Solid pitching leads to Westmont win

By RON SMITH WESTMONT SPORTS WRITER

In the final NAIA regular season game at Russ Carr Field, eleventh ranked Westmont Baseball (32-7) put together a 6-0 combined shutout of Saint Katherine (12-15).

With a midweek non-conference game, Westmont’s head coach Tyler LaTorre elected to sit his starters and use his bullpen in a “staffed” game.

“As we get toward the end of the year, it is important that guys get put into different situations,” expressed LaTorre. “Tournament play can be a lot of doubleheaders or starters who have already been used. That’s why Youngerman started for us today, so that he would be able to know what it is like to start a game.”

Sean Youngerman pitched the first three innings for the Warriors allowing two hits and striking out five without giving up a walk.

Laguna Blanca beats Foothill Tech in boys volleyball

On April 11, the Owls defeated Foothill Tech in a home league match 3-0, with scores of 25-9, 2725, and 25-14. This improves the Owl’s overall record to 15-3 and league record to 6-0.

Thomas Couvillion led the Owls with 13 kills, seven digs, and four aces. Tyson Deveze was also a major addition to the owls, adding eight kills, four digs, and two aces to the stat line. Drew Levinson also was a help with five kills and three aces.

Laguna Blanca will play Cate next on April 13.

Santa Barbara baseball loses to Buena

The Dons had a tough game against Buena, barely losing with a score of 3-4.

Liam Keithley started the game as the pitcher for Dons. Keithley lasted four innings, allowing four hits and three runs while striking out six players. Enrique Ramirez and Zeke Adderley entered the game from the bullpen, with Ramirez throwing two and a third innings and Adderley pitching

“Sean set the tone early for us, then we got going offensively with three runs in the first inning,” said LaTorre. “For him to pitch three innings in his first collegiate start is what we were hoping for. When you get to tournament play, you need to have all hands on deck.”

Youngerman was followed by Christopher Ceballos who also pitched three innings, allowing only one hit while striking out four. He also did not issue a walk.

“Ceballos didn’t start out the season the way he, or any of us, had hoped,” acknowledged LaTorre. “He’s been battling back pitching out of the pen and he is settling into that role. For him to have that outing today was special. This is his first full season as a collegiate player.”

Aidan Holly, Zach Yates and Robbie Haw worked the seventh, eighth and ninth innings respectively, collectively giving up one hit.

“We were able to get Holly another inning of work

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one-third of an inning.

Dane Dawson led Dons with two hits in four at bats.

The Dons will play Buena again on April 14.

Dos Pueblos competes against San Marcos in swim and dive

The Chargers headed over to San Marcos to face their swim and dive team in a cross-city league game. The meet ended in a split result, with the boys winning 9492 and the girls losing 70-109. For the boys, there were many successful races and dives. In the diving competition, John Contakes took second place, Max Maybrun took fourth place, and Jake Kuwata finished in sixth place.

Seniors Nikko Carrillo, Cooper Costello and John Bish helped lead the Chargers to the win over the Royals. Bish took fourth and third in the 200 and 500 freestyle respectively. Carrillo won both of his events, specifically by overtaking San Marcos’ anchor leg in the 400 freestyle relay.

On the girls side, sophomores Addison Parrish and Megan Garner had impressive races in the 100 backstroke. Garner took first place and Parrish took the second spot. Parrish also came in second in the 200 freestyle, while

Barbara native promptly took off for third, and a throwing error from the Spartan catcher allowed him to come home to score the Gauchos’ 12th run.

Michael Rice, Jed Decooman, and Elliot Gallegos combined to finish the game on the mound, with Rice taking the eighth and Decooman the first two outs of the ninth. After three consecutive walks loaded the bases, Gallegos came on and got the final out.

On The Stat Sheet

• Sundstrom’s hitting stats from the series make for remarkable reading. He went 5-for-6 at the plate, with a double and a home run, posting six RBI and a 1.500 slugging percentage.

• Nunez was also swinging a hot bat, going 5-for-7 at the plate against the Spartans, recording a double and two RBI of his own.

• Callahan had his finest outing of the season Monday night, pitching 4 2/3 innings, not allowing a run and giving up just one hit, while striking out seven hitters.

• Schrier earned the win in the second game on Tuesday, pitching his longest and strongest outing of the season: five innings, two runs on two hits, with seven strikeouts of his own.

• With their three long balls in the series, UCSB becomes the first team in The Big West to hit 50 home runs this season. No other team has more than 40.

Up Next

The Gauchos are back at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium this weekend, as they will host a three-game series against the UC Irvine Anteaters, April 14-16. First pitch times are set for 5:05 p.m. Friday, 4:05 p.m. Saturday, and 1:05 p.m. Sunday. For fans who cannot make it to the ballpark, all three games will be live on ESPN+ with live stats and an audio-only broadcast available through ucsbgauchos.com.

Eric Boose is assistant director of athletic communications at UCSB. email: sports@newspress.com

Garner took third in the 50m freestyle. Senior Captain Brynn Graham won the 200 individual medley and finished in second for the 100m freestyle. Captain Ava Bennett finished fourth in both the 50m and 100m freestyle and was part of the second place 200m and 100m freestyle relays.

The Chargers will compete against Ventura next on April 18.

San Marcos boys golf plays Oxnard

The Royals boys golf team had a decisive win against Oxnard at their recent match that took place at the Santa Barbara Golf Club. The final score of the match was 388-623. This win improved the Royals overall record to 7-0 and league record to 5-0.

Holdt Gore was a medalist at the match, with a final score of 75. This was the first time he was awarded the medal in his high school career. Brody Ricci, Aaron White, and Himmat Singh posted scores of 78. Ethan Klawuhn and Graham Chapman tied for 5th place, with a score of 79.

“All the guys played really solid and it was exciting to see all of them finish in the 70s,” shared head coach Jeff Ashton. The Royals will play Valencia next at the Sandpiper course on April 13.

- Compiled by Annika Bahnsen