In the 10th game of the season, the Vikings lost against the Orange Coast College Pirates, with a final score of 16-4 on Tuesday.
Pitcher Logan Carr plateaus the momentum in just the first inning leaving OCC’s Tyler Covington on the board within the first 10 minutes.
By the end of the third inning, the team was still struggling despite a few quick saves from outfielder Eshua Desai.
The Vikings finished the third inning with a score of 5-1.
“Our hitting wasn’t the best and so was our pitching, but I think once we get going, clean some stuff up, we’ll be good to go for when conference comes around,” said Carr, in reference to what he feels needs to improve in the next few games.
Coaches switched between various pitchers including Carr, Adrian Arellanoo, Marcos Orizaba, Dylan Burton, Kethan Vaquera, and Alejandro Rosas throughout the game.
“Well yeah the pitchers.. Myles Dismute is lined up to start the next game,” said head coach Casey Crook in terms of changes to the lineup in upcoming games.
It wasn’t until the bottom of the fourth, second baseman Cross Stephens got LBCC’s first run on the board.
Stephans had great moments throughout the game; his swings started to rack up some bases, with hopes to bring them home.
“You know, just kinda trying to stay simple and stay calm up there,” said Stephens, sharing the mental approach he hopes his teammates will take as the season goes on.
In the bottom of the eighth, first baseman and infielder Kyler Gloth was able to send the ball out to right field, buying some time for Sabin Tomlinson to score.
Outfielder James De La O, sent it to leftfield, bringing players Erik Espinoza and Myles Fenfrick home.
This brought the score to its final 16-4.
“Well..fundamentally… there’s lots of little fundamental things we’re always talking about and that we need to continue to work on,” Crook said, discussing the improvements to be made to the team’s game play as the season progresses.