2008 Woodie Awards
Baseball team doesn't come up short
Men: Fast start a byproduct of good pitching and solid offense
By: Ramiro Rodriguez
Issue date: 3/4/04 Section: Sports
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The bullpen couldn't hold on to an early lead as the baseball team lost its South Coast Conference opener to the East L.A. Huskies, 7-5.
The loss was the first for the Warriors who fell to 7-1, 0-1, while the Huskies remained undefeated at 10-0,1-0.
"This was a good conference game," coach Greg Bergeron said. "They played well and we played well, but they scored two more runs than we did."
The Warriors look to rebound against conference foes Mt. SAC today at Laverne University at 6 p.m. and on Saturday, they take on archrival L.A. Harbor at noon.
"They're both good teams," Bergeron said.
"We play in a strong conference, so all games should be close."
In Tuesday's game, the Warriors took an early 2-0 lead in the top of the fourth inning. First baseman Larry Williams led off with a single then sophomore Ryan Sharman followed it with a home run.
The lead was quickly cut in half in the bottom of the inning when the Huskies led off with a home run off starting pitcher Daniel Boltares.
However, the Warriors high potent offense responded quickly in the top of the fifth.
Before hitting a two-run shot, sophomore Bart Babineaux was hit, but the umpire ruled that he leaned his shoulder into the pitch. Babineaux returned to the batters box and clobbered the next pitch into deep left field.
"I was just trying to get on base, of course I dove in. The umpire made a good call," Babineaux said. "Next pitch was a change-up inside. He left it up and I let him know about it."
The Warriors looked like they had control of the game but with two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning, the Huskies hit back-to-back home runs tying the game at four.
"We fell behind 4-1, but we found a way to battle back," East L.A. coach James Heins said. "It was a dog fight, you've got to give credit to those guys, they battle their butts off as well."
In the bottom of the seventh inning, the Huskies took their first lead 5-4 on a sacrifice fly, yet the resilient Warriors would not succumb, and tied it in the top of the eight inning.
The loss was the first for the Warriors who fell to 7-1, 0-1, while the Huskies remained undefeated at 10-0,1-0.
"This was a good conference game," coach Greg Bergeron said. "They played well and we played well, but they scored two more runs than we did."
The Warriors look to rebound against conference foes Mt. SAC today at Laverne University at 6 p.m. and on Saturday, they take on archrival L.A. Harbor at noon.
"They're both good teams," Bergeron said.
"We play in a strong conference, so all games should be close."
In Tuesday's game, the Warriors took an early 2-0 lead in the top of the fourth inning. First baseman Larry Williams led off with a single then sophomore Ryan Sharman followed it with a home run.
The lead was quickly cut in half in the bottom of the inning when the Huskies led off with a home run off starting pitcher Daniel Boltares.
However, the Warriors high potent offense responded quickly in the top of the fifth.
Before hitting a two-run shot, sophomore Bart Babineaux was hit, but the umpire ruled that he leaned his shoulder into the pitch. Babineaux returned to the batters box and clobbered the next pitch into deep left field.
"I was just trying to get on base, of course I dove in. The umpire made a good call," Babineaux said. "Next pitch was a change-up inside. He left it up and I let him know about it."
The Warriors looked like they had control of the game but with two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning, the Huskies hit back-to-back home runs tying the game at four.
"We fell behind 4-1, but we found a way to battle back," East L.A. coach James Heins said. "It was a dog fight, you've got to give credit to those guys, they battle their butts off as well."
In the bottom of the seventh inning, the Huskies took their first lead 5-4 on a sacrifice fly, yet the resilient Warriors would not succumb, and tied it in the top of the eight inning.