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Baseball Sweeps Spring Tournament Classic at Allan Hancock

Photo by Nabila Hossain
Photo by Nabila Hossain

SANTA MARIA, Calif. --- El Camino College scored three big wins this week at the Allan Hancock Spring Classic for the first time since the team started participating in the tournament in 2024. The No. 4 Warriors scored a big top-10 victory over No. 1 ranked Fresno on Wednesday and then took down College of the Canyons and hosts Allan Hancock to wrap up the week.

NO. 4 EL CAMINO 8, NO. 1 FRESNO 6 (WEDNESDAY)

The Warriors used a four-run fourth inning to overcome an early 1-0 hole and then, after Fresno tied it with a run in their half of the fourth, the Warriors added three in the sixth and one in the seventh to take the lead for good.

Caden Lewis went 2-for-5 with a home run and four RBIs with two runs scored to lead the offense. Cameron O'Neil secured the win on the mound as he allowed four runs, three earned, on five hits with four strikeouts in five innings of work.

Slater Nunez locked down the save in the ninth, allowing a single an nothing more to the top-ranked Rams.

WARRIORS 8, CANYONS 1 (THURSDAY)

Adrian Pineda was outstanding on the mound for the Warriors, allowing just one hit while striking out nine for the second straight start to pick up the win. Matthew Krause closed the game by pitching the last three innings and recording six strikeouts.

Nunez was 3-for-4 in the game and was one of four Warriors to hit a home run on the day. Caden Lewis, Gil Solis and Dane Rhodes all went deep in Thursday's dominant win.

WARRIORS 15, ALLAN HANCOCK 8 (FRIDAY)

The Warriors closed out the week with a slugfest against the host Bulldogs. The teams combined for 23 runs on 22 hits.

But it was the Warriors that prevailed as they scored 11 unanswered runs to take a 14-4 lead and they never looked back. Dylan Mares hit a home run as he went 3-for-5 on the day with four RBIs. Dylan A. Garcia also went 3-for-5 with three RBIs of his own and Aden Laureano also drove in three for the Warriors in the win.

The Warriors will return to conference play on Tuesday afternoon when they begin a series with Rio Hondo in Whittier. First pitch is set for 2 p.m.