After a slow start in the first three innings, the Pirates scored in the next four innings to claim a 5-1 victory over the California Titans at Cal Poly Pomona Tuesday night.
In the fourth, Nolan Henley got things kick started with a single and stole one of his three bags on the night. He was hit in by Alec Morabito, who also tossed three efficient innings while earning the win.
In the fifth, the Pirates added another run when Michael Johnson knocked in Matthew Reynoso to increase the lead to 2-0.
In the sixth, Morabito led off with a triple to left field and Blake James had an RBI to tack on yet one more run.
In the seventh, Henley belted an RBI scoring Johnson. Henley scored on a Jonny Reynoso RBI.
Aaron Reynoso hurled three shutout innings, while Greg Espinosa, Andrew Alvarez and Micahel Koval followed in suit with one shutout inning each.
| Batting | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Espinosa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonny Reynoso | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Jackson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake James | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Alec Morabito | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Anthony Virgen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nathan Virgen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Henley | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Bernardy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Alvarez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Reynoso | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryce Cherry Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jimmy Mancilla | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Espinosa | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Alec Morabito | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Aaron Reynoso | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Andrew Alvarez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Michael Koval | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |