Sophomore right fielder Nick Ybarra was the lone Rio Hondo College Roadrunner to earn postseason honors and was named first-team All-South Coast Conference North Division by opposing coaches at Saturday’s conference meeting.
A tough season for the Rio Hondo College baseball team came to an end on Friday as the Roadrunners suffered back-to-back losses to Pasadena City College to close out a three-game South Coast Conference series.
Left fielder Nick Ybarra and right fielder Josh Sabajan combined for four of Rio Hondo College’s five hits in a 9-0 South Coast Conference series-opening loss at Pasadena City College on Tuesday.
Center fielder Lucas Rocha went 2-for-3 with 2 RBI and knocked in the game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning as Rio Hondo College erase a three-run deficit to defeat visiting Mt. San Antonio College 7-6 on Saturday in Whittier.
Left fielder Nick Ybarra went 2-for-4 to lead Rio Hondo College at the plate in the Roadrunners’ 7-3 South Coast Conference loss at Mt. San Antonio on Thursday.
A three-run, ninth-inning rally by the Chaffey College Panthers sent the Rio Hondo College Roadrunners home with a 7-6 defeat on Tuesday in a South Coast Conference game in Rancho Cucamonga.
Center fielder Lucas Rocha had a pair of hits, including a double, and scored two runs to lead the Rio Hondo College offense in a 6-4 South Coast Conference loss on Tuesday at home against East Los Angeles College to open a three-game series.
Second baseman Marcos Rivas went 3 for 5 with a double and RBI to lead Rio Hondo College at the plate in a narrow 7-6 loss in 10 innings to visiting LA Valley College on Tuesday in Whittier.
Taking a break from South Coast Conference play, the Rio Hondo College baseball team picked up a 9-4 win over visiting Bakersfield College on Saturday in Whittier.
The Rio Hondo College baseball team came away with a split from its recent two-game South Coast Conference series against nearby Long Beach City College. The Roadrunners opened the set on Thursday with a convincing 8-2 victory at LBCC but were edged 5-4 in Saturday’s finale in Whittier.
Rio Hondo College couldn’t get much going offensively and suffered consecutive losses to El Camino College in a two-game South Coast Conference series.
Sophomore Nick Ybarra went 3 for 4 and smashed a home run to help power Rio Hondo College to a 6-3 South Coast Conference win over visiting Compton College in a rain makeup game on Monday.
Sophomore Nick Ybarra went 3 for 4 with a RBI to lead Rio Hondo College at the plate in a 6-4 loss at Compton College in both teams’ South Coast Conference opener on Thursday.
Rio Hondo College second baseman Marcos Rivas went 4 for 5 while Lucas Rocha and Nick Ybarra each collected three hits in an 8-7 Roadrunners win over visiting Victor Valley College on Tuesday in Whittier.
Marcos Rivas and Nick Ybarra both drove in two runs each to lead Rio Hondo College at the plate in its 11-7 win over visiting Oxnard College on Friday in Whittier.
Luis Aguilar went 4 for 6 with a home run and 4 RBI while Luca Rocha also drove in four runs to lead Rio Hondo College to a 13-9 non-conference win at Allan Hancock College in Santa Clarita on Saturday.
Rio Hondo College erupted out of an early season slump to score 13 runs and bang out 11 hits in as the Roadrunners rolled to a 13-4 non-conference win over visiting Glendale Community College on Saturday in Whittier.
It wasn’t the start that head coach Mike Salazar envisioned for his Rio Hondo College Roadrunner baseball squad. On Friday in the season opener in Whittier, the Roadrunners were edged 8-7 in extra innings. And on Saturday in Lancaster, Antelope Valley handed Rio Hondo a 14-4 defeat.
Former Rio Hondo College baseball standout Evan Longoria was recently traded to the San Francisco Giants and was introduced to media and fans at a press conference at AT&T Park on Friday.