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3
Vanguard VU 11-10, 7-2 GSAC
15
Winner Azusa Pacific APU 12-7, 7-2 GSAC
Vanguard VU
11-10, 7-2 GSAC
3
Final
15
Azusa Pacific APU
12-7, 7-2 GSAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vanguard VU 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 7 2
Azusa Pacific APU 0 4 0 2 8 1 0 0 X 15 16 1

W: Canada, Matt (3-0) L: Britt Echols (0-0)

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Vanguard VU 11-11, 7-3 GSAC
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Winner Azusa Pacific APU 13-7, 8-2 GSAC
Vanguard VU
11-11, 7-3 GSAC
3
Final
14
Azusa Pacific APU
13-7, 8-2 GSAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Vanguard VU 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 4 4
Azusa Pacific APU 0 3 1 1 1 8 X 14 17 0

W: Padilla, Nick (3-2) L: Joe Carnahan (0-0)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Barbone Gets Win No. 500

AZUSA, Calif. – Azusa Pacific combined for 29 runs and 33 hits in a doubleheader sweep of Vanguard Saturday afternoon in Azusa to retake sole possession of first place in the GSAC Saturday afternoon.
 
Also, with the 15-3 win in game 1, Azusa Pacific head coach Tony Barbone, the GSAC' all-time winningest coach collected career win No. 500 in just 15 seasons at the helm.
 
Senior Matt Canada (3-0) fired 7 strong innings, allowing just 6 hits and 2 runs, and then left the rest up to the explosive Cougar bats in the opening game.  Senior Victor Ambruso went 3-for-4 with 3 runs, 3 RBIs and a double.  Sophomore Robbie Lindsey was 3-for-5 with 2 runs and 2 RBIs.
 
With the bases loaded and no outs and the Cougars leading 6-0 in the sixth, a Vanguard error on a routine ground ball opened the flood gates and led to an 8-run outburst that blew the game wide open.
 
In the nightcap, senior Nick Padilla (3-2) won his third consecutive game, allowing just 4 hits and 3 runs and striking out 7 while throwing a complete game. 
 
Vanguard jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the second inning, but the Cougars answered back with 3 runs in their next at-bat and single runs over the next 3 innings to take a 6-2 lead.  For the second game in a row, the Cougars put up 8 runs in an inning, this time in the sixth, to take full control.  Senior Mike Soto highlighted the 8-run inning with a deep 3-run home run.
 
Juniors Seth Johnson and Rocky Binkowski each finished 3-for-3 and both scored 3 runs apiece.  Junior Steven Hubbell (pictured) broke out of an early-season slump going 3-for-4 with 4 RBIs.  He finished the day 5-for-7 with 6 RBIs.
 
With the sweep, the Cougars improve to 13-7, 8-2 GSAC, while Vanguard drops to 11-11, 7-3.
 
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