GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO (May 28, 2009) San Jacinto College came up a little short, losing 12-11 in a seesaw slugfest against top-ranked Howard College in the third round of the JUCO World Series on Wednesday, May 27 in Grand Junction, Colorado.
On offense, San Jac was led by third baseman Danny Hernandez, who went three for four with one RBI. Center fielder Deric Hawkins went four for five with three runs batted in. Right fielder Jeff Abt went one for three, and his one hit nearly turned the game around for San Jac. He launched a long, two-run home run over the center field fence in the bottom of the ninth inning to bring the score to 12-11 with no outs. Hernandez followed with a single to center field, but Hawkins, second baseman Ryan Still, and left fielder Steven Vidaurri went down in order and left Hernandez stranded at first.
San Jac used four pitchers — starter David Rollins, and relievers Sean Nolin, Dylan Adamek, and Chris Dickerson — and all of them were roughed up by Howard’s hitters. Rollins allowed 8 hits and 6 runs, Nolin allowed 4 hits and 3 runs, Adamek allowed no hits and 2 runs, and Dickerson allowed 2 hits and 1 run. San Jac will next face Santa Fe College on Thursday, May 28 at 3 p.m. San Jac defeated Santa Fe 9-4 on Tuesday, May 26, and must beat them again to advance to the next round of the tournament. There are now four teams left in the tournament. Howard College is the only undefeated team with a 3-0 record. San Jac, Santa Fe, and Western Nevada College all have 2-1 records.
The double-elimination tournament runs through May 30. For a complete tournament bracket and to follow San Jac through its national title run, visit www.jucogj.org.
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