Strohl homer backs Griffins’ shutout effort

By ECS Staff
Updated: March 26, 2016

2016 GROSSMONT COLLEGE BASEBALL

By Chris Davis
© East County Sports.com

CHULA VISTA (3-26-16) — What a difference 24 hours makes. On Thursday (Mar. 24) Southwestern College doubled up 8th ranked Grossmont College 10-5. Friday (Mar. 25) saw a pitcher’s duel break out at The Junction.

Grossmont (17-7, 10-2 PCAC) bounced back and took a 1-0 victory over the Jaguars (10-12, 7-5 PCAC) in a Pacific Coast Athletic Conference game.

There were a total of 12 hits by both teams, but the only one that really mattered was the solo shot that NOAH STROHL (La Jolla) launched in the fourth.

DONAVON McCRYSTAL (4-0, West Hills) went seven innings to gain the victory on the mound while allowing just four hits. He got the same amount of strike outs as hits and walked one. AARON CROSS (sv 4, Mater Dei (Orange Co.)) came in and got the six-out save and gave up two hits while getting a pair of strikeouts.

RAY PETERSON (Helix) had a game-high two hits in the leadoff spot for the Jaguars.

The Griffins will take on Mesa (8-15, 4-8 PCAC) next week with games at Mesa on Tuesday and Friday, while the teams will play at Noel Michelsen Field on Thursday (Mar. 31). All three games will begin at 2:00 p.m.

Looking at the standings halfway through the PCAC schedule, the Griffins have a 1.5 game lead on Mt. San Jacinto (11-10, 7-2 PCAC). Palomar (12-11, 7-4 PCAC) is 2.5 games back. Southwestern after losing the series this week is three games back.

The bottom of the standings has San Diego City (8-9, 3-5 PCAC) sitting five games back. Mesa is second to last and Imperial Valley (4-20, 0-12 PCAC) is bringing up the rear ten games back.

If the season continues the way that it has so far, the final series for the Griffins will be the difference in winning conference. That final series is against the Eagles of Mt. San Jacinto. In the Griffins favor is that two of those three games are at Noel Mickelsen Field.

Grossmont vs Southwestern
@ Southwestern | The Junction

3/25/2016 at 2:00pm

Grossmont
1

Southwestern
0

FINAL	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Grossmont	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	1
Southwestern	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB
Grossmont
Michael Diffley ss	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Robert Bostedt rf	4	0	1	0	0	2	1
Tanner Perry cf	3	0	1	0	1	0	1
Noah Strohl dh	4	1	1	1	0	1	1
Travor Beard c	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
Andres Rios 2b	4	0	1	0	0	0	1
Justin Mitchell 1b	3	0	0	0	1	0	0
Justen Burkey 3b	4	0	1	0	0	0	3
Cole Flint lf	3	0	0	0	0	2	0
Donavon McCrystal p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aaron Cross p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	33	1	6	1	2	6	7
BATTING
2B: Andres Rios 3B: Robert Bostedt HR: Noah Strohl RBI: Noah Strohl
BASERUNNING
SB: Tanner Perry 2
FIELDING
E: Robert Bostedt

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB
Southwestern
Ray Peterson lf	4	0	2	0	0	0	0
Nick Alcoser rf	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
Tiger Guerrero rf	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
Codie Simmons 3b	2	0	1	0	1	0	0
Steven Sherwood ss	4	0	1	0	0	0	1
Luke Ramirez 1b	3	0	1	0	0	2	1
Anton Melendez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Justin Sparby	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kris Aguiliar ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Shane Nobiensky c	4	0	0	0	0	1	1
Angel Estrada 2b	3	0	0	0	0	1	1
Blake Flippen dh	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eddie Perez dh	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Freddy Walker cf	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
Brandon Teichman p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	31	0	6	0	1	6	5
BATTING
Sac: Codie Simmons
BASERUNNING
SB: Anton Melendez
FIELDING