SAC
SPORTS
Baseball
Winning Streak Ends at 10
BY DORIAN ZAVALA
THE DONS ARE ROLLING THROUGH THE
COMPETITION IN PRE-CONFERENCE PLAY
L
ed by sophomore infielder
Derek Sims and freshmen
outfielder Austin Bartlett, the
Dons are off to a fast start winning
12 of its first 14 games.
Santa Ana College has outscored
its opponents an average of 3.5
runs per game, with Bartlett on a
hot streak batting .435 and driving
in 17 runs. Sims, from Brea High, is
batting .421 and drove in nine-RBI’s
and stole two bases.
The Dons start Orange Empire
Conference play tomorrow with a
three-game series versus Irvine
Valley College at 2 p.m.
“We are hungry for conference
play to start. No one on the team
is worried about the two losses we
have, that was just us playing bad
baseball,” Sims said.
As a team, the Dons are batting
an average of .316 with an on-base
percentage of .415.
“The amount of flexibility on this
team is unreal, we trust everyone
in the dugout to get the job done,”
Sims said.
Solid performances by
sophomore pitchers Josh Haley
and Cade Nash have kept the Dons
in tight games, contributing to the
its early-season success.
Haley has had the most outings,
logging 36 and 2/3 innings with a
3.19 ERA.
Nash has pitched 14 innings and
has an impressive 1.29 ERA and is
averaging nine strikeouts per game
and hold opponents to a paltry .200
batting average.
Over 14 games, the Dons have
scored 113 runs, making them a
tough out for opponents.
After conference play begins with
the Irvine series, Santa Ana plays
Riverside Community College
starting March 12 at 2 p.m.
Freshman Emmanuel Niebla has pitched five innings in five games and
has a 1.69 ERA and six strikeouts. / DANNY DE LA CRUZ / el Don
Top Players to Watch For SAC STATISTICAL LEADERS
.435
FRESHMAN OUTFIELDER
AUSTIN BARTLETT LEADS THE
DONS IN BATTING AVERAGE
THIS SEASON SO FAR
.500
FRESHMAN OUTFIELDER
KYLE MORRELL HAS THE
SECOND HIGHEST ON BASE
PERCENTAGE ON THE TEAM
.526
SOPHOMORE INFIELDER
DEREK SIMS IS SECOND IN
SLUGGING PERCENTAGE
FOR THE DONS
3.19
SOPHOMORE STARTING
PITCHER JOSH HALEY HAS
AN IMPRESSIVE ERA IN
SIX GAME STARTS
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CLOSING DONS PITCHER KYLE
HOSKINS LEADS TEAM AND
CCCAA IN SAVES
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