Josh Quinn

6' 2"
Sophomore
INF
Kyle Reuser

#12 Kyle Reuser

5' 9"
Senior
INF
Gordon Richardson

#7 Gordon Richardson

6' 0"
Graduate Student
OF
Joseph Scalzo

#10 Joseph Scalzo

6' 3"
Senior
INF
Luke Wechsler

#15 Luke Wechsler

6' 2"
Sophomore
RHP