MARAUDER BASEBALL TRAVELS NORTH AND BEATS TOP-SEEDED FRESNO CITY

Antelope Valley Baseball picked up a significant 8-7 win on the road against the top-ranked Fresno City Rams. "We dug deep and pulled out a win in a hostile environment. FCC is one of the winningest programs in California, and it was rewarding to see our Marauders rise to the occasion as a whole," said head coach Bryan Moses.

The Marauders made the journey up north ready to play as they came out swinging in the first inning. After Josh Nuno scored on a balk, Nate Scott doubled to left field, scoring William Joseph and Nathan Duarte. Ariv Camacho then hit an RBI-double to center to bring home Scott.

AVC surrendered a run in the bottom of the 1st and two in the 2nd inning. Up by a run heading into the 4th, the Marauders got a two-run homer from Lupe Puentes, his first of the season. Josh Nuno then singled to center field to bring home Colin Hagen. AVC went up 8-3 when Zach Terry scored off a wild pitch. 

The Rams rallied with a 2-RBI home run in the 5th inning and two more runs in the bottom of the 8th. The Marauders secured the win with a ground out and two strikeouts from Chase Hadley in the bottom of the 9th. Sam Maudsley (2-0) was the winning pitcher, while Hadley got the save. 

"The contributions from Nuno, Puentes, and our entire pitching staff were impressive... they were a few of the guys that fueled our performance," noted coach Moses. 

The Marauders, now 8-6, will begin conference play on the road at Citrus College on Tuesday, 3/8.