AV Sports - High School Baseball

The Vasquez Mustangs won a battle of unbeatens, taking down the Palmdale Falcons 13-3.

Nick Crannel got the win, and Dylan Lohman picked up a save. Chris Orcutt took the loss. The Mustangs hammered out 9 hits, led by Cameron McKay, who led off the 2nd with a home run, setting off a 7 run inning. Aaron Owen had two hits, and Tyler Layton had two RBIs and a triple.

Vasquez improved to 5-0, while Palmdale dropped to 5-1.

Palmdale 3 0 0 0 0 3
Vasquez 0 7 3 2 1 13

Local baseball fans might have been disappointed when Vasquez fell to Oxford Academy in the CIF playoffs, denying them an All-AV championship game. The game that could have been finally got played today in American Legion ball, with Vasquez prevailing in a nail-biter, 5-4.

Vasquez starting pitcher Brandon Murchanian held Rosamond to just 2 hits and 1 run in four innings to get the win. Cameron McKay came in for the save and also helped out on offense with 2 of the Mustangs 9 hits including an RBI double. Zach McGuire and Dylan Lohman also had multiple hits. McGuire with two big RBI doubles and Lohman's hot stick went 3 for 3 with an RBI.

The Runners brought in relief pitcher Dylan Herrick to try to shut down Vasquez at the plate. The plan looked like it might work as he held the Mustangs to just one additional run in the final 3 innings. But it was too little, too late even with Herricks 2 RBI singles the Runners came up one run shy.

Vasquez 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 5
Rosamond 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 4

WP: Brandon Murchanian
(3k's, 2 hits, 1 run)
Save: Cameron McKay
(2ks, 5 hits 3 runs)
LP: Brett Wallis (4ks, 6 hits, 4 runs)
RP: Dylan Herrick 2k,s 3hits,1 run

Dylan Lohman - 3 singles 1 RBI Dylan Herrick - 2 RBI singles
Zach McGuire - 2 RBI doubles
Cameron McKay -single, RBI double
Kyle Dettmann - triple
Aaron -RBI single