Warriors Sweep at Hilo

Westmont baseball (31-9, 26-7 PacWest), ranked No. 4 in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Division II Poll, won another series April 11-12 defeating the Hawaii Hilo Vulcans (9-28, 9-24) in three games with the fourth game being rained out after three innings with Westmont leading 5-0. 

The Warriors remain atop the PacWest standings with a 3.5 game lead over Hawaii Pacific and 4.5 game lead over Point Loma. 

In Hilo, Warriors closer Zach Yates remained untouchable, pitching in back-to-back nights with a six-up, six-down, two-inning save. The senior engineering major from Tustin has retired 19 batters in a row dating back to April 5. 

The senior collected his 11th save of the season, while Josh Hickey picked up his fifth win of the season after throwing an inning and two-thirds in relief.

The Warriors return to Montecito for a doubleheader on April 25 against the Vanguard Lions. This will be the final regular season series at Carr Field and Westmont will honor its seniors during the games.