Vanguard splits in Azusa

Stung by an 11-9 loss in the opener of a doubleheader with host Azusa

Pacific in Golden State Athletic Conference baseball, the Vanguard

Lions bounced back with a 9-3 victory to salvage a split Saturday.

Jason Searle went 3 for 5 with four RBIs and three runs scored in

the opener, and Joe Carnahan was 3 for 4 with two RBIs and two runs

scored. Scott Martin was 3 for 5 with three RBIs and scored a run.

Searle and Martin each slugged three-run homers to stake Vanguard

to an 8-0 lead after two innings before the roof caved in.

The nightcap was another story, however, as All-GSAC pitcher

Marcus Harris baffled the Cougars for 7 innings to lead the Lions to

the 9-3 win.

Searle, with two home runs in the opener, was 3 for 4 with two

RBIs and two runs scored.

Millward was 2 for 4 with two doubles, four RBIs and scored twice;

Martin was 2 for 4 with a double, an RBI and scored twice; Bower was

2 for 3 with a double; and Carnahan was 2 for 4 and scored twice.

With the split, Vanguard is 12-9, 6-4 in the GSAC. Azusa Pacific

is 8-9, 5-5.

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Game 1

Azusa Pacific 11, Vanguard 9

Score by Innings

Vanguard 350 000 001 -- 9 14 1 Azusa Pac 022 300 04x -- 11 14 1

Lopez, Franco (7), Searle (7), Klein

(8) and Bower; Medlock, McKinney (3)

and Haaker. W -- McKinney, 1-0. L --

Searle, 1-1. 2B -- Carnahan (VU), Dzama

(AP), Guiles (AP). HR -- Searle (V),

Martin (V), Haaker (AP), Beutner (AP)

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Game 2

Vanguard 9, Azusa Pacific 3

Score by Innings

Vanguard 033 101 1 -- 9 12 0

Azusa Pac 000 002 1 -- 3 6 2

Harris and Bower; Strickland, Alstot (3),

Clark (7) and Haaker. W -- Harris, 3-3. L

-- Strickland, 1-4. 2B -- Clifton (VU),

Searle (VU), Martin (VU) 2, Millward (VU)

2, Bower (VU), Dzama (AP), Haaker (AP). HR

-- Gwinn (AP)

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