The Vikings lost to Pasadena City College 8-5, despite first baseman Carson Slager’s triple that scored two, moving their record to 10-17 on March 26.
In the third inning, Pasadena’s shortstop Omar Cisneros hit a single to score, taking a 1–0 lead.
By the fourth inning, Pasadena players hit a double and a single and with a wild pitch Pasadena had four runs come across home plate to make the game 5-0.
“We’re usually a team that either falls behind early and has to grind our way back, or jumps out in front and puts up a lot of runs,” Slager said.
The Vikings were shutout through five innings, trailing 6-0 heading into the sixth inning.
The bottom of the sixth inning is where the Vikings scored all of its runs starting with designated hitter Garret Rodriguez, who hit a single to score center fielder Myles Fendrick, followed by a triple from Slager which scored third baseman Eshua Desai and Rodriguez.
And then catcher Enrique Lopez hit a sacrifice fly that allowed Slager to score.
The Vikings continued to score in the sixth inning when second baseman Ben Howard singled, driving in outfielder Aaron Mingo to make it 6–5.
“We weren’t pulling the trigger on very hittable pitches early in the count. When we did swing at those hitter’s pitches, we made weak contact instead of doing damage,” Vikings head coach Phillip Visico said.
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The Vikings have found themselves trailing in games and have not been able to complete the comeback.
“So we had a chance in the 6th inning, put a five, just couldn’t find a way to put more runs on the board after that. So we kind of put ourselves in a hole that was tough to get out of,” Slager said.
When the Vikings were so close to catching up, Pasadena doubled RBI and scored making it 7-5 in the 8th inning. In that same inning, Pasadena did a single RBI and scored, making it 8-5.
“We played great defense…I thought we fought well, but we just didn’t have what it took at the end. Just need to cash in with those two out runners out of second opportunities,” Lopez said.
The Vikings’ next game is on April 21 at LA Harbor at 2 p.m.. There is also a game at home against LA Harbor on April 23 at 2 p.m..
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