THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. —Cal Lutheran Baseball won the second game of a doubleheader with the Chapman Panthers with a final score of 18-12. The Panthers took game one by a score of 9-4.
The fireworks in game one all came from Jalen Parks. After smashing a three-run homerun in the bottom of the seventh, he followed it up with an opposite homer in the ninth. It was the first homeruns of his collegiate year.
The second game ended in a football score and lasted four and a half hours. The win helped the Kingsmen salvage the three-game series with a much-needed win.
Daniel Parr led the team with four RBI and Kyle Reuser and Nick Fusari both added three and Sean Blandino, and Parks both had two.
The hits came from all over the lineup as the Kingsmen tallied 21. Joseph Scalzo recorded two doubles, Austin Carrillo and Reuser both had a triple and Parr smashed a solo home run.
The Purple and Gold scored in every single inning. The Kingsmen built a lead and were up 8-1 heading to the fifth. The Panthers answered that with right runs in the top of the inning and took a 9-8 lead.
The Kingsmen fired back with five runs in the bottom of the inning and kept the lead for the rest of the game. It was high-scoring as the Kingsmen won 18-12.
The Kingsmen start the next series on the road. Cal Lutheran is at Redlands on Saturday, May 1, with the doubleheader starting at 11 a.m.
Box Score: CU 9, CLU 4; CLU 18, CU 12
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Release by Ryan Jorgenson, Sports Information Director
