Griff hurlers put City to sleep in sweep

By Ramon Scott
Updated: April 7, 2017

McCrystal

2017 GROSSMONT GRIFFINS BASEBALL

By Ramon Scott

EastCountySports.com

EL CAJON – The Grossmont College baseball team wrapped up an impressive week of pitching in a series sweep of San Diego City College on Friday.

Griffins’ ace DONAVON MCCRYSTAL threw a complete-game, five-hitter as Grossmont defeated City, 2-1, in the Pacific Coast Atheltic Conference series finale at Noel Mickelsen Field.

The Griffins gave up only two runs in the three-game set this week to the Knights, extending their latest winning streak to seven games.

Grossmont (17-1 PCAC, 22-6-1), ranked sixth in Southern California, swept the series from the Knights and currently gave the Griffs a two-game lead over Palomar (13-1 PCAC), but only in the win column.

Santana High product REECE HERNANDEZ (2-for-4) scored on an error in the bottom of the first inning for a 1-0 lead.

The Griffins added their second run in the second as Hernandez delivered a bases-loaded single to left field, scoring MICHAEL DIFFLEY (Granite Hills), who doubled.

As it turned out, that would be all the McCrystal would need.

The Knights were able to get to the former West Hills pitcher for a run in the fourth, as former Steele Canyon Cougar Wyatt Logan scored on a double.

The UNLV-bound McCrystal improved his season mark to 7-1 and lowered this season ERA to 2.10. He struck out five and walked one on the afternoon.

McCrystal has won his last six starts.

Grossmont’s CABOT VAN TIL (Patrick Henry) had a productive day to say the least, going 2-for-2 with a pair of walks. Griffins’ catcher TREVOR BEARD drew three walks on the day.

The Griffins play a pair of non-conference games next week (home vs. West LA and at Long Beach) in preparation for the big series with the Comets April 18, 20 and 22. Grossmont has the luxury of playing two of the three at home.

The home game against West LA is Tuesday at 2 p.m.

San Diego vs Grossmont
@ Grossmont

4/7/2017 at 2:00 PM

San Diego
1

Grossmont
2

FINAL	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
San Diego	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1
Grossmont	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	X	2	8	0

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB
San Diego
Matt Bagdasar dh	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
Anthony Warneke ss	4	0	2	0	0	1	0
Lorenzo Martinez ss	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wyatt Logan c	3	1	1	0	1	0	0
Blake Newman 3b	4	0	0	0	0	0	2
Conner Nelson 3b	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cesar Fitch 1b	4	0	1	1	0	0	1
Cole Flint rf	3	0	0	0	0	1	1
Carlos Cosio 2b	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tanner Logan 2b	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kody Lewis 2b	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ernesto Parra lf	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Calvin Gourson lf	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Johny Espinoza lf	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Addison Hull cf	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Calvin Knowlton cf	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Lopez p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	31	1	5	1	1	5	4
BATTING
2B: Cesar Fitch RBI: Cesar Fitch
BASERUNNING
SB: Conner Nelson CS: Matt Bagdasar
FIELDING
E: Ernesto Parra DP: Carlos Cosio 2

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB
Grossmont
David Maldonado cf	5	0	1	0	0	2	1
Reece Hernandez 2b	4	1	2	1	0	0	4
Noah Strohl 1b	4	0	0	0	0	1	3
Robert Bostedt lf	4	0	1	0	0	1	0
Justen Burkey 3b	4	0	1	0	0	1	1
Jale Sim dh	3	0	0	0	0	2	1
Niko Navarro dh	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Michael Diffley ss	4	1	1	0	0	2	0
Trevor Beard c	1	0	0	0	3	0	0
Cabot Van Til rf	2	0	2	0	2	0	0
Donavon McCrystal p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	32	2	8	1	5	9	11
BATTING
2B: Robert Bostedt; Michael Diffley RBI: Reece Hernandez
BASERUNNING
SB: Cabot Van Til
FIELDING

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
San Diego
Frank Lopez	8.0	8	2	1	5	9	0
Totals	8.0	8	2	1	5	9	0
PITCHING
Batters Faced: Frank Lopez 37

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Grossmont
Donavon McCrystal	9.0	5	1	1	1	5	0
Totals	9.0	5	1	1	1	5	0
PITCHING
Batters Faced: Donavon McCrystal 32

SCORING SUMMARY
GROSSMONT – BOTTOM 1ST
R. Bostedt reached first on an error by lf, advanced to third; R. Hernandez scored, unearned.
GROSSMONT – BOTTOM 2ND
R. Hernandez singled to left field, RBI; C. Til advanced to second; T. Beard advanced to third; M. Diffley scored.
SAN DIEGO – TOP 4TH
C. Fitch doubled to right center, RBI; W. Logan scored.