Feather River College Athletics announce that visiting Cabrillo College “brought red hot bats with them today” to the Eagles Nest, pounding out 18 hits and crossing the plate 10 times during an upset of Feather River, 10-6.
The No. 4 seed Golden Eagles baseball team faces an elimination game in the California Community College Association Northern California playoffs tomorrow, May 2, taking on the Seahawks at 11 a.m. If Feather River wins, the two squads will play again 30 minutes afterwards, with a spot in the super regionals on the line.
The No. 21 seed Seahawks scored in nearly every inning of the May 1 contest, including twice in the first and second innings and three times in the fifth. Feather River sent six pitchers to the mound to try and stem the barrage, finally keeping the visitors off the board in the final two innings.
Meanwhile, Feather River struggled to get enough offense going. They had just six hits on the day: three big ones in the fourth when they plated three runs. Kolt Kurzman and Anthony Cepeda had RBI doubles in the inning and Dylan Marx knocked in a run to give FRC a 6-5 lead at the time.
But the Golden Valley Conference champs wouldn’t score again while the Seahawks kept putting numbers on the board. The Golden Eagles had just one more hit the rest of the way, to fall for the just the second time in their last 10 games.
FRC looks to rebound Friday morning to keep the season alive.
Game admission is accepted at the gate as cash only: $12 for adults, and $8 for children, students and seniors. FRC students must sign in for free admission. No dogs are allowed on campus or at the athletic venues.