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Blue Continues Winning Ways With 7-4 Victory

Nov. 9, 2014

Malibu, Calif. - Team Blue continued its winning ways against Team Orange with a 7-4 victory on Sunday afternoon in game four of the Blue & Orange World Series. Blue has won the first four games of the five-game series.

Blue struck first in the top of the second. Brad Anderson continued his torrid streak, tripling high off the right-center field wall. Aaron Barnett followed with a sacrifice fly to give Blue a 1-0 lead. Orange answered back, scoring three unearned runs off Blue starter A.J. Puckett in the bottom of the second. Kolten Yamaguchi doubled in Josh Davis and Isaiah Deutsch to give Orange a 2-1 lead. Brandon Caruso's two-out single drove in Yamaguchi to make it 3-1.

Blue took the lead for good with a four-run third, however, on five consecutive two-out hits highlighted by back-to-back RBI doubles from Anderson and Barnett to give the team a 5-3 lead. Blue scored its final two runs in the seventh. Anderson led off the inning with a home run to centerfield and Jordan Qsar's two-out single scored Barnett to give Blue a 7-3 lead.

Jayson Balades got the win in relief of A.J. Puckett. The junior lefthander pitched 2.1 scoreless innings while striking out three. Senior Mat Snider worked out of a two-out jam in the ninth, stranding the bases loaded to preserve the victory.

Anderson led the way for Team Blue going 3-for-5 with three RBI. Barnett also had three hits and two RBI in the victory. Freshman shortstop Chase Lambert went 4-for-4 in his first game as a member of Blue. Isaiah Deutsch had three hits for Orange in the loss.

The series wraps up Tuesday at 2:30pm. Chandler Blanchard (O) will face Kiko Garcia (B). Orange looks to salvage at least one game off the Blue & Orange World Series.

Blue 7, Orange 4 (Malibu, Calif.)
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Blue...........014 000 200 - 7 15 3
Orange..... 030 000 010 - 4 10 0
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Blue: Puckett, Balades, Qsar, Snider
Orange: McClelland, Green, Wojtysiak
Time: 2:40

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Players Mentioned

Josh Davis

#15 Josh Davis

OF
6' 3"
Senior
3V
Kiko Garcia

#19 Kiko Garcia

RHP
6' 1"
Senior
3V
Chase Lambert

#22 Chase Lambert

INF
5' 11"
Redshirt Junior
3V
Jordan Qsar

#34 Jordan Qsar

RHP/OF
6' 3"
Redshirt Junior
2V
Brandon Caruso

#41 Brandon Caruso

OF
6' 0"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Josh Davis

#15 Josh Davis

6' 3"
Senior
3V
OF
Kiko Garcia

#19 Kiko Garcia

6' 1"
Senior
3V
RHP
Chase Lambert

#22 Chase Lambert

5' 11"
Redshirt Junior
3V
INF
Jordan Qsar

#34 Jordan Qsar

6' 3"
Redshirt Junior
2V
RHP/OF
Brandon Caruso

#41 Brandon Caruso

6' 0"
Freshman
OF