Offense Erupts Again In Baseball's Rout At LA Harbor

For the second time in 12 games this season, the Pasadena City College baseball team scored 22 runs in totaling 25 hits to rout host Los Angeles Harbor, 22-3, in the opening game of its South Coast Conference, 3-game series v. the Seahawks on Tuesday.

The Lancers (8-4 overall, 3-1 in SCC play) scored 10 runs in the third inning and poured it on as shortstop Bryan Richman, rightfielder Isaac Ton and third baseman Devin Munoz each collected four hits. Richman added a triple and two RBI, Ton scored four runs with two RBI while Munoz knocked in three runs. 

Centerfielder Tyler Garcia (2-for-5) homered for the second straight game, blasting a 2-run bomb over the left field fence in the third inning as he also hit a double. Leftfielder Thomas Villanueva tripled and drove home four RBI, catcher Joaquin Salcedo also roped a triple and scored four runs.

Other contributors were first baseman Adrian Roman (3-for-5), second baseman Rocco Regan (2-for-5), designated hitter Jacob Escamilla (2-for-5), and a double by reserve outfielder Thomas Mesa. 

The beneficiary of the offensive explosion was wining starting pitcher Hugo Tafoya (five innings, nine hits, one earned run, three walks, three strikeouts). Lefty Alex Saucedo struck out five of six batters in two innings of scoreless relief, and both Daniel Ramirez and Logan Parker delivered single shutout innings to close the victory. 

Six different Lancers have driven in 10 or more RBI, led by Richman (.408 batting average) with 15. Ton is on a tear as he is 11-for-20 (.550) despite playing in only seven games thus far. 

PCC got good news as well with its home diamond as the Lancers finally will play their first home game of 2025 on Thursday, Feb. 27 v. LA Harbor. Game time is 2 p.m. at Brookside Park's Jackie Robinson Field.