2008 Woodie Awards
Baseball team moves into second place
By: David Lopez
Issue date: 3/31/05 Section: Sports
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Strike, after strike, after strike.
As pitcher Jeff McKinley took the mound Tuesday, he proved to be the dominant figure as he threw six scoreless innings, allowing a mere five hits against the Pasadena City College Lancers.
Before the team can rest and enjoy its upcoming bye week, it must first face the Lancers again, today at home, at 2 p.m.
In their last two meetings, the Warriors have outscored the Lancers, 13-3, as McKinley pitched both games throwing 12 scoreless innings.
"Pasadena is not a great team, but they're much improved," coach Tom Bergeron said.
McKinley's six scoreless innings, along with his four strikeouts and two walks, was all the Warriors needed to take a 6-1 victory over the Lancers. He improved his record to 3-0.
"He jumped ahead, which was very important. He made a couple of mistakes, but managed to hold the runners on base," Bergeron said. "McKinley's a real tough pitcher."
The win also puts the team three games above .500, as it now possesses an overall record of 11-8, and is tied for second in the conference with a 6-3 record.
"We're still a couple of games back in the conference. We have to keep winning and get a little help from the other teams as well," McKinley said.
When the opposition did pose a threat for McKinley, he was able to make them hit groundballs, which ultimately led to four key innings ending in double plays.
McKinley's pitching scheme allowed him to get ahead of the count early, as he was able to locate with his fastball, curveball and change-up.
"I pretty much knew them this time around. I knew who their best hitter was and I was able to shut him and the rest of the team down," McKinley said.
The bullpen, which consisted of pitchers Charles Boyden, Josh Rose and Craig Ganser, shut down the Lancers offense from the seventh inning on; they allowed one run on a total of four hits.
Heading into the game, Bergeron benched a couple of his starters. Reasons for his action were not given.
As pitcher Jeff McKinley took the mound Tuesday, he proved to be the dominant figure as he threw six scoreless innings, allowing a mere five hits against the Pasadena City College Lancers.
Before the team can rest and enjoy its upcoming bye week, it must first face the Lancers again, today at home, at 2 p.m.
In their last two meetings, the Warriors have outscored the Lancers, 13-3, as McKinley pitched both games throwing 12 scoreless innings.
"Pasadena is not a great team, but they're much improved," coach Tom Bergeron said.
McKinley's six scoreless innings, along with his four strikeouts and two walks, was all the Warriors needed to take a 6-1 victory over the Lancers. He improved his record to 3-0.
"He jumped ahead, which was very important. He made a couple of mistakes, but managed to hold the runners on base," Bergeron said. "McKinley's a real tough pitcher."
The win also puts the team three games above .500, as it now possesses an overall record of 11-8, and is tied for second in the conference with a 6-3 record.
"We're still a couple of games back in the conference. We have to keep winning and get a little help from the other teams as well," McKinley said.
When the opposition did pose a threat for McKinley, he was able to make them hit groundballs, which ultimately led to four key innings ending in double plays.
McKinley's pitching scheme allowed him to get ahead of the count early, as he was able to locate with his fastball, curveball and change-up.
"I pretty much knew them this time around. I knew who their best hitter was and I was able to shut him and the rest of the team down," McKinley said.
The bullpen, which consisted of pitchers Charles Boyden, Josh Rose and Craig Ganser, shut down the Lancers offense from the seventh inning on; they allowed one run on a total of four hits.
Heading into the game, Bergeron benched a couple of his starters. Reasons for his action were not given.