Cougars lose to Glendale College, 5-3
The College of the Canyons baseball team lost to Glendale College, 5-3 on Saturday afternoon.
GLENDALE, Calif. - The College of the Canyons baseball team lost to Glendale College, 5-3 on Saturday afternoon.
The Cougars took a 2-0 lead in the third inning, thanks to a RBI single by freshman catcher Alex Bishop and a throwing error by Glendale.
The Vaqueros then scored two runs in the fourth and three runs in the fifth to take a 5-2 lead heading into the sixth inning. The COC bullpen held Glendale scoreless for the rest of the game, as freshman pitchers Chad Bennett pitched two scoreless innings and Julian Garcia threw one inning.
The Cougars couldn't get anything going until the eighth inning, when sophomore right fielder Kevin Lenik started off the inning with a single and freshman shortstop Daniel Lee knocked him in for a RBI. However, Canyons couldn't score any more runs in the inning and were also shutout in the ninth inning.
Bishop and Lenik combined for three hits, two runs and a RBI. Sophomore pitcher Steven Farnworth pitched five innings and gave up three earned runs in a losing effort.
The Cougars will travel to Allan Hancock on Tuesday, Feb. 26. The first pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m.