THOASAND OAKS, Calif. – Facing its first nationally-ranked opponent of the season, the Drew University baseball team dropped a 20-3 decision at California Lutheran University on Tuesday during the Rangers' Spring Break trip. The Kingsmen entered the game ranked 18th by D3baseball.com and 34th by the American Baseball Coaches Association.
By the Numbers
Drew saw its record move to 3-3 while Cal Lutheran improved to 9-2.
Highlights
• It was all Kingsmen in the early going, as the hosts built a 12-0 lead over three innings. Junior
Matthew Lange put the Rangers on the scoreboard with an RBI-single in the fourth.
• Drew tacked on additional runs on a sacrifice fly from junior
Max Felsenstein in the fifth and an RBI-double from sophomore
Cole Bosch in the ninth.
Top Performers
• Lange finished 2-for-4 for the game.
• Senior reliever
Zach Luke was the eighth and final Drew pitcher to take the mound. He retired two of the three batters he faced and started a 1-2-3 double play before striking out a batter to end the eighth.
Stat Sheet
Cal Lutheran, the Division III national champion two years ago, stroked 22 hits for the game, though only three went for extra bases. Five Kingsmen pitchers combined for 11 strikeouts. Senior
Jendy Castillo started on the mound for the Rangers and was charged with the loss after yielding four runs in two innings.
Up Next
Drew visits Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on Wednesday at 2:30 PST (5:30 EST).
