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Pomona-Pitzer POMONA P 23-9
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Winner Cal Lutheran CLU 24-7
Pomona-Pitzer POMONA P
23-9
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Final
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Cal Lutheran CLU
24-7
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Pomona-Pitzer POMONA P 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 10 1
Cal Lutheran CLU 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 6 1

W: Johnson, Kyle (3-0) L: E. Woods (3-0)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Smith, Kingsmen Walk-Off Against No. 14 Pomona-Pitzer

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Sebastian Smith's walk-off single in the 10th inning lifted Cal Lutheran baseball to a 5-4 win over No. 14-ranked Pomona-Pitzer on Friday afternoon. 

After winning the series against La Verne last weekend, Kingsmen (24-7, 13-6 SCIAC), battled a top 25 ranked SCIAC team for the second series in a row. Smith's only hit of the game couldn't have come at a better time as the Kingsmen took game one of a key series and stayed hot, improving to 12-1 in their last 13 games. The Kingsmen are third in the SCIAC, less than two games behind the Leopards, who sit atop the standings, and the Sagehens (23-9, 11-5 SCIAC), who are in second place. 

HOW IT HAPPENED
After getting the last two outs of the top of the ninth inning, Kyle Johnson (W) took the mound and pitched a scoreless 10th inning to keep the score knotted at 4-4. Blake Wink was hit by a pitch to lead off the Kingsmen's half of the 10th, reaching first as the walk-off run. Kai Caranto's sacrifice bunt advanced Wink into scoring position and Troy Anderson was intentionally walked to bring up Smith. With two outs, Smith smoked a ground ball just out of reach of the diving Sagehen second baseman to score Wink and the Kingsmen dugout stormed the field to celebrate the extra-inning win. 

Luke Wechsler was the starting pitcher for the Kingsmen and was excellent despite the no-decision. He gave the Kingsmen 7.2 strong innings, allowing four runs on seven hits and a walk while racking up seven K's. 

The contest was a back-and-forth affair that started when Anderson got the Kingsmen on the board in the first inning with an RBI groundout to score Lucas Danielewicz, who reached with a double. Danielewicz and Wink both scored in the third inning to quickly make it 3-0 Kingsmen, but the Sagehens answered after scoring in the fourth and fifth innings to tie the game up at 3-3.

Josh Quinn doubled to lead off the seventh inning, advanced to third on a passed ball, and Ethan Dungo singled to retake the lead before the Sagehens tied the game up once again in the eighth. 

THE NUMBERS
- Wechsler: 7.2 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, BB, 7 K
- Cameron Cooper: 0.2 IP, BB, K
- Johnson (3-0): 1.2 IP, 2 H 

UP NEXT
The Kingsmen wrap up their series against the Sagehens with a doubleheader on the road tomorrow, April 20. The first game will begin at 11 a.m.

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