MOSENI HITS FOR THE CYCLE IN COMEBACK WIN OVER BAKERSFIELD

PHOTOS by Byron Devers

Marauder Baseball beat the Bakersfield Renegades in a 17-14 comeback win at home on Thursday. AVC totaled 19 hits and one error in the second game (1-1) of the three-game series against the conference opponents. 

Antelope Valley fell behind 5-0 after the first inning but chipped away at the lead until the 8th inning when they took the lead and the victory. Freshman Keon Moseni led the comeback charge as he hit for the cycle with 3 RBI off two singles, a double, a two-RBI triple, and a home run. Moseni also recorded a stolen base and scored three times. The Utility player from Ontario, Canada, has a team-best .451 batting average and leads AVC in hits on the season with 51. He has also scored a team-high 42 times. 

Much of the rest of the offense came from Jack Rogers and Aidan Jbara. Rogers went 3-for-5 with 5 RBI, including a home run. The 3-RBI blast was his fourth of the year. Jbara finished 3-for-4 with 3 RBI. Trey Thomas and Zach Terry also homered, while Mason Johnson went 2-for-3 with 2 RBI. Joe Uribe (2-for-5) and Chuck Lang (1-for-2) also recorded hits. 

Josh Barendregt (starter), Jake Glickman, Chase Hadley, Darren Roberts, and Samuel Maudsley all saw action on the mound as Maudsley closed.

The Marauders (13-19) will finish the series at Bakersfield before starting a three-game conference series against LA Valley. Their next home game will be against the Monarchs on Thursday, April 20, at 2:30 pm.