College baseball: Pt. Loma sweeps Lions

COSTA MESA - Samuel Baeder and Adam Steckler each had three hits in

Saturday’s baseball doubleheader, but Vanguard University couldn’t stave

off a sweep by Golden State Athletic Conference visitor Pt. Loma

Nazarene.

Pt. Loma won the first game, 9-1, behind a complete-game three-hitter

from Mitch Newell, then took a 6-0 lead en route to a 7-3 second-game

triumph.

Vanguard fell to 6-34, 2-23 in conference, while Pt. Loma improved to

22-17-2, 16-10.

GOLDEN STATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

First game

Pt. Loma Nazarene 9, Vanguard 1

Pt. Loma Nazarene 000 201 204 - 9 12 1

Vanguard 010 000 000 - 1 3 3

Newell and Trelut; Case, Taylor (8) and Candelaria, Dodos (3). W -

Newell. L - Case, 1-7. 2B - Vericker (PLN), Santoni (PLN), Pimentel

(PLN), Johnson (PLN).

Second game

Pt. Loma Nazarene 7, Vanguard 3

Pt. Loma Nazarene 030 030 1 - 7 12 0

Vanguard 000 002 1 - 3 7 2

Leitzke, Van Vessen (7) and Trelut; Walker, Steele (5) and Candelaria. W

- Leitzke. L - Walker, 2-11. 2B - Santoni )PLN), Stehle (PLN), Pimentel

(PLN) 2, Johnson (PLN), Baeder (VU).