February 28, 2013
Chargers dropped conference opener to arch rival Saddleback 5-3
Pitching was roughed up by 10 Gaucho hits.

Cypress
9-4, 0-1
3
AT

Saddleback
12-2, 1-0
5
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | X | 5 | 10 | 1 |
Mission Viejo, CA - The first conference game between this OEC rivalry showed any exciting baseball contest. With the score deadlocked at 3-3, going into the bottom of the 8th, Gauchos Brandon Cody opened up with a triple and scored on a single by Tim Alhanati. Evan Manarino pitched a complete game and remained undefeated at 5-0. The Chargers Ryan Hartman took the loss.
Team Stats
Pitching
Win: Evan Manarino (5-0)
Loss: Ryan Hartman (0-1)
Batting
Saddleback
2B:
Jeff Butler; Noah Graham 2
3B:
Brandon Cody
HR:
none