Behind a complete game shutout by East Los Angeles College pitcher Chris Reyes, the Huskies defeated the Cerritos College baseball team 6-0 in a South Coast Conference game at Kincaid Field on Saturday.
“I was hitting all my spots, in and out today. Everything I threw worked; my breaking ball was really on today. Everything that I threw just seemed to work,” Reyes said.
The Falcons managed just four hits and struck out seven times against Reyes.
ELAC wasted no time getting on the board in the first inning after a wild pitch by Cerritos’ sophomore pitcher Kevin Hendrix scored Huskies freshman Ruben Ramirez from second base.
Aggressive base-running by the Huskies helped them get runners in scoring postion several times throughout the game, attempting to steal a base on five different occasions.
The Huskies extended their lead in the fourth inning with three consecutive base hits that scored three runs against Hendrix, putting them ahead 4-0.
Hendrix struck out five and gave up seven hits and four earned runs before leaving the game after just 4.1 innings.
The Falcons showed a brief glimpse of life in the fifth inning when sophomore third baseman Christian Rodriguez hit a double with one out but was left stranded.
While getting runners in scoring position several times throughout the game, the Falcons couldn’t get a run in.
“I think [Reyes] did a real good job today. Our sophomore guys weren’t competitive at all, but you have to give [Reyes] credit; he had a good game,” Cerritos head coach Ken Gaylord said.
ELAC added two unearned runs in the top of the seventh inning against freshman pitcher Anthony Nunes when a throw was off target on a routine play to first.
The Falcons fell to 7-5 in conference with an overall record of 11-11 with the loss Saturday.
“I think we still have enough time to make a move. We’re only one and a half games out right now. We just need to be more competitive,” Gaylord said.
The Cerritos College baseball team opened up a three-game series against Los Angeles Harbor College April 5. Results were not available at time of publication.
