Box Score

Jesse Darrah struck out 13 and Wes Dorrell blasted a two-run homer as Fresno Pacific defeated The Master's 8-1 on Wednesday night to move back above .500 in league play.

Darrah was incredibly efficient, going 7 2/3 innings and allowing just one earned run while not walking a batter until the 8th inning. Four Sunbirds finished with two hits on the night, highlighted by Dorrell's two-run shot in the third that gave the team a lead it would never relinquish.

Every Mustang starter struck out at least once and six players had two strikeouts on the night. TMC also hurt itself with six errors, which could have led to much more than the two runs it ended up costing them.

TMC ace-pitcher Charlie Gillies came into the game with a 1.62 ERA but was roughed up for eight hits and five runs, despite his seven strikeouts. Mustang reliever Mason Nesbitt was ineffective, walking four as the Sunbirds tagged him for three runs in less than an inning.

The score was 2-1 FPU until the bottom of the 5th when the Sunbirds loaded the bases against Gillies. An Andrew Douglas sacrifice fly, a wild pitch and an Alec Mehrten RBI single up the middle would allow all three baserunners to eventually score.

The Sunbirds added three more in the 7th, with Nesbitt walking guys left and right. A two-RBI single from Michael Rivera and an RBI hit by Steven Lozier got the runs across in that inning. Michael Jimenez would come on in relief of Darrah for the Sunbirds and strike out three of the four batters he faced.

Dorrell, Douglas, Lozier and Trent Soares each finished with two hits for FPU as the Sunbirds improved to 11-8 overall, 5-4 in GSAC play.

JT Adams had two doubles for the Mustangs, who dropped to 13-7, 4-3 in the conference. The two teams meet again tomorrow at 2 pm.

Around the GSAC
San Diego Christian 5, Vanguard (H) 4
Vanguard (H) 7, San Diego Christian 2
Concordia (H) 9, Point Loma Nazarene 3
Biola (H) 6, Westmont 0
California Baptist 2, Azusa Pacific (H) 1