Castenon leaves his mark in L-C sweep

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AZUSA, Calif. -- Jose Castenon pocketed a school record and a go-ahead homer Thursday, and he didn't have to work especially hard for either.

The Lewis-Clark State infielder walked a school-record five times in the first game as the Warriors swept Azusa Pacific 10-4 and 5-1 in a college baseball doubleheader.

Castenon broke L-C's single-game mark of four walks, held by numerous players, and he scored three runs in a game in which he had zero official at-bats.

When he did get an official plate appearance, he made it pay, hitting a solo homer in the first inning of the second game.

The Warriors (15-4) stretched their winning streak to seven games, getting six shutout innings from second-game starter Brad Davis.

Joey Dyche hit a solo homer for the Warriors in the eighth inning of the second game, and Ryan Stevenson added a two-run shot in the ninth.

In the opener, the Warriors trailed until the seventh inning, when Matt Vogel hit a two-run double and Nicolas Benton added a two-run single to make it 7-4.

Azusa Pacific had taken a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning, getting a two-run double from Joe Morrison.

Allen Balmer hit a run-scoring double in the ninth as the Warriors tacked on three insurance runs.

Sal Augilar (3-0) was the first-game winner, giving up five hits and four runs in six innings. Derrick Landavazo threw three innings on shutout relief.

Davis (1-1) controlled the second game, allowing three hits and a walk while striking out six.

Castenon homered to left-center field to create a 1-0 lead, and Rhett Parker produced the eventual game-winner in the fifth when he singled, stole second, and advanced two bases on errors.