Neither rain nor darkness nor extra innings prevented Westmont Baseball (3-3) from completing three games and 30 innings of baseball over the weekend at San Francisco State (2-2). The Warriors outscored their host by a combined 23-16 but captured only one win in the three-game series.

A single game on Saturday – originally scheduled for Friday but moved due to the rain – was suspended due to darkness with the scored tied at 11 after 10 innings. The two teams met at 10:30 the next morning to complete the unfinished game. In the bottom of the fourteenth, the Gators' second baseman Drew Andersen hit a lead-off double off of reliever Kyle Noe. An RBI single by left fielder Sean Proni brought Andersen home and ended the four hour, 28 minute game.

"We brought Jacob Regalado into pitch (when the game resumed) and he did a great job for us," said Westmont Head Coach Robert Ruiz. "He gave us a chance to stay in the game."

Regalado pitched three innings before turning the ball over to Noe (0-1) who took the loss for the Warriors.

After completing the suspended game, the Warriors and Gators faced off for a doubleheader. Westmont took the first game 9-0 but the Gators claimed the rubber game of the series 4-3.

Center fielder Terrell Wong led off the top of the first inning with a walk and later scored on a double to left by second baseman Jordan Bottenfield. After a wild pitch allowed Bottenfield to move to third designated hitter Colten Christianson offered up a sacrifice fly to give Westmont a 2-0 lead.

The Warriors have scored in the first inning of five of the six games played this season. They have also scored in half of the innings played so far this year (26 of 52).

In the first full game of the day, Junior Dan Cabuling took the mound for his second start in a Warrior uniform.

"Dan had a slow start and struggled early," said Ruiz. "But he made some adjustments, stayed composed and showed maturity as a pitcher. He kept them off balance and threw all of his pitches for strikes."

The left-hander walked right fielder Brian Bianchi to lead off the inning but Bianchi was thrown out trying to steal by catcher Evan Soliman. Cabuling issued walks to the next two Gators and then loaded the bases on an error.

But that was as good as it got for the Gators. Cabuling not only struck out the next two batters to end the inning, but went on to strike out the first two batters in the bottom of the second. He pitched six scoreless innings allowing just two hits and three walks while striking out five.

Meanwhile, the Warriors continued to stretch their advantage in the top half of the innings. Freshman right fielder Phil Pricket singled to center with one away in the top of the second inning took second base on a single through the left side by short stop Evan Wadginski. Wong then pulled a single down the left field line allowing Prickett to score and the Warriors to go up 3-0.

In the fourth inning, Wong led off with a double to left field and advanced to third on a single through the left side by left fielder Coby Cress. Bottenfield was then hit by a pitch to load the bases. That brought up first baseman Tim Leary whose ground ball to second scored Wong and moved the other runners up one base. Christianson followed Leary with a single to left which drove in both Cress and Christianson resulting in a 7-0 Warrior lead.

In the bottom of the sixth inning, Cabuling was replaced on the bump by junior Chris Plance. The right-hander picked up the save by pitching three scoreless innings. He allowed three hits, struck out one and walked one.

"Chris made a nice adjustment from his previous outing," said Ruiz. "He started attacking the strike zone and pitched with more confidence. He had good tempo and was throwing his breaking ball for strikes."

The Warriors added two more runs in the top of the ninth inning. After Bottenfield led off with a walk, Leary doubled to right-center, giving the Warriors men on second and third with no outs. A ground ball to second by Christianson drove in Bottenfield. Taylor Maples came in to pinch hit for Soliman and drove in Leary on a sacrifice fly to centerfield.

"We manufactured runs when we needed to and were consistent again with putting runs up in multiple innings," said Ruiz of the victory. "It's a good sign and that we can put pressure on pitchers. We did a good job getting pitches counts up and took advantage of good pitches to hit. Guys stayed aggressive and had good approaches."

The final game of the day was a seven-inning affair.

"We started Geoff Rocha in his first collegiate start," said Ruiz. "Once the nerves settled down he was effective when he was throwing strikes. At times inexperience got the best of him. He just needs to continue to learn and grow from that and get better every outing. He did a good job with throwing his secondary pitches for strikes but he was a bit inconsistent. We're confident he is going to develop."

Rocha, who pitched four and two-thirds innings, gave up four runs (two earned) on three hits and was charged with the loss.

"The tough part to swallow in the second game is that we only gave up four hits," said Ruiz. "Some wild pitches and mental errors put us in a tough spot. In a tight ball game those things can't happen. Offensively our guys continued to focus on the hitting plan and continued to stay aggressive. That will give us a chance to win ball games."

Senior Dan Price pitched the final inning and one-third in relief, allowing one hit without giving up a run. He struck out two and walked two.

"Dan is consistently giving us a chance to stay in games," said Ruiz. "His maturity as a pitcher really stood out this weekend. He is keeping us in ball games and pitching in tough situations."

The Warriors scored a single run top of the first inning when Leary, now serving as the designated hitter, drove in Bottenfield with a double to center. Bottenfield had previously reached on a single to right center.

After the Gators picked up a couple of unearned runs in the bottom of the second, Westmont evened the score at two in the top of the third. Wadginski walked to lead off the inning, advanced to second on a wild pitch, took third on a single by Bottenfield and scored on an error by the catcher.

A solo homerun by San Francisco State center fielder Nich Bowerman put the Gators back on top 3-2 in the bottom of the third. But Westmont countered in the top of the fourth when right fielder Taylor Maptes tripled to left to drive in third baseman Chris Ramirez.

The winning run came in the bottom of the fifth when the Gators scored without getting a hit. After a lead off walk and a hit batsman, the Gators attempted a sacrifice bunt. But Rocha fielded the ball and fired to third to retire the lead runner. Another sacrifice attempt ended in the runner advancing to second being thrown out, leaving men at first and third with two away. However, the runner on third was able to score on a wild pitch and the Warriors were unable to come up with a tying run.

The Warriors will return to the Bay Area next weekend for a three-game series with Menlo in Atherton. On Friday, the two teams will square off at two o'clock and then meet again on Saturday for a doubleheader that is scheduled to begin at noon.