With the Warriors up by a score of 2-1, shortstop Peter Ives came up to bat in the bottom of the fourth inning.

The bases were loaded with two outs.

Ives patiently waited for his pitch and BOOM!

He hit a double in the gap that allowed two runs to score.

First baseman Garrett Cooper followed up the double by hitting a single of his own and driving in two more runs.

All together, the Warriors scored four runs in that vital fourth inning, and went on to beat the Mt. San Antonio College Mounties by a final score of 6-3, last Saturday.

The baseball team’s record stands at 9-17 and 3-10 in conference play.

The Warriors will be on the road today, as they will play East L.A. College at 7 p.m. at Cal State L.A.

“We played real well,” Cooper said. “Our pitchers threw strikes and we got some big hits when we needed some runs with runners in scoring position. Sometimes things just don’t fall your way but we just have to come out and get big hits and get some good pitching.”

Starting pitcher Alex Mistuloff, made his second start of the season and pitched into the ninth inning but was pulled after allowing a single and a double that resulted into a run for the Mounties.

At times, Mistuloff was dominant, pitching four perfect innings out of the eight innings pitched. However, he had some control issues in the first inning.

He allowed a single, walk and another single to the first three batters as that left the bases loaded with no outs; catcher Marvin Flores visited the mound after bases were left jammed to try to settle down his pitcher.

“(Flores) said to just relax, throw strikes, and go get them,” Mistuloff said. “I was a little nervous in the beginning because it was only my second start (of the season) but after that inning, I was locked in.”

Mistuloff eventually got out of the jam by only allowing one run in that first inning.

“(Mistuloff) was probably a little anxious, but once he got into a groove, he was fine,” coach Nate Fernley said. “He was throwing strikes and he was great. That happens sometimes. He bared down when he had to though.”

Pitcher Mason Patterson relieved Mistuloff and pitched the ninth and final inning closing the doors to a potential comeback by the Mounties.

The defense was also playing well, highlighted by a diving catch by the centerfielder Anthony Graham in the third inning.

“We were making plays and our approach is getting a lot better at the plate,” Fernley said. “We’re working some counts. We’re getting into counts that we can hit in instead of swinging at the first pitch.”

Starting outfielder Jeff Dorman will not be available after he was declared out for the season by Fernley after breaking his foot in a victory against the Mounties when he was hit by a pitch last Thursday.

“I’m proud of these guys because once you get on a losing streak, you can just say forget it,” Fernley said. “But we keep on working and getting better so I’m proud of what’s going on right now.”