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Oxy baseball loses first game at Redlands

Box Score
By Michael Wells
Sports Information Director
 

REDLANDSLogan Allen (Atascadero) went 3 for 4, Riley Smith (Bellevue, Wash.) went 2 for 4 with an RBI and the Occidental College baseball team had a 2-1 lead through 6.5 innings.

But Redlands (16-11, 12-8 SCIAC) scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh, beating the Tigers 4-2 in the second game of a three game series, and the first of a doubleheader at Redlands on Saturday.

Jason Henning hit an RBI-triple, Alex Sheiwe had an RBI-single and Sean McMillan scored on a balk during Redlands' big inning.

It's the first game that Oxy head coach Luke Wetmore has lost against his alma mater. Wetmore, who played baseball and football for Redlands, is now 5-1 against the Bulldogs.

Scott Hong (Los Angeles) started the game for the Tigers (19-9, 10-7 SCIAC), giving up just one run, with five strikeouts, in six innings pitched.

Kyle Hart pitched 7.1 innings to earn the win and Josh Mackler picked up the save for the Bulldogs.

Josh Bendig (Valencia) was charged with the loss.

A.J. Libunao (Huntington Beach) was 1 for 3 with a run scored and Alec Strain (Sacramento) went 1 for 4 with a run scored for Oxy.

The Tigers and Bulldogs finish the thee-game series in their final game at 2 p.m. on Saturday.

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Players Mentioned

Logan Allen

#27 Logan Allen

SS
5' 11"
Senior
Josh Bendig

#29 Josh Bendig

P
6' 3"
First Year
Scott Hong

#25 Scott Hong

OF/P
5' 10"
Senior
A.J. Libunao

#10 A.J. Libunao

3B
6' 0"
Sophomore
Riley Smith

#40 Riley Smith

INF
6' 2"
Junior
Alec Strain

#45 Alec Strain

UTIL
5' 11"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Logan Allen

#27 Logan Allen

5' 11"
Senior
SS
Josh Bendig

#29 Josh Bendig

6' 3"
First Year
P
Scott Hong

#25 Scott Hong

5' 10"
Senior
OF/P
A.J. Libunao

#10 A.J. Libunao

6' 0"
Sophomore
3B
Riley Smith

#40 Riley Smith

6' 2"
Junior
INF
Alec Strain

#45 Alec Strain

5' 11"
Junior
UTIL