REDLANDS, Calif. — John Frazier pitched a complete game to start the day and Cal Lutheran baseball's offense exploded in game two as the Kingsmen swept a doubleheader on Saturday with Redlands. The Kingsmen won 4-1 and 12-9.
With the two wins, the Kingsmen won the season series with the Bulldogs. They improved to 4-1 overall and 2-1 in conference play.
GAME ONE: Kingsmen 4, Bulldogs 1
Frazier pitched his first collegiate complete game and picked up his second win of the season. In his 9.0 innings, he gave up just six hits and one earned run. He struck out five while only walking three. He faced 36 batters with nine flyouts and 12 groundouts.
The Kingsmen got all four of their runs in the top of the third. Kai Caranto doubled to left field, scoring Blake Wink, Gordon Richardson, and Carlos Vega. The team added one more in the inning as Lucas Danielwicz singled down the leftfield line and Caranto raced around to score.
It was all the runs the offense and Frazier needed to even the series at one game apiece.
GAME TWO: Kingsmen 12, Bulldogs 9
Down 6-1, the Kinsmen scored runs in the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth innings to tie the score. Troy Anderson homered in the fourth and Alec Garcia had 2 RBI in the sixth. After Redlands took a 9-6 lead in the seventh, the Kingsmen responded with six runs in the eighth. Five different Kingsmen had a RBI and the pitching did the rest to clinch the series.
Caranto led the way with three RBI and Richardson, Anderson, and Garcia had two each. Wink and Sebastian Smith added a double. Dean Olsson got the win and Joshua Kim picked up his second save.
The Kingsmen continue the season on Sunday as they host Macalester at 12 pm.