Renegades erase early deficit to beat Gavilan 17-10, earn series sweep

GILROY – Scotty Pieper went 2 for 3 with and triple and 4 RBI to help lead Ohlone College to an impressive 17-10 come-from-behind win at Gavilan College on Monday.

The Renegades fell behind early but were able to rally back for the victory. Gavilan put up five runs in the bottom of the second inning on its way to building up an 8-2 advantage after three innings.

But Ohlone slowly began to chip away. A five-run, fourth-inning surge, led by a two-run single from Carson Burnett, got the Renegades within a run at 8-7. The Rams responded with two more runs of their own to extend their lead to 10-7.

But from that point, it was all Ohlone.

The Renegades exploded for 10 runs over the final four frames. Ohlone scored three runs in the sixth, two in the seventh, three more in the eighth, and closed it out with a pair of runs in the ninth.

Matt Leiterman smacked a two-run double in the seventh as part of a 3 for 5 day at the plate. Carson Burnett (2 for 5) drove in a pair of runs.

Ohlone put the pressure on the base paths, stealing a season-high nine bases in the contest.

After some shaky pitching to open the game, Ben Thompson picked up the win with a pair of scoreless innings. Diego Menjivar allowed just one hit and struck out four over the final 3 innings on his way to the save.

Ohlone closed out the Coast Conference South Division sweep after taking the opener at Gavilan 7-2 on Tuesday and winning Game 2 at home on Thursday 13-3. The Renegades improved to 19-10 overall and 6-2 in the Coast South.