Cougars hammer Porterville 14-3 in series opener
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
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6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | X | 14 | 13 | 2 |
TAFT – Jackson Berry and Sebastian Cabeza smashed home runs as part of a huge game offensively for Taft College to help lead the Cougars to a 14-3 Central Valley Conference victory over visiting Porterville College on Tuesday.
The 14 runs scored by TC on Tuesday marked a new season-high. The Cougars totaled 13 hits in the contest and set the tone early by scoring six runs in the bottom of the first inning.
Cabeza hit a solo home run in the second while Berry's smash in the sixth drove in three runs. Berry and Owen Hayes totaled 3 RBI each, Tyler Vanneste, Cabeza, and Jesus Cruz had 2 RBI while Izzy Halton scored a pair of runs and had 3 hits.
Kaleb Hay was solid in the start to earn the win for Taft. He went five innings, allowing just 2 hits and no runs with 3 strikeouts. Jacob Canuel, Casey Henderson, and Chad Berry all tossed scoreless innings of relief.
With the win, Taft improved to 9-16 overall and 4-8 in Central Valley Conference play. The three-game conference series continues on Thursday (Mar. 30) at 2 p.m. in Porterville with the finale back at Taft on Saturday (Apr. 1) at 1 p.m.