Baseball Takes Down PacWest Foe

Westmont baseball (20-3, 15-1) won three of four games against Point Loma over the weekend to take a four-game lead over Jessup and Point Loma in PacWest Conference standings. Prior to the showdown at Carr Field, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Division II Poll had Westmont ranked at No. 5 and Point Loma at No. 10. 

In both Saturday games, the Warriors jumped out to a 9-0 lead. Westmont held on in the early game to notch a 10-7 victory, then shut out the Sea Lions 10-0 in game number two.

The Warriors offense continues to be led by underclassmen Jack Bollengier and Jesse Di Maggio, who are both hitting .375. Di Maggio, Daniel Patterson and Bryce McFeely lead Westmont with six home runs each. Senior right-hander Bryan Peck (2-0) has started six games this season posting a 2.60 ERA and junior left-hander Ryan Humphreys (4-0) has a 4.03 ERA. Senior reliever Zach Yates (3-0) has picked up five saves with a stingy 3.00 ERA.

This weekend, the Warriors will play a four-game series against the Cougars of Azusa Pacific (10-11, 8-7). The first two games will be played Friday, March 14, in Azusa beginning at 1 pm. Then on Saturday, March 15, the venue will switch to Westmont’s Russ Carr Field for a doubleheader beginning at noon. 

Prior to the game, the Warriors will honor former player and head coach Warren Dickey who died in January. Dickey played for the Warriors from 1981-84 and served as the team’s head coach from 2001-03. Former teammates, and players from his years as head coach are invited to participate in a light reception in Dickey’s honor at the observatory during the game.