OAKLAND — The Warriors got the quality start they needed out of the fourth-man
David Snapp Sunday as they salvaged a split against Holy Names at Laney College.
Cal State Stanislaus won the nightcap, 6-1, in seven innings after losing an 11-inning heartbreaker, 6-5, in game one — in yet another one-run game.
The Warriors are now 5-5 overall heading into next weekend's California Collegiate Athletic Association four-game set at home against No. 6 Chico State.
Snapp threw the seven-inning complete game in game two as he gave up just one run on four hits. He also struck out four and walked one. While not over-powering, Snapp allowed his defense to make plays and only allowed Hawks past second base twice in the game.
The Warriors capitalize on four Holy Names errors in game two to score five unearned runs.
Erik Colombini's two-run triple came in an inning with two Hawks errors that allowed
Michael Chavarria and
Patrick Mulry to reach base.
Colombini also drove in a run in the first that scored
James Heller, who doubled. Colombini would finish the nightcap 2-for-3 with three runs batted in. Heller and
Christian Kahler, who made the start as the designated hitter, each also had two hits.
Trailing 4-2 in game one, the Warriors tied the game in the eighth with two runs, keyed by a
Scott Stetson double and a Kahler sacrifice fly. Stanislaus then scored twice in the 10th to go ahead 6-4 with RBIs by
Nick Molina and
Nick Ippolito.
However, the Hawks got even in the home half of the 10th with two runs by sending eight batters to the plate. Holy Names won the game in walk-off fashion in the 11th after the Warriors gave up three free passes —
Travis Johnston hit two batters and walked one — before Chris Gnos singled through the leftside for the win.
Molina went 2-for-4 with one of four Warrior doubles in the game. Molina also drove in two runs.
Marcus Mastrobuoni (2-for-6), Mulry and
Scott Stetson also each doubled.
The nightcap 6-1 win ended a string of five one-run games the Warriors played in. The Warriors were 3-2 in those five games.
