THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — With the clouds rolling in, the Cal Lutheran Kingsmen topped the Greensboro Pride 4-1, Monday afternoon, extending the team's win streak to four games.
Returning to the mound inside Ullman Stadium for the first time this season, sophomore Scott Roberts strung together six innings of three-hit ball and fanned three, allowing the Pride just one unearned run on an error in the fifth. The win moves him to 2-0 on the year and drops his ERA to 2.25 in 16 innings of work.
The bullpen picked him up from there – freshman Alexander Rivas, sophomore Zach Hardman and junior Christian Slattery posting three shutout innings to keep the earned run column empty. Slattery additionally picks up his conference-leading fifth save of the season.
Behind a solid outing from the pitching staff, the offense took advantage of small-ball play and tallied a run in four separate innings. Junior Ryan Probst sprinted home in the second on wild pitch to put up the first of the day. Then, junior Matt Sciumbato followed the next inning with a knock up the middle to bring home junior Ryne Yamashiro in the third.
A frame later, junior Cortez Espinoza notched an RBI single and senior Trevor Egan put the topper on the afternoon with a two-out single in the sixth for the Kingsmen's fourth and final run of the day. The 4-1 victory moves Cal Lutheran to 8-2 on the season and 6-1 against non-conference opponents.
In an effort to beat the rain, the Kingsmen return to the field tomorrow at 12 p.m. PST against the Drew Rangers inside Ullman Stadium.
Post-Game Interview: Junior Matt Sciumbato and Sophomore Scott Roberts
Box Score: CLU 4, GBC 1
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Release by Christy Effendie, Assistant Sports Information Director
