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Bulldog Baseball Blanked Twice by No. 17 Cal Lutheran

Offensive production proved hard to come by for the University of Redlands baseball team against No. 17 Cal Lutheran University on Saturday as the Bulldogs suffered two losses by scores of 0-11 and 0-2 at The Yard in Redlands.

Redlands struggled on the second day of the three-game series against the Kingsmen following a solid 5-3 victory in Thousand Oaks on Friday.

The Bulldogs could not push runners across in the first bout as the team fell, 0-11.

Cal Lutheran jumped on top early, scoring four runs in the first two innings and burst for three in the fourth, two in the fifth and two in the eighth.

Senior infielder Tony Stutevoss (Portland, OR) and senior outfielder Cory Vane (Simi Valley, CA) each had standout performances from the dish for the Maroon and Gray, notching two hits apiece.

Paul Hartman and Nick Reitz led the Kingsmen with three hits apiece while Richard Michelin plated three on two hits.

On the mound, freshman pitcher Josh Snyder (Englewood, CO) was tagged with the loss, going 4.1 innings while giving up five earned runs.

Mike Roe went the distance for Cal Lutheran, tossing a shutout while allowing just six hits.

In the rubber match, both teams’ pitchers dueled as the Kingsmen took the back end of the doubleheader, 2-0.

Cal Lutheran scored two in the first, and those runs proved to be the final of the afternoon for either team.

The Maroon and Gray stranded a plethora of Kingsman runners as Cal Lutheran left eight on base.

Despite receiving incredible contributions from the defense, the Bulldogs could not put the ball past the Kingsmen as Redlands racked up just three hits, which came from Vane, senior outfielder Matt Goldstein (Lincoln, CA) and junior shortstop Zack Braband (Alameda, CA).

Both junior pitcher/infielder Michael Lessig (Fountain Hills, AZ) and senior pitcher Kevin Bissell (Orange, CA) pitched brilliantly. Lessig garnered the starting nod and struck out nine in seven innings of work while allowing a mere two runs. Bissell fanned four batters in just two innings of work and held Cal Lutheran scoreless with two hits.

For the Kingsmen, Chase Tigert pitched a complete-game shutout, striking out seven.

Redlands (16-11, 7-5 SCIAC) contests Chapman University on Thursday afternoon at The Yard. Game time is set for 3 p.m.