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Posted: Apr 15, 2017

PC Win Streak At 14; G-House Showdown Next

TOP PHOTO: Winning pitcher Josh Sidney throws a strike against COD on Saturday at Palomar College Ballpark. He pitched scoreless, one-hit ball over the first five innings before being followed to the mound by six relievers in the Comets' 20-4 victory. DIRECTLY ABOVE: Centerfielder Cody Norton calls everyone off as he races in to catch a shallow fly ball off the bat of the Roadrunners' Jarred Soriano to lead off the eighth inning. -- Photos by Philip Farry

 

SAN MARCOS (4-15-2017) -- Palomar warmed up for its Pacific Coast Athletic Conference first-place showdown with Grossmont in dominating fashion on Saturday, banging out 21 hits to pin a 20-4 beat-down on visiting College of the Desert.

Josh Sidney, a freshman right-hander from Torrey Pines High School, pitched one-hit, shutout ball over the first 5 innings, after which the Comets led 18-0, as he ran his win-loss record to 3-0. Sidney and relievers Cameron Haskell, Jonathan Vizcaino, Steve Rausa, Travis Marinshaw, Davin Castro and Zach Wallace combined on a 6-hitter.

Palomar was on top 20-0 after 6 innings in winning its 14th straight game as the Comets moved into a first-place tie in the PCAC with Grossmont.

The Comets (27-6, 17-1) and Griffins (24-6-1, 17-1), who own a 9-game winning streak, will play their 3-game conference series this week with games on Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Griffins' Noel Mickelsen Field, Thursday at 2 p.m. at Palomar College Ballpark and Saturday at noon back at Grossmont. After that, Palomar will have only a 3-game series with third-place Southwestern the week after next to close the regular season.

The Comets used 22 players in Saturday's rout. Palomar won the first two meetings with COD 19-4 on Tuesday at home and 6-3 on Thursday in Palm Desert.

Tristan King (3-for-4, double, 1 walk, 3 RBIs), Cameron Haskell (3-for-5, triple, RBI), Ryan Hartin(2-for-4, double, 1 walk, 3 RBIs), Austen Saucedo (2-for-3, double, 3 RBIs), Joey Cooper (2-for-3, 2 doubles, 2 RBIs), Jordan Gardner (2-for-3, double, 2 RBIs) and Conor McKenna (2-for-6, triple, RBI) and Marco Young (2-for-3, RBI) all had multiple hits as they  hammered the Roadrunners for a combined 18 hits between them.

Cody Norton (single, RBI), Anthony Inatsugu (single, RBI) and Carl Schwettmann (single) also hit safely.

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