Westmont Baseball (19-30, 11-25 Golden State Athletic Conference) brought an end to the season on Saturday by splitting a road doubleheader with the Cougars of Azusa Pacific (26-23, 18-18). The Warriors dropped the first game 15-9 but took the second 8-3 behind starter Tim Leary (3-6) and reliever Jacob Regalado.

Leary gave up three runs on eight hits in five innings while striking out five and allowed just one walk. Regalado pitched the final two scoreless innings of the seven-inning game, allowing just one hit. He struck out one and did not allow a walk. Leary also contributed to the Warrior cause on the offensive side, going two for four including a double. Leary scored once and had one RBI.

Jordan Bottenfield, J.J. Turbin and Coby Cress were also two for four; each of them scoring once. Bottenfield had three RBIs and Turbin one. The Warriors scored in each of the first three innings – two in the first, two in the second and one in the third – to take a 5-0 lead going into the bottom half of the third inning.

In the first inning, Turbin and Cress produced back-to-back singles with Turbin advancing to third on Cresses base knock. A wild pitch allowed Turbin to score and Cress to move to second. Leary then singled, driving in Cress. With two outs in the second, catcher Jarrett Rouse was hit by a pitch and replaced on the base pad by courtesy runner Stephen Motush. Motush took second on a passed ball, then scored when Bottenfield singled up the middle. Bottenfield advanced to second on the unsuccessful throw to the plate. Turbin then singled through the left side of the infield to drive in Bottenfield.

Learly doubled to center field to start the third inning and scored one out later when Torin Shaikh singled down the left filed line. The Cougars scored three times in the bottom of the third to make it a 5-3 ball game, but Westmont matched that production in the top of the fifth.

​​​​​​​Colten Christianson's lead-off single got things started for the Warriors. An error on an attempted sacrifice bunt by Torin gave the Warriors runners on the corners with no outs. A sacrifice squeeze bunt by Brent Fukushima resulted in Christianson scoring and Torin reaching second. Brandon Allen then singled to right field, advancing Shaikh to third. After Allen stole second, Rouse was hit by a pitch to load the bases with one away. Bottenfield's single through the left side drove in both Shaikh and Allen.

Though Westmont will not make a post season appearance, they have won more games than any year since 2000. With a significant number of underclassmen returning to the starting lineup, the Warriors are expected to continue their trajectory of improvement into the 2012 season.

Several Warriors from this year's team now sit at or near the top of numerous career record categories. Leary holds the Warrior's highest slugging percentage at .635 and is second in home runs at 25. Senior Bottenfield end's his collegiate career at first in most at bats (672), fifth in runs scored (104), second in most hits (205), tied for first in doubles (45) and fourth in total bases (273). Christianson is seventh on the all-time hits list with 162 and is seventh in most walks (79). Leary and two others are tied for third for most time's hit by a pitch (21). Pete McCarthy is tied for fourth with six career saves and Regalado is tied for sixth with five saves.