Baseball: Pirates fall in CVC opener 6-0 to Merced
It was a tough way to open the 2017 Central Valley Conference schedule for Porterville College. The Pirates managed just one hit and lost 6-0 to visiting Merced College in both teams' conference opener on Tuesday.
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Merced
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1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 2 |
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Porterville
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
It was a tough way to open the 2017 Central Valley Conference schedule for Porterville College. The Pirates managed just one hit and lost 6-0 to visiting Merced College in both teams' conference opener on Tuesday.
Merced starting pitcher Nate McGhee was nearly untouchable. Dylan Reed led off the bottom of the second inning with a single for the Pirates' lone hit of the ball game. McGhee struck out eight and walked just one in the complete-game victory.
Jordan Grader took the loss for PC to fall to 1-5. He allowed six runs and nine hits over 6 1/3 innings. Connor Carson pitched well in relief, allowing just one hit over the final 2 2/3 innings.
Porterville, now 3-15 overall and 0-1 in CVC play, will look to snap its four-game losing streak on Thursday (Mar. 9) at 2 p.m. when the Pirates travel to Merced for Game 2 of the three-game conference series. The finale returns to Porterville on Saturday (Mar. 11) at 1 p.m.