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Baseball Places Four on Foothill All-Conference Teams
Baseball Places Four on Foothill All-Conference Teams

PALM DESERT, Calif. -- Four College of the Desert baseball student-athletes have been named to Foothill All-Conference teams. Sophomores Sean Romo (Honolulu, HI/Kalani HS) and DJ Hernandez (La Quinta, CA/La Quinta HS), along with freshman Travis Tanaka (Honolulu, HI/St. Louis HS), were named First-Team, while sophomore Cole Danielson (Cathedral City, CA/Cathedral City HS) received Second-Team honors.

Late Runs Doom Baseball in 6-3 Loss to Rio Hondo
Late Runs Doom Baseball in 6-3 Loss to Rio Hondo

PALM DESERT, Calif. -- Entering the ninth inning tied 3-3, College of the Desert baseball (13-20, 11-12) surrendered three runs en route to falling 6-3 to visiting Rio Hondo (23-12, 18-5) in yesterday afternoon's Foothill Conference matchup in Palm Desert.

Baseball Falls 5-2 in Conference Matchup with Rio Hondo
Baseball Falls 5-2 in Conference Matchup with Rio Hondo

WHITTIER, Calif. -- College of the Desert baseball (13-19, 11-11) saw their three-game winning streak snapped as they were beaten 5-2 by Rio Hondo (22-12, 17-5) in yesterday afternoon's Foothill Conference matchup in Whittier.

Baseball Earns 11th Foothill Win Following 7-2 Victory Over Victor Valley
Baseball Earns 11th Foothill Win Following 7-2 Victory Over Victor Valley

PALM DESERT, Calif. -- Sophomore right-hande Jumpei Akanuma (Japan/Ritsumeikan) struck out nine batters in leading College of the Desert baseball (13-18, 11-10) to a 7-2 win over visiting Victor Valley (1-31, 0-21) in Saturday afternoon's Foothill Conference matchup in Palm Desert.

Baseball Gets Back on Track with 11-5 Win Over Victor Valley
Baseball Gets Back on Track with 11-5 Win Over Victor Valley

PALM DESERT, Calif. -- College of the Desert baseball (11-18, 9-10) slugged their way to an 11-5 win over visiting Victor Valley (1-29, 0-19) in yesterday afternoon's Foothill Conference matchup in Palm Desert.

Baseball Sees Four-Game Win Streak Snapped in 10-4 Loss to Chaffey
Baseball Sees Four-Game Win Streak Snapped in 10-4 Loss to Chaffey

PALM DESERT, Calif. -- College of the Desert baseball (10-16, 8-8) surrendered eight runs in the game's final three innings, en route to having their four-game win streak snapped by visiting Chaffey (18-7, 12-1) in a 10-4 loss yesterday afternoon in Palm Desert.

Baseball Wins Third Straight in Beating Cerro Coso, 9-5
Baseball Wins Third Straight in Beating Cerro Coso, 9-5

PALM DESERT, Calif. -- College of the Desert baseball (9-15, 7-7) continued to rough up opposing pitchers, as they defeated Cerro Coso (12-13, 4-10) 9-5 in yesterday afternoon's Foothill Conference matchup in Palm Desert.

Baseball Explodes for 25 Runs in Foothill Thrashing of Barstow
Baseball Explodes for 25 Runs in Foothill Thrashing of Barstow

PALM DESERT, Calif. -- College of the Desert baseball (7-15, 5-7) racked up 23 hits en route to a 25-8 triumph over visiting Barstow (9-13, 7-5) in Saturday's Foothill Conference matchup in Palm Desert.

Baseball Continues Hot Hitting in 7-4 Win Over Barstow
Baseball Continues Hot Hitting in 7-4 Win Over Barstow

PALM DESERT, Calif. -- College of the Desert baseball (5-14, 4-6) collected 12 hits en route to a 7-4 Foothill Conference win over visiting Barstow (8-12, 6-4) yesterday afternoon in Palm Desert.

Baseball Earns 12-2 Win Over San Bernardino
Baseball Earns 12-2 Win Over San Bernardino

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. -- Sophomore right-hander Jumpei Akanuma (Japan/Ritsumeikan HS) threw nine innings and allowed just two runs as College of the Desert baseball (5-14, 3-6) blew past San Bernardino (11-9-1, 6-3) 12-2 on Saturday afternoon in San Bernardino.

Asuncion's Single in the 11th Lifts Baseball to Walk-Off Win
Asuncion's Single in the 11th Lifts Baseball to Walk-Off Win

PALM DESERT, Calif. -- Sophomore Dallas Asuncion (Honolulu, HI/Kalani HS) singled home sophomore Luc Powers-Hubbard in the bottom of the 11th inning, lifting College of the Desert baseball (4-12, 2-4) to a 4-3 Foothill Conference win over visiting Rio Hondo (7-10, 3-3) Saturday afternoon in Palm Desert.

17 Runs, 16 Hits Propel Baseball to Extra Innings Win at Victor Valley
17 Runs, 16 Hits Propel Baseball to Extra Innings Win at Victor Valley

VICTORVILLE, Calif. -- After 17 runs, 16 hits and 11 innings, College of the Desert baseball (3-12, 1-4) escaped with a 17-15 Foothill Conference win against Victor Valley (1-15, 0-5) yesterday afternoon in Victorville.

Baseball Relinquishes Early Lead in 9-5 Defeat at Chaffey
Baseball Relinquishes Early Lead in 9-5 Defeat at Chaffey

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. -- A two-RBI triple from sophomore first baseman Luc Powers-Hubbard (Bonney Lake, WA/Sumner HS) helped give College of the Desert baseball (2-12, 0-4) a 3-1 lead in the game's second inning, but the Roadrunners could not hold on as Chaffey stormed back for a 9-5 Foothill Conference win last Saturday afternoon in Rancho Cucamonga.

Baseball Comes Up Short in 6-2 Home Defeat to Cerro Coso
Baseball Comes Up Short in 6-2 Home Defeat to Cerro Coso

PALM DESERT, Calif. -- College of the Desert baseball (2-11, 0-3) opened with an early 2-1 lead, but sputtered late in a 6-2 home loss to visiting Foothill foe Cerro Coso on Thursday afternoon in Palm Desert.

Late Runs Doom Baseball in Loss to Palomar
Late Runs Doom Baseball in Loss to Palomar

PALM DESERT, Calif. -- Entering the eighth inning with a 4-1 lead, College of the Desert (2-3) baseball surrendered five runs that enabled visiting Palomar to escape with a 6-4 victory Thursday evening in Palm Desert.

Baseball Blasts Its Way to 6-1 Victory Over San Diego Mesa
Baseball Blasts Its Way to 6-1 Victory Over San Diego Mesa

SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- Six different Roadrunners collected RBIs in a 10-hit affair, as College of the Desert (2-2) baseball mashed its way to a 6-1 win over San Diego Mesa yesterday afternoon in San Diego.