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2025 GROSSMONT COLLEGE BASEBALL
East County Sports.com
FLETCHER HILLS – Begorra!
In the most dramatic, exciting games of the season since Grossmont College toppled top-ranked Saddleback College, the Griffins survived a see-saw affair to edge San Diego Mesa, 5-4, on St Patrick;s Day (Mon., Mar, 17) at Noel Michelson Field. a BOXSCORE
Not only did the Green and Gold of Grossmont maintain their solid record on the holiday, they broke a deadlock with Mesa to assume sole possession of second place in the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference.
Grossmont survived a difficult Mesa rally in the ninth inning, when the Olympians loaded the bases with one out when the bottom of the batting order both singled, advanced on a wild pitch, then an intentional walk filled the basepaths.
Howsever, Grossmont relief pitcher Marland Jorgensen registered a strikeout and a ground ball from Mesa’;s 3-4 hiutters to register his first save of the season.
The lead changed hand throughout the contest.
Mesa took a 1-0 lead; Grossmont pulled even.
The Griffins moved in front 2-1; Mesa tied it.
The Olympians grabbed a 3-2 lead; Grossmont matched it.
But when Mesa scored a run in the 8th on a leadoff homer to right field by Nick Cook, the Griffins answered with two runs for the deciding margin of victory.
The ballgame was tied when Aguilar singled to center to bring home Talon Tucker. Aguilar then brought home the go-ahead run when Noah Manasan belted a double for the game-winning RBI.
On the mound, Grossmont starting Ryan Ellis tossed six solid innings, allowing just four hits, yet left with a no-decision.
Trevor Morgan started the seventh, lasting 2.1 frames before allowing a pair of left-handed batters to hit singles to the rifght sid ein the ninth before Jorgersen saved the contest.
On offense, Tucker, the right fielder, batted 3-for-4 with an RBI double, scoring twice. Tucker also posted an RBI single in the 6th to re-tie the ballgame.
In addition, third baseman Nico Newhan batted 2-for-3 with adouble, and first baseman M.J. Sweeney also went 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Jacob Embleton also doubled, as five different players drove in runs.
Grossmont College (13-6 overall) returns home Tuesday, entertaining San Diego City at 2 p.m.
San Diego Mesa (12-8, 4-3 PCAC) saw the bottom of its order — Tommy Carney and Alejandro Leyva– both collect two hits, hald of the Olympians’ team total of 8; the rest of the team went just 4-for-27.
Along with Cook’s homer, Mesa stayed in the game with small ball, registered four sacrifices, including a pair by Carter Lockwood.
Elsewhere in the PCAC, inanother rain make-uo game, Palomar trailed San Diego City, 4-aand 6-3, but rallied with eight runs in the 8th to downthe Knights, 11-6.
