6 February 13, 2020
SPORTS
“Winning takes precedence over all. There’s no gray area. No almosts.” - Kobe bryant
ANGEL PEÑA | VIEWPOINTS
The Riverside City College baseball team start the season 6-2 after a win against Palomar College on Feb. 11. The Tigers are led by pitcher Ethan sachs who has bitched iver twenty innings for the team and recorded 18 strike outs this season.
RCC baseball off to strong start Tigers pick up where they left off after the 2019 season ANGEL PEÑA EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
The Tigers have started the 2020 season strong with 6 wins and 2 losses going into week 3. Many of RCC’s veteran players transferred to universities after last season, leaving the team with incoming freshman and only a few sophomores on the roster. Among these sophomores is Catcher Angel Mendoza and Pitcher Ethan Sachs, who have become stars in the Tigers lineup. Mendoza has 5 home runs on the season, while Sachs has 18 strikeouts and 20.2 innings pitched. With talented sophomores
setting the tone for the incoming freshman, they should not have a problem continuing the winning culture that coach Arguellas created. RCC is 1-0 on the road and are 5-2 at home. The last three wins for the Tigers have been by a margin of 4 or more runs. However Mt.Sac still proves to be a challenge as they faced their worst loss of the season to them with a score of 5-1. Riverside City College Baseball ended the 2019 season 32-12 and fell short of the championship with a loss against Mt. San Antonio College in the CCCAA Super Regional Round of the playoffs
Statistics
Riverside City college has scored 41 runs and 47 strike outs in their first 8 games of the season. Freshman Mathew darr, sophomore Angel Mendoza, and freshman Alfonso Mancinas are tied and leading the team with 5 runs each this season.
