The El Camino College Warriors baseball team defeated the Compton College Coyotes 9-2 after recent rainstorms forced them to postpone and relocate their game to Saturday, Feb. 21 at Warriors Field in Torrance.
The Warriors were originally scheduled to play the Coyotes at an away game at Compton College on Thursday, Feb. 19.
“We couldn’t play at home because of a wet field,” said Compton head coach Shannon B. Williams.
Both teams were in a standoff for five innings until a breakthrough sacrifice fly by first baseman Gil Solis turned a low‑scoring afternoon into a late offensive by the seventh inning.
Compton’s first baseman Matthew Marroquin followed with a home run, lifting team spirits for a half‑finished game.
The Warriors ended the seventh inning with three runs. Infielder Kai Nagashima delivered the game’s pivotal swing. His two‑run single into right field gave the Warriors its first multi‑run lead at 4‑2 by the end of the seventh inning.
The twice‑delayed bout finished with 10 hits and 12 walks, powered by home runs from Nolan Fox and Solis and a three‑RBI performance from Nagashima. The Warriors also stole three bases, with successful attempts from Caden Lewis, Kelvin Martinez and Slater Nunez.
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El Camino will next play Mt. San Antonio College at an away game on Thursday, March 5 at 2 p.m.