The Inland Valley Bucs (6-0) made quick work of the Colton Nighthawks on Friday night at Cal Poly Pomona with a 12-0 shutout victory.
The Bucs plated two in the first with RBI knocks by Justin Gomez and Brad Lewis.
Inland Valley increased the lead to 6-0 in the third. Michael Mora ripped a two-run base hit. Anthony Virgen and Sheldon Borson added RBI singles.
The Bucs scored another three runs in the fifth, two in the sixth and one in the eighth.
Mora finished with five RBI.
Cody Maples earned the win tossing five shutout innings. Erik Trask pitched his first two innings of the season and picked up right where he left off in 2015 with three strikeouts.
| Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Lowenstein | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Battaglia | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Todd Yost | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Gomez | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nate Alam | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Jackson | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Scott | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Majher | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Benson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Erik Trask | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gehrig Vargas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Lewis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Cody Maples | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sheldon Borson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Aaron McCann | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Anthony Virgen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Mora | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Gaskin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 36 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
Batting2B: Justin Gomez
3B: Michael Mora
TB: Dylan Lowenstein, Todd Yost, Justin Gomez 2, Kyle Jackson, Matt Majher, Brandon Benson, Brad Lewis, Sheldon Borson, Anthony Virgen, Michael Mora 4
RBI: Justin Gomez, Brad Lewis, Sheldon Borson, Anthony Virgen, Michael Mora 5
ROE: Dylan Lowenstein
HBP: Nate Alam, Kyle Jackson, Matt Majher, Brad Lewis
SB: Sheldon Borson, Michael Mora
| Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | K | BB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Battaglia | 1.0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Trask | 2.0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Cody Maples | 5.0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheldon Borson | 1.0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
PitchingW: Cody Maples
HBP: Sheldon Borson