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By Tim Peterson
(Glendora)- Azusa Pacific scored four runs in the fifth inning to break it open and cruised to a 9-3 win over visiting Holy Names to complete a sweep of a doubleheader Saturday.
Leading 4-1 heading into the fifth, Spencer Rasmussen led off with a walk. With one out Omar Lopez was hit by a pitch and Will Stroud doubled to left to plate Rasmussen. Diego Frey then laid down a bunt to get another run home and after George Christison walked Carson Collett singled to drive in a run. Christison eventually scored on a wild pitch. By the time the dust had settled the Cougars were up 8-1.
They added one more in the sixth when Rasmussen parked one over the wall in right field for a home run.
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Holy Names got on the board first when Esai Santos walked, worked his way to third and scored on a bunt by Nico Capsaliaris.
Azusa Pacific took the lead for good with three in the third inning. Tyus Santa Anna singled to score Christison who led off with a double. Jeffrey Castillo reached on a fielder’s choice and Rasmussen doubled. Casey O’Laughlin singled to drive in two.
Castillo singled home Christison in the fourth to make it 4-1. The Cougs then put it away with the four-run fifth.
Holy Names added a couple of runs in the seventh on a home run by Dominic Cervantes and an RBI double by Jesus Hernandez.
The Cougars used four pitchers to get the job done. Joey Frey started and went one and two-thirds innings. Taylor Ouelette, Michael Gill and Alfredo Frey went the rest of the way. Gill and Alfredo Frey each went two innings but Ouelette picked up the win.
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For Holy Names Mitch Benson went four and one-third innings before being relieved by Harry Tooze. Steven Palermo went the last inning.
Azusa Pacific had 10 hits to go along with the 9 runs. Holy Names had 3 runs and 8 hits.
The Cougars won the first game of the doubleheader 4-0 and are now 16-10 overall and in first place in the PacWest Conference at 9-3. Holy Names is 14-9 and 4-4.
So many local kids! Great job Cougs!