By GARY STALLARD
AC Athletics
For the second time this young season, Angelina College pitchers carried a no-hitter into the final inning.
Back on January 31, Lance Lusk lost his no-hit bid against Mountain View College in the final inning, finishing with a one-hitter.
Thursday in Dallas, three Roadrunners teamed up against the Lions, with Sean Bergeron, Jacob Mead and Clayton Hill nearly earning the no-no in the nightcap before a Lion hitter broke it up with two outs in the seventh. Bergeron threw five hitless innings to earn the win.
The Roadrunners swept the Lions 6-4, 6-0 in Thursday’s twin bill, running AC’s winning streak to five games.
In the opener, Dylan Murphy and Christian Leonard rocked back-to-back homers in the second inning. Leonard finished with two RBI in the win; Euro Diaz and Alec Paz also drove in runs for AC. Lusk struck out seven Lion hitters in four innings of work; Hagan Hartman and Jeremy Rodriguez each added an inning of scoreless relief.
The nightcap saw AC hitters Brett Mugavero, Hayden Baker and Dylan Rivers collect two hits each. Baker and Dylan Murphy each drove in two runs to back the strong pitching performance.
The Roadrunners (6-6) travel to Wharton College on Saturday in a doubleheader scheduled for a 1 p.m. start. AC is at home on Tuesday against Alvin College. That doubleheader starts at 2 p.m. at Roadrunner Field.
The e-mail address for AC’s Sports Information Director is gstallard@angelina.edu.
