Baseball: Vanguard drops two

RIVERSIDE - The Vanguard University baseball team dropped both

games of a Golden State Athletic Conference doubleheader Saturday to host

Cal Baptist, 10-8 and 12-7.

The Lions jumped out to a 5-0 first-inning lead and led, 7-3, before

the Lancers scored seven of the game’s final eight runs.

In the nightcap, Vanguard led, 4-0, after two innings, before Cal

Baptist scored 12 runs in the final four innings.

The Lions fell to 13-8, 4-4 in conference and will play at Sonoma

State Tuesday, beginning at 2 p.m.

*In community college baseball action: Orange Coast College dropped

its second straight to Orange Empire Conference visitor Saddleback, 15-2,

Saturday.

The Gauchos (15-4, 4-2 in conference) had five doubles and two home

runs, while three Saddleback pitchers held the Pirates (13-5, 3-3) to

only four hits and two runs.

ORANGE EMPIRE CONFERENCESaddleback 15, Orange Coast 2Orange Coast 100

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Saddleback 230 514 000 -15 16 2

Azze, Flagel (4), Erickson (5), Navarro (6), Elliston (7) and Murphy,

Cotton (7); Santos, Cummings (6), Walsh (8) and Dobek, Behrens (7). W -

Santos, 3-1. L - Azze. 2B - Cotton (OCC), Valiente (S), Dobek (S), LaRue

(S), Mash (S), Cheo (S). HR - Gor (S), Cheo (S).