Westmont Baseball (8-26, 4-24) lost both games of a doubleheader to Point Loma Nazarene (22-8, 15-13 GSAC) on Saturday, dropping the first game by a score of 5-1 and the second by a 10-4 margin.
In the first game, Eric Gaustad (2-5) went the distance for the Warriors in the loss. In nine innings on the mound, he gave up four earned runs on nine hits, striking out five and walking two. Point Loma's Andrew Bovich (6-3) earned a complete game win, allowing one run on six hits, striking out three and walking two.
The Warriors avoided the shutout by posting a single run in the eighth inning. Freshman right fielder Terrell Wong led off the bottom half of the inning with a double and took third when junior left fielder Taylor Grace ground out to second. Wong came across the plate when freshman centerfielder Taylor Maddox ground out to short.
In game two, starter Max Gutierrez struggled on the mound, giving up eight runs on 13 hits in four and one-third innings of play. The complete-game, seven-inning win was assigned to Point Loma's Adam Herter who allowed two earned runs on seven hits. Herter struck out four without allowing a walk.
Westmont took an early lead when they scored two runs in the bottom of the first inning. With one away, freshman left fielder Brent Meschuk reached on an error and advanced to second on a single by freshman first baseman Colten Christianson. One out later, Meschuk scored on an RBI single by freshman third baseman Jordan Bottenfield while Christianson advanced to third. Christianson would later score on a balk.
A lead off double by senior shortstop Anthony Martinez led to another run in the fifth inning. Martinez reached third on a single by Maddox and scored on a ground ball by Meschuk.
Westmont's final run came in the bottom of the sixth. Gaustad, serving as the designated hitter in the second game, hit a high chopping ground ball which bounded over the third baseman's head to earn Gaustad a place at first base. After Gaustad reached second on a wild pitch, Bottenfield ground out, allowing Gaustad to take third base with one away. Gaustad then scored on a RBI single by Wong.
Westmont will be back in action on Tuesday when they travel across town to take on the Gauchos of UC Santa Barbara in a 2:30 p.m. game.
