Studebaker Drives in Five, No. 15 Hancock Baseball Improves to 3-0 with 10-6 Win at West Hills Coalinga

Colton Studbaker had three hits and drove in five runs to lead a 14-hit attack during the Allan Hancock College baseball team's 10-6 win at West Hills College Coalinga on Friday afternoon. The No. 15 Bulldogs improved to 3-0, while West Hills dropped to 0-6.

Hancock took the lead for good in the first inning. Right fielder Colby Barrick led off the game with a single and stole second. Studebaker hit a RBI-single to right and moved to second on the throw to the plate as Barrick scored. Sophomore designated hitter Tim Mahoney followed with a single to left to drive home Studebaker to give Hancock a 2-0 lead just three batters into the game.

In the second, after Justin Daraban singled and Barrick walked with one out, Studebaker doubled to left to clear the bases and give Hancock a 4-0 lead. After Studebaker stole third, Mahoney drove him in with a ground ball to third to give Hancock a 5-0 lead.

West Hills rallied for three in the bottom of the second, but Hancock answered with a RBI-singles from Ryan Peinado and Daraban to retake a 7-3 lead. West Hills rallied in the fourth for two more runs, but once again the Bulldogs responded with a two-run fifth on another two-run double from Studebaker that scored Hunter Christensen and Barrick.

Barrick capped Hancock's scoring with a RBI-single in the seventh that drove in Peinado with the team's tenth run of the game.

Barrick, a Preseason All-American, had three hits, three runs, three stolen bases and two walks with one RBI. Studebaker went three for five with two runs, two doubles, 5 RBI, one walk and one stolen base. Peinado, Hancock's third baseman, went three for four with two runs, a double and one stolen base.

First baseman Jacob Tonascia and second baseman Justin Daraban had two hits apiece.

Isaiah Ramos started on the mound for Hancock. He allowed 10 hits, five runs, three earned runs, and struck out two in three and two-thirds innings. Freshman Jason Terrones relieved Ramos in the fourth. The left-hander struck out one, and allowed one run and four hits in two and one-third innings of relief to earn the win. He improved to 2-0 on the season.

Chance Miranda and Skylar Bischoff combined to throw three shutout-innings of relief to secure the win. Miranda scattered two hits and fanned two in two innings. Bischoff allowed one hit and struck out two in the ninth for the Bulldogs.

Hancock returns home to host Bakersfield on Tuesday at 2 p.m. The Renegades are off to a 4-1 start.