LA VERNE, Calif. – On the final Friday of spring break the Occidental College baseball team traveled to the University of La Verne where a pitching duel ensued at Ben Hines Field in Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play. The Leos ousted the Tigers, 1-0, to take the opening game of a three-game weekend series.

The teams combined for just seven hits and played errorless baseball.

Oxy starter Ross Pomerantz went 6.1 innings, striking out a pair while scattering three hits with three walks. The lone Leos' run came in the seventh on a walk followed by a single, a sacrifice bunt and an RBI single off the bat of Zach Canfield, scoring Brian Tuttle.

Freshman Mitch Margolis came on to shut down the Leopards over the final 1.2 innings, allowing just one hit.

ULV (10-7, 7-3 SCIAC) senior Mark Larini (2-2)collected his second complete-game shutout this season, striking out nine Oxy batters en route to the victory.

The Tigers got to Larini for just three hits via the bats of Van Fudge, Josh White and Kevin Ozaki. Anthony Salsedo was the only other Tiger to reach base, drawing a first inning walk.

Fudge had six putouts at second base while Logan Allen had five touches at shortstop.

Occidental (7-10, 3-6) will return to Anderson Field tomorrow when they host the Leopards for a pair set to begin at 11:00 a.m.

Article by Tracy Maple, Sports Information Director