Baseball: Lions swept by Point Loma Nazarene

SAN DIEGO - Vanguard University’s baseball team saw too much Point

Loma Nazarene as the Crusaders swept a Saturday doubleheader, 7-3 and

10-0.

In game one, James Dent had two hits, including a home run, a run scored

and an RBI for the Lions, while Adam Steckler and Shane Lariba each added

an RBI.

PLNU’s Chad Leitzke threw five shutout innings with six strikeouts in the

seven-inning nightcap. Dent, Lariba and Kevin Candelaria had the lone

hits for Vanguard University (2-10, 1-7 in conference).

GOLDEN STATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

game one

Point Loma Nazarene 7, Vanguard University 3

Vanguard 000 012 000 - 3 6 0

PLNU 310 201 00x - 7 11 0 Walker, Williams (5) and Candelaria; Erwin, Vericker (9) and Trelut. W -

Erwin, 2-0; L - Walker. 2B - Steckler (VU), Dent (VU), Santoni (PL),

Pimentel (PL). HR - Dent (VU).

Game two

Point Loma Nazarene 10, Vanguard 0

Vanguard 000 000 0 - 0 3 0

PLNU 322 300 x -10 10 0

Taylor, Shaffer (3), Broderson (5), Case (7) and Dodos; Leitzke, Salcedo

(6), Vessen (7) and Trelut. W - Leitzke. L - Taylor. HR - Vericker (PL),

Santoni (PL).