The men’s baseball team suffered their worst shutout of the season April 3 at Fullerton College, falling 12-0 to the home team Hornets.
“They just weren’t very good today,” said coach Evan O’Meara.
Left handed starter Adam Wickham gave up 11 hits and 8 runs before being pulled in the fourth inning for left handed reliever Cory Burgard. He got out of the inning, but not before adding a few runs of his own to the scoreboard making the score 9-0.
Burgard pitched through the seventh inning giving up two more runs making the score 11-0 when righty Trevor Gleason started the eighth.
Gleason gave up 2 hits, a walk, and hit a batter, in six Hornets faced, ending the inning with a score of 12-0.
“My arm has hurt for a week,” said a frustrated Gleason, throwing his glove down after walking off the field.
Pitching wasn’t the only issue for PCC. Four Lancer fielding errors, and weak bats contributed to the loss.
“[The problem] is effort errors where you don’t even try,” said O’Meara, adding that some players may have checked out on a season filled with setbacks.
“They really want to be doing well, they’re just so incredibly frustrated.”
The only Lancer with multiple hits was designated hitter David Halstead, who went 2 for 4, and the only extra base hit was a double by center fielder Charles Smith in the top of the fifth inning.
Second baseman Matt Chavez and shortstop Tyler Dominguez also singled in the game.
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