{"id":75263,"date":"2022-02-26T17:09:52","date_gmt":"2022-02-27T00:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=75263"},"modified":"2022-02-27T17:28:38","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T00:28:38","slug":"point-loma-puts-the-slug-on-cougars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=75263","title":{"rendered":"Point Loma Puts the Slug on Cougars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Steven Silvas struck out 11 in 4 1\/3 innings for the Cougars. (Photo by Duane Barker)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

By Tim Peterson <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Glendora) – Hunter Otjen hit a three-run home run in the eighth inning to lift Point Loma to a 5-3 win over Azusa Pacific Saturday at Azusa Pacific. <\/p>\n\n\n

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The Cougars led 2-0 through six innings before the Sea Lions stormed back with two in the seventh to tie it and three in the eighth to get the win. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tied at two entering the top of the eighth inning, Baxter Halligan reached on an error and Jack Malone walked. Izayah Alvarez reached on a fielder’s choice as Halligan was out at third on a ground ball short. Jeffery Barber ran for Malone. Otjen then walked up and belted a Grayson Gifford pitch over the fence in right-center field for a three-run bomb. Suddenly it was 5-2 Sea Lions and that was more than enough for the victory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aaron Roose homered for the Cougars in the bottom of the ninth for the final run. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Azusa Pacific took a 1-0 lead in the third inning when the pride of Glendora High School, Cade Marshman, homered to left field. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cade Marshman hits a bomb for APU. (Photo by Duane Barker)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

APU made it 2-0 in the fifth when Roose walked, Tito Robles singled and Casey O’Laughlin walked to load the bases. Roose then scored on a wild pitch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Sea Lions got even in the seventh when Alvarez, who had singled to get aboard, scored on a fly ball by Jason Dumont. Otjen, who had walked as a pinch hitter, scored on another sacrifice fly by Otto Kemp. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Otjen then came up with the big hit in the eighth which proved to be the game winner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jack Gonzales worked the first six innings for Point Loma and allowed seven hits and two earned runs while striking out nine. Cayden Rana pitched an inning and two-thirds to pick up the win. Zachary Veen got an out and Cole Hiller finished up in the ninth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the Cougars Steven Silvas started and went four and one-third innings, did not allow a hit and fanned 11. Brendan Dixon went two and Grayson one and two-thirds and suffered the loss. Andrew White worked the ninth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Cougars had 10 hits overall including three by Robles but it wasn’t enough. Point Loma had six hits on the day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Point Loma improved to 12-1 on the season while APU dropped to 6-9. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

PL 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AP 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 3<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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