King and Terrones Combine on Two-Hit Gem, No. 18 Hancock Baseball Tops Moorpark 5-1

Kyle King and Jason Terrones combined to throw a two-hit gem with 11 strikeouts, while Colby Barrick and Colton Studebaker drove in two runs apiece to deliver  a5-1 conference win for the Allan Hancock College baseball team over Moorpark on Tuesday afternoon in Santa Maria. The Bulldogs, who are ranked No. 18 in the South Region, won their third straight game to improve to 5-4 in Western State Conference play and 11-8 overall. The Raiders fell to 5-6 in conference and 7-12 on the season.

King allowed two hits and one run in five and one-third innings. The left-handed sophomore walked five, but struck out eight. Terrones, a freshman, blanked the Raiders the rest of the way. The Lompoc High School graduate threw three and two-third innings of hitless relief. He walked one and struck out three to earn his first save of the season.

Hancock wasted no time getting on the board in the bottom of the first. Barrick led off with a single, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt from Studebaker, and eventually scored on a fielder's choice off the bat of Kyle von Tillow. The Bulldogs added another run in the second on a two-out RBI-single by Studebaker that drove home Hunter Christensen, who singled to lead off the frame.

The Bulldogs added three more in the fourth inning, two came on a triple to the gap by Barrick that drove in Tim Mahoney and Justin Daraban. Studebaker drove in the team's final run with a suicide squeeze bunt.

The Raiders' only run of the game came in the sixth inning.

Hancock finished with 10 hits, including two a piece from Barrick, first baseman Jacob Tonascia, Christensen and Mahoney. Tonascia clubbed a double and drew a walk.

The Bulldogs return to action Thursday, March 17 at Moorpark to complete the home-away series. First pitch will be at 2:30 p.m. Hancock will return home to host Santa Barbara on Friday, March 18 at 2:30 p.m.