HORNETS GET IT GOING FOR THE SEASON OPENER
HORNETS GET IT GOING FOR THE SEASON OPENER: The FC baseball squad shined on Friday beating Oxnard College 5-2.
Down 2-0 heading into the bottom of the fourth inning, FC scored 3 runs to take the lead. In the bottom sixth, C Oliver Jackson gave the Hornets a little insurance with a solo homerun over the left field ivy.
Fullerton starter Jeff Curran got the win going 5 innings with 6 hits, 2 earned runs, 2 strikeouts and no walks. RP Troy Mulcahey went 2 innings with 2 strikeouts and no walks. Sean Michael threw 2 innings with 3 strikeouts to earn the save.
Offensively, Jackson had 2 hits (HR), 2 runs, and 3 RBIs. CF Dakota Wix had 2 hits and RF Ryan Joyce had 1 hit with 1 RBI. 1B Garrett Donohoe and Urial Salinas each had a hit and a run. SS Fernando Escobar had 1 hit as well.
Up Next: FC (1-0 overall) will play at home this Saturday, February 2nd against West L.A. College. Game time is at 10:00 am. On Tuesday, February 5th FC hits the road against Mt. SAC. Game time is at 2:00 pm.