The Odessa College baseball team closed out its regular season with a split of Western Junior College Athletic Conference leader Howard College Saturday at Pressly Field. The Wranglers fell 9-3 in Game 1 before holding on for a 15-14 victory in Game 2.
The Wranglers (18-24 overall, 11-13 conference) were held to just four hits in the first game before breaking out for 17 hits in the finale. Brandon Rincones, Daniel Monti and Trevor Hatton had three hits each in the second game.
Justin Wishkoski was among the top hitters for the Hawks (37-11, 20-4), finishing with a double, home run and drove in five runs for the day.
Howard College 9-14, Odessa College 3-15
Saturday, Pressly Field, Odessa
GAME 1
Odessa………. 101 100 0 — 3 4 0
Howard………. 611 001 x — 9 10 0
Collin Horton, Owen Lockner (2) and Jake Gonce. Colton Brown, Ricky Apodaca (5) and Kevin Ortiz. W — Brown. L — Horton. 2B — Odessa College: Trevor Hatton, Brandon Rincones. Howard College: Ortiz, Weston Peninger, Hunter Simmons, Justin Wishkoski. HR — Howard College: Ortiz.
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GAME 2
Odessa………. 100 270 100 — 15 17 0
Howard………. 012 300 422 — 14 9 0
Fernando Gonzalez, Cade McGlade (3), Garrett Bodine (6), Dylan Farley (7), Tyler Ramage (9) and Jake Gonce. Carter Seabrooke, Ryan Sandoval (4), Austin Teel (5), Chase Oberle (5), Kyler Heyne (6), Trey Nordmann (8), Colton Brown (9) and Mason McLeod. W — Bodine. L — Heyne. Sv — Ramage. 2B — Odessa College: Daniel Monti, Jake Gonce. Howard College: Nick Thibodeau, Conagher Sands, Bernard Shivers. HR — Odessa College: Trevor Hatton, Lenin Ashby. Howard College: Thibodeau, Justin Wishkoski.
Records — Odessa College 18-24 Overall, 11-13 WJCAC; Howard College 37-11, 20-4.
