College Roundup: Vanguard sweeps Simpson

SOFTBALL

Doubleheader

Host Vanguard University earned a pair of walk-off wins in nonconference play against Simpson on Wednesday.

The No. 17-ranked Lions (27-7) scored both winning runs without a hit.

In the first game, Kaitlin Estes drove in the game-winner with a bases-loaded groundout to help Vanessa Dwyer earn the complete-game victory and improve to 12-3.

Morgan Pilbin was one for two with one RBI for the Lions.

In Game 2, Summer Penner reached on a fielder’s choice to plate the game’s only run in the bottom of the ninth inning.

Courtney Thornhill went the distance, allowing six hits to lower her earned-run average to 1.09. She is now 10-3.

Vanguard had just two hits in the second game.

No. 14-ranked Simpson is 19-7.

BASEBALL

Santa Ana 4, Golden West 3

The host Rustlers fell to 12-11, 4-4 in conference Thursday and remain tied for third with Cypress in the Orange Empire Conference.

Santa Ana is 17-7, 3-5.

No statistics were immediately available.