Fielding Mistakes get the best of the Rams in Loss to Gavilan
Gavilan College capitalized on City College’s miscues and defeated the Rams 11-4 on Thursday, Feb. 27. Gavilan knocked eight hits throughout the innings, notably one less than the hometown Rams had with nine.
By Henry Crowell
Gavilan College capitalized on City College’s miscues and defeated the Rams 11-4 on Thursday, Feb. 27. Gavilan knocked eight hits throughout the innings, notably one less than the hometown Rams had with nine.
Dropping this game puts the City College record for the season at 4-9. They have yet to play a game against a conference opponent.
The Rams infield lost control, committing seven of the eight errors throughout the game.
“No excuses for this, we played horrible baseball,” said Coach Mendoza. “Like I told my team right now, we make eight errors, it’s hard to win. You can’t beat a little league team when you make eight errors.”
Freshman catcher Abraham Duran was a bright spot in the loss, knocking in two runs when he singled in the sixth inning, scoring himself in the 9th after taking a walk. Freshman third baseman Gary Ford had two hits with a run batted in.
Sophomore right fielder David Madera Jr. was also a contributor, slashing two hits and scoring a run.
Sophomore pitcher Muhammad Ahmad was viable in relief when he pitched three innings, striking out two players, walking three and surrendering no hits.
Gavilan’s 4-run lead early in the first inning became a lead they would never relinquish.
Wear and tear could also be a factor, as City College had just returned from a road trip to southern California, playing Antelope Valley College and Barstow Community College, some 365 and 418 miles, respectively, from Ocean Campus.
“It's good to be back home finally. Four games in three days, you learn a lot mentally and physically. It was a good learning experience for our guys, playing some good teams out there,” Coach Mendoza said.
“Just learning, we gotta play some better baseball,” Mendoza continued. “With conferences coming up, we have some good teams coming up, so we gotta start playing some good baseball.”
