Baseball Swings Another Sweep

Westmont baseball (22-3, 17-1 PacWest), ranked No. 5 in NCAA DII by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, swept Azusa Pacific in a doubleheader, 9-5 and 11-2, on March 15 at Carr Field. The Warriors are 19-1 over their last 20 games. 

Two pitchers established new program records for the Warriors. Senior starter Bryan Peck picked up the win in the first game, his 29th career victory, tying a program record with Daniel Butler (2014-17). Peck, who is one of only six pitchers in Westmont history to pitch over 300 innings, ranks second in career strikeouts with 290, needing 17 more to tie John Thomas (1964-66). 

In the same game, Zach Yates earned the 18th save of his career, tying Warrior record-holder Tony Tubbs (1987-88).

At the plate, the Warriors were paced by Bryce McFeely who was 4-5 with a double, home run and 4 RBIs in the two games; and Jesse Di Maggio was 3-7 with 4 RBIs. McFeely, a senior, leads the team with 7 HRs. Di Maggio, a freshman, raised his team-leading batting average to .380. 

The Warriors will next face Concordia in a four-game homestand March 21-22. Doubleheaders on both days will begin at 2 pm.