2018 Rio Hondo Baseball News
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.
Rio Hondo College had its modest two-game winning streak snapped on Saturday after a 9-2 loss at LA Valley College.
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.
