Baseball: Lions hold off Azusa Pacific, 6-5

COSTA MESA - Anthony Walker pitched seven strong innings to lead

the Vanguard University baseball team to a 7-6 win over visiting Azusa

Pacific in Golden State Athletic Conference action.

Walker picked up his first win of the season, scattering seven hits,

while striking out four.

The Lions (4-11, 2-8 in conference) had leads of 5-0 and 6-2 before Azusa

Pacific (10-4-1, 4-2) cut the lead to one.

Ryan Williams relieved Walker, allowing only one hit with four strikeouts

in the final two innings, collecting his second save of the season.

Sam Baeder collected three hits with a run scored and an RBI, Tim Jara

had a solo home run and Kevin Candelaria drove in two for Vanguard.

Game two of Saturday’s doubleheader with APU was suspended after five

innings, with the Lions trailing, 5-1. The game will be completed on

April 11 prior to the next GSAC game between the Lions and APU.

GOLDEN STATE ATHLETE CONFERENCE

Vanguard University 6, Azusa Pacific 5

Azusa Pacific 000 002 300 - 5 8 0

Vanguard 120 021 00x - 6 10 2

Pazzulla, Lee (6), Pogel (7) and Terrazas, Sullivan; Walker, Williams (8)

and Candelaria. W - Walker, 1-4. L - Pazzulla. S - Williams (2). 2B -

Philo (APU), Luster (APU), Baeder (VU), Dambach (VU), Dent (VU) 2. 3B -

Tisthammer (VU). HR - Jara (VU).