Knight baseball gets past Palmdale
PALMDALE — The Knight baseball team defeated Palmdale 4-1 in a Golden League game on Monday.
The Hawks (12-10, 9-4 GL) opened up the scoring in the second inning when John Oljuich doubled on the first pitch of his at-bat to bring in a run.
The on-run lead was short-lived as Palmdale (10-17, 7-6) tied things up when Nate Mealancon hit an RBI single.
The Hawks broke the tie with two runs in the third inning. Cody Turner led off the inning with a triple and Demetrius Freeman singled on a 2-1 count to drive Turner in. Julian Herrera then hit an RBI doubled.
Oljuich got the win for Knight. He allowed four hits and one run over five innings, striking out two and walking one. Damien Vega and Turner entered the game out of the bullpen and helped to close out the game in relief.
Andrew Flores took the loss for Palmdale. He surrendered four runs on nine hits over seven innings, striking out two.
Knight racked up nine hits on the day. Brian Dorame finished 2-for-3 with a run, while Oljuich was 2-for-3 with two RBIs and Freeman finished 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.
Cory Aguilar led Palmdale with two hits in three at-bats.
The two teams meet at Knight on Wednesday for the final game of the regular season.
AVC Men’s Golf
GLENDALE — The Antelope Valley College men’s golf team finished sixth with a team score of 434 in a Western State Conference match and Oakmont Country Club on Monday.
Santa Barbara was first, followed by College of the Canyons and Glendale.
Justin Holt led the Marauders with a 79, while Brennen Boulger shot 82 and Trevor Hoffmeyer picked up an 84.
“We played from the tips and the greens were fast, which resulted in a higher than normal scoring average for all teams today,” AVC coach Brad Hazard said. “Was pleased to see Justin shoot his best round of the season and score in the 70s. He was striking the ball well off the tee and able to scramble to save par on many of the holes.”
AVC will compete in the 36-hole conference finals at Soule Park in Ojai next Monday.