Warriors Top No. 22 San Diego Christian to Start Golden State Tour
EL CAJON, Calif. – Sunshine and 70 degrees greeted Corban University in its California trip opener and the visitors enjoyed with a 5-2 triumph over No. 22-ranked San Diego Christian College on Wednesday.
Marc Gallegos and Tyler Bennett had three hits apiece as the Warriors (2-1) collected 13 on the day. Jacob Kopra and Daniel Aranda combined to hold the Hawks (10-3) to four hits.
Corban struck first in the fourth inning when Stockton Taylor singled with two outs and ultimately scored on a passed ball. In the fifth, Gallegos singled and stole second before Daniel Orr drove him home with a base hit to make it 2-0.
San Diego Christian broke through on Kopra in the bottom of the inning when leadoff hitter Cade Gotta homered to left. The Hawks evened the score, 2-2, in the seventh picking up an unearned run off Aranda who started the inning in relief.
Taylor singled to lead off the eighth for Corban and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Bennett. After a groundout and hit batter, Landon Frost delivered a base hit for the game-winner.
The Warriors added a pair of insurance runs in the ninth. With one out back-to-back doubles by Orr and Hayden Calvert made it 4-2. Calvert crossed the plate with the final run on a single by Bennett.
Aranda set down the Hawks in the bottom of the ninth and notched the win. Kopra tossed a solid six innings without the decision, striking out four while allowing just three hits and a lone walk.
Corban continues play on Thursday versus Westmont College at 2 pm in Santa Barbara.