Baseball: VU rallies for 6-5 win over UC San Diego

COSTA MESA - Curt Garner’s scoring fly ball to center field in the

bottom of the 10th inning plated Chad Chop as host Vanguard University

came from behind to defeat UC San Diego, 6-5, in a nonconference baseball

game Thursday.

Chop, one of three Lions with two hits, singled in the 10th with one

out, moved to second on Joe Carnahan’s single and advanced to third on a

single by Jason Searle, before Garner’s game-winning sacrifice fly.

VU tied the game in the eighth on a solo home run by Carnahan. Chop

also picked up the victory in relief, getting the final two outs in the

top of the 10th.

Vanguard starter Josh Franco was chased in the sixth after facing four

batters, leading to a four-run inning for UC San Diego, which took a 5-4

lead.

VU relievers Bishop Griggs and Garold Shaffer combined for 4 1/3

shutout innings.

NONCONFERENCE

Vanguard 6, UC San Diego 5

Score by Innings

UC San Diego 000 203 000 0 - 5 12 2

Vanguard 010 030 010 1 - 6 10 1 Smith, Cremidon (5), Poelle (8) and J. Riddle; Franco, Griggs (6),

Shaffer (8), Chop (10) and Garner. W - Chop. L - Poelle. 2B - J. Riddle

(SD), Lococo (SD), G. Riddle (SD). HR - Sullivan (SD), Carnahan (V).