By Jesse Muñoz/COC Sports Information Director
College of the Canyons lefthander Jacob Lopez recorded 12 strikeouts over seven near-flawless innings and the Cougars pounded out 15 runs to blank visiting Antelope Valley College 7-0 at Cougar Field on Thursday.
Canyons (18-11, 7-3) evened its three-game series vs. the Marauders after suffering an 8-0 loss to AVC (15-15, 3-7) on Tuesday.
Lopez (6-2) matched his season-high with the 12 Ks and now has 91 on the year, the top mark in the state. The Saugus High School product has recorded double-digit strikeout totals in three straight, and five of the last six, games to go with a conference-leading 1.97 ERA.
The Cougars opened up a 3-0 lead in the fourth inning with RBIs from Josh Arkin, Nick Henry and Alberto Lopez.
The following inning, it was Calvin Estrada launching his team-leading seventh home run of the year. Tyler Erne followed up with a two-run single that scored Eddie Rodriguez and Ivan Lomeli and the Cougars were in control 6-0.
Estrada, Erne, Lomeli and Rodriguez each recorded two hits in the game, while Arkin finished 3-for-4 with a double, two runs and an RBI.
Henry added another RBI in the seventh to make a 7-0 final score, finishing the game 2-for-4.
AVC starting pitcher Austin Grabbit (5-3) took the loss after allowing six runs on 11 hits.
The two teams will conclude the series at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 7 at Marauder Stadium.
Stay up to date on all this season’s action by following the College of the Canyons Athletic department on social media at @COCathletics on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube.
— Photo by Jayme Thomas/COC Sports Information
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