Baseball: Lions hammer Baker University

COSTA MESA - A message to Baker University: You’re not in Kansas

anymore.

The Vanguard University baseball team welcomed the Kansas-based

University to Southern California and promptly dismantled the Wildcats

and their dog, Toto, 24-0.

The Lions (17-9) pounded out 19 hits and took advantage of 15 Wildcat

walks for the win.

VU’s Matt Tisthammer led the way with four hits, three RBIs and five

runs scored. Tom Baeder and Curt Garner each had three RBIs, while Jeremy

Isherwood chipped in three hits, three runs scored and two RBIs.

Chad Chop pitched six innings of one-hit ball with five strikeouts to

improve to 1-1.

NONCONFERENCE

Vanguard University 24, Baker (Kan.) 0

Baker 000 000 000 - 0 3 1

Vanguard 711 481 02x - 24 19 2 Bennett, Davis (4) and Soltice; Chop, Franco (7), Griggs (8), Butler

(9) and Garner. W - Chop, 1-1. L - Bennett. 2B - Bentley (B), Tisthammer

(VU) 2, T. Baeder (VU), Chop (VU), Lariva (VU), Garner (VU). HR - T.

Baeder (VU).