Baseball: Lions get one on the win column

Tony Altobelli

SAN DIEGO - Joshua Case (Orange Coast College) pitched eight strong

innings, leading Vanguard University to a 3-2 Golden State Athletic

Conference win over host Point Loma Nazarene Tuesday.

The win was the first for the Lions in six games (1-3 in conference),

while the Crusaders fall to 6-3, 3-1 in the GSAC.

Case allowed only two runs through eight innings, striking out six.

With the Lions leading, 2-1, James Dent smacked a solo home run in the

top of the sixth inning, giving the Lions all the runs they would need.

Point Loma scored in the seventh inning, cutting the lead to, 3-2, and

had two runners on in the ninth but could not even the score.

Vanguard University will host The Masters College today at 2:30 p.m. in

nonconference action.

GOLDEN STATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

Vanguard University 3, Point Loma Nazarene 2

Vanguard 101 001 000 - 3 6 1 PLNU 100 000 100 - 2 6 2

Case, Schaeffer (9) and Dodds; Newell, Leitske (4), VanVassan (7),

Vericker (9) and Trelut. W - Case. L - Newell (1-1). S - Schaeffer (1).

HR - Dent (VU).