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SWISH: Gauchos freshman guard Maleke Haynes sets up for his free throw in a heated game against the Pierce College Brahmas. Emilie Christensen/Lariat

A night in Harlem recreates the 1920s

Gabby Jackson, 21, acting, poses in costume after her performance for the Angels for the Arts “A Night in Harlem” fundraiser. 3

Gauchos pound Brahmas 78-52, move on to the third round Multiple Saddleback College players contributed offensively and defensively to a big win over Los Angeles Pierce College. Saddleback plays against Mt. San Jacinto March 4.

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In the second round of the California Community College Athletic Association regional championships the Los Angeles Pierce College Brahmas were finished off by the Saddleback College men’s basketball team with a score of 78-52. Pierce, who were the co-champions of the Western State North Conference were no match for the number-two seed and Orange Empire Conference champion Gauchos on Saturday night. Saddleback towered over the Brahmas in the post, which was their clear advantage in this game. Pierce’s only chance to win was to gamble by pressing the Gauchos

in a full-court, man-to-man defense. They pressured the ball relentlessly, but Saddleback used that to their advantage and got many easy opportunities to score. “There was a lot of problems defensively as they closed off quickly on our players which caused mistakes on our behalf,” head coach Andy Ground said. “We just wanted to pound the ball inside as we did in the second half and get into the bonus.” Gauchos freshman guard Maleke Haynes was a main recipient of Pierce’s pressure defense and he converted nine out of 12 of his free throws and ended up with 14 points in the game.

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tough match up for sophomore center Trey Archambeau who is only six feet seven inches tall compared to his Gauchos counterpart Conor Clifford, who stands at seven feet tall. Archambeau was quicker, but due to his height, lost the battle as Clifford finished with the most rebounds and points out of any player in the game. “This team was fast and athletic,” Clifford said. “I like the fast-paced games.” “We played really well today. Everybody did what they were supposed to do and we came out and got the win,” sophomore forward Collin Host said. SEE PAGE 4

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The Gauchos shot 58 percent from the field and could have been even better if it were not for the 31 fouls and technical foul that were called in the game. Pierce’s head coach Ed Babayon was the recipient of the technical and was later warned about a potential second that would have gotten him ejected from the game. “Ed Babayon is a fiery competitor no matter what,” Ground said. “We just kept getting free throws.” Pierce had tremendous speed in sophomore guard J.R. Williams that Saddleback matched with sophomore guard Andrew Bournes, who was playing with an injured shoulder. A major obstacle for Pierce was the

Saddleback College recently announced the appointment of Orange County Sheriff’s Department veteran Patrick Higa as the interim police chief following the retirement of Chief Christopher Wilkinson. Higa, a 28-year veteran of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, began working for the campus police force last June, serving as the department’s operations lieutenant. While with the OCSD, he was chief of police for the city of Lake Forest. He has also been a patrol deputy and sergeant for the cities of Mission Viejo and Lake Forest. He chose to work for the Saddleback campus police because he believed Wilkinson was doing new and unique things for the campus police force, Higa said. That caused him to ultimately choose Saddleback over many other law enforcement jobs. “[Wilkinson] was revamping the department, bringing it up to post standards, maintaining it and introducing traditional law enforcement, in addition to the educational law enforcement that was being done,” Higa said. “Essentially it seemed like he was creating a new and better department and that intrigued me.” Higa also explained what the differences are in controlling a college campus compared to an actual city. “The service provided is a little bit different and the cliental is different,” Higa

said. “It is not about enforcement of the law strictly, it’s about helping the administration or helping the student body. It’s more of a community orientated policing program,” Higa said. “We try to integrate ourselves where we are wanted or where we are needed and to assist.” Crime is low at Saddleback, in line with surrounding cities and especially the city of Mission Viejo, which was previously ranked as one of the safest cities in America, according to a report by CQ Press in 2013. “Mission Viejo has always been in the top ten safest cities in America for cities with a population of 100,000 and below,” Higa said. “This is in an area where the crime rate is naturally low and you also see that in the community of the college.” Ultimately, Higa’s goal is to have his police force be seen as part of Saddleback College’s community. He wants his officers to be there to help the college administrators and student body with daily activities and be seen as there to help and assist anybody in need. “A great goal for us is to be seen as part of the campus. A group that can be seen as there to help,” Higa said. “We would like to be able to be seen as part of the college’s educational community.”

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BLOODY GUEST: Hana Anderson, 19, nursing, donates blood.

It’s all about that blood CAPPER DURHAM STAFF WRITER

The American Red Cross was on the Saddleback College campus last Wednesday for a two-day blood drive held in the Student Services Center, Room 212. ARC’s goal was to collect 100 units of blood. Donating blood takes only a few minutes and one pint of blood can save up to three lives, according to the ARC’s website. The blood collected at Saddleback can be used to service 150 people in hospitals throughout California, according to one of the Red Cross technicians. Several students who participated said it was not a

frightening experience. “Try not be afraid of the needle,” said Fernando Hernandez, 23, psychology. “And think about the difference you are making.” James Rogers, 26, business, is no stranger to this process. “I have done it a lot more than 10 times, maybe even 20,” Rogers said. Although it was Hana Anderson’s first time giving blood, she was pleasantly surprised by the free food and discounted Anaheim Ducks tickets offered. “It went well,” Anderson, 19, nursing, said. “Free food and discounted Ducks tickets, who can argue with that?”

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Olivia Morales, 18, Communications

stance, this image can still be found inside the Student Services Center overlooking the front entrance doors.

“I think it’s a horse.”

Continuing problems with the college’s mascot hide a bigger problem

“It’s like an Indian or something.”

Of Gauchos and Administrators

JONATHAN ANSON OPINION EDITOR

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CORRECTIONS “The 10 sports news events from break” on the front page referenes Jake Long when it should say Kyle Long. The last issue’s “Campus Comments” gave incorrect information regarding the third student from the top. The student is Brenna Miller. She is 19 and is currently studying for a degree in nursing.

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LET ‘ER BUCK: Despite a campus-wide ban, images of the Saddleback College Gaucho can still be seen. For in-

If you ever walk around Saddleback College you’ve very likely encountered the Gaucho, Saddleback College’s mascot. He still resides in places like the gym, athletic centers and the Student Services Center. Though innocent looking and cutely illustrated, the Gaucho is a part of an ongoing controversy and fascinating history. A quick deductive look should answer why. The Gaucho, rather than looking like an actual gaucho, looks like a bandito. The little f ellow’s image is very ethnically insensitive and historically inaccurate. Students brought the issue to the Academic Senate in 2010, said Kenneth Brady, the Secretary of the Academic Senate. After much deliberation, senate

members voted to pass a resolution to ban the image from use. The motion was passed and the Gaucho was removed from campus. But Gaucho images continued to linger. Students noticed, and filed another petition for removal. As reported by the Lariat, on November 5, 2013, the Associated Student Government and the Consultation Council repeated their vote to reiterate their position to ban the Gaucho. Unlike last time, the gaucho has stayed up. English instructor and Academic Senate secretary Kenneth Brady, was at a loss to understand what the holdup is. He even nicely offered to “donate a gallon of paint or a bottle of white out” to help get rid of the image. Dan Walsh, the President of the Academic Senate, was at a loss to explain it too. What they are both sure of is that the image is offensive to multiple cultures. For that reason alone, they both agree, the image should be removed. If that’s true, why is the image still up? It’s now February and the gaucho still remains up despite it no longer being allowed on campus. There’s been

no set date for removal and no direct attempts at erasing him. Practically nothing has been done to remove the gaucho. That’s where the real problem lies. The continuing debate over the Saddleback Gaucho is hiding a blatant failure of the college administration to do one simple thing: finish what they start. Students and teachers, no matter the school, are entitled to proactive administrators who can act. That’s not what’s happening at Saddleback College as this debacle over the Gaucho shows. As reported last year by the Lariat, the Academic Senate voted, starting next semester, to ban the use of cigarettes, both tobacco and electronic. The ban will be campus-wide at both Saddleback College and Irvine Valley College. That should make a number of questions pop up. Chief among those questions should be this one: if the school can’t swiftly accomplish their goal of removing an image campus-wide, how can they be expected to do the same with cigarettes or any other issue for that matter? janson.lariat@gmail.com

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“I think it is a Hispanic cowboy.”

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“I believe it is a Mexican cowboy.”

Charlotte Stiles, 19, Business

“Is it a horse or something Mexican?”

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–Jeremy Myers senior business major

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 25, 2015

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Coach gets milestone win Saddleback head softball coach Nick Trani got his 500th win earlier this season and believes his team is very good Saddleback College’s softball team is off to a fantastic start this season and it is much to the credit of head coach Nick Trani. Trani recently got win number 500 at Saddleback and his team is a whooping 5-0 to start the season. Coach Trani wants the credit given to his players though, because he says that they are the ones playing and winning the games. “It really is all about the players and getting them signed,” Trani said. “The players are the ones that win the games” Trani was however humbled for the chance to be recognized for his feat. He even joked about his long tenure at Saddleback. “It’s nice to be recognized and it’s a coaching milestone,” said Trani. “500 to me probably means I have been doing this for too long.” On the field, the Gauchos have been outstanding, only allowing eight runs in five games and having scored more than 15 runs in two different games. Trani believes that this combination of hitting and pitching excellence could get the Gauchos deep into the regionals and possibly a championship, which would be Saddleback’s first softball title since 1987. “We really have all of the weapons and I think it’s just a matter of putting it all together,” said Trani. “We have everything it takes to be successful. If we show up and play our game, we are going to beat anybody we play.” Trani also thinks very highly of his pitching staff, even going on to say that he believes that thy are the best pitching staff in the state. “First time I can remember having an actual pitching staff, where you don’t have to rely on one person,” said Trani Trani also praised freshman pitcher Kaylee Cranmer who has been the winning pitcher in four of Saddleback’s games. “She has pretty much been unhittable to this point.” said Trani Saddleback will look to remain undefeated when they play Palomar College on Tuesday, Feb. 10 and Golden West College on Wednesday, Feb. 11. NICK NENAD

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The problems with higher education won’t go away by making it tuition free JONATHAN ANSON OPINION Editor

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THE STATE OF HIGHER LEARNING: American higher education is in shambles. It still remains a very dysfunc-

The price of college continues to skyrocket to astronomical levels. Ideas are already beginning to be proposed to combat its rise. The most notable idea has been put forth by President Obama and his administration: make community college tuition free. It sounds like a good idea. Education is a necessity in maintaining a healthy society. It’s a step in the right direction. However, it’s not a complete solution. To put it bluntly, the plan’s as smart as giving people a free pass to ride on a broken roller coaster. Higher education is unbalanced, outdated and is in desperate need of fixing. It’s difficult to know where to start. The list of problems would rival the length of a dictionary. The easiest place

to begin is examing the numerous rules and regulations that govern higher education. In California for instance, the college system relies on a Master Plan that’s remained largely unchanged since implemented in the 1960s. Though revolutionary at the time, the plan has caused problems due to much of its now archaic and unfair regulations. The plan, for example, is why inexpensive colleges, such as Saddleback College, cannot give out degrees higher than associate’s degrees. More expensive universities such as USC can. People must pay through the teeth to get at least a bachelor’s. CNN reports total student debt in America is approximately $1.2 trillion. That amount exceeds the total amount of credit card debt owed by Americans. Average student debt is at least $30,000 in some states and fast approaches that mark in others according to a November 2014 report by the U.S. News & World Report. Both former and current students are finding it a Herculean task to pay

off those debts quickly. According to a 2014 report by ThinkProgress, approximately half a million college graduates are working minimum wage jobs. Those careers often have no relevance to the majors they’ve spent years at school to master. Worse still is that many of those jobs require just a basic high school education. The list goes on and such failures have not gone unnoticed by the public. They’re a big reason many have and continue to lose their trust in the higher education system. According to the 46th annual PDK/Gallup poll, only an approximate 44 percent of Americans now believe going to college is important. That percentage went down from 75 percent four years prior. Making higher education free in any form is like putting a Band-Aid on a wound that needs extensive surgery. The system is broken and must be fixed as people are suffering due to its inadequacies. They will continue to suffer unless something more drastic is done besides giving people a free pass. janson.lariat@gmail.com

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innovative: Tracey and Bill Wertz can be found at both Dana Point and San Clemente art fairs on weekends.

Something for everyone at San Clemente Village Art Fair The first Sunday of the month is a big day for local creators and art enthusiasts amarah eden editor-in-chief

Artists, photographers, sculptors, jewelers and more unique exhibitors come to set up their vendors on the first Sunday of every month in San Clemente. The Farmers Market can be found on Del Mar Street weekly, but the smorgasbord of artists at the Village Art Fair brings patrons from further distances. Michelle Waller of Bohemian Rags displayed her handmade bags, clutches and wallets each made from unique cuts of leather. Most bags are similar in shape, but what makes each one different are the stones and trinkets that embellish each piece of folded over leather. “I try to match the chain to the finding on the front,” Waller said. “The findings range from polished stone to antique metals that can appeal to everyone.” Meander further down the street and say hello to Bill Wertz of Renovare Woodworks. Wertz makes candle, table and custom ware from old wine barrels of the Napa Valley. The simplistic yet rustic pieces of reclaimed wood are made into contemporary household items that would have otherwise been discarded. Wertz makes a variety of funky racks for hanging towels, coats and jewelry. If you are the type of person that is always wondering where your keys are, you’ll dig his key rack. Attempting to make life easier for these people, Wertz constructed this rack in specific from barrel staves and old antique keys. “When I was making it [key rack] I think about four of the keys combusted from being heated. Not every key makes it to the rack because of this,” Wertz said. “How funny would it be if because of the keys I got hurt, but never suffered any injuries from working with all the other dangerous equipment I use.” While Wertz designs each piece, he doesn’t take all the credit for his work. His wife Tracey is the face of Renovare, and stands by his side at all of their vendor locations. She is a visionary in the same way as her husband, and keeps her eyes pealed for new creative things to add to their wood.

TOP: The key rack is a versitle wall hanging that serves to either tell you where your keys are, or aren’t; BOTTOM: Renovare is a Latin term that means “to make new.”

“I used to work for a high end custom furniture company, but the clientele wasn’t something I was interested in.” GP Mauro On the other side of Del Mar is GP Mauro for The Creature Den. Mauro is a Los Angelesbased artist who creates his pieces by exercising his skills in woodworking, sculpture and painting. “I used to work for a high -end custom furniture company, but the clientele wasn’t something I was interested in,”

Mauro said. Mauro started off by making his nephew a Rhinoceros coat rack made from pine, casting urethane and lacquer for his bedroom. His nephew’s friends soon became fans of his work and asked if he could make other animals. After making different sculptures for friends, Mauro decided to withdrawal from

his high society clientele. Since November Mauro has been fully invested in The Creature Den and is excited for what his new path will reveal. You might be lucky enough to find the honky-tonk blues guitarist who has his setup outside of Jack’s Surfshop. Feel free to donate if you please, while he sings sweet-sounding tunes into the atmosphere. The Village Art Fair is an eclectic group of individuals that bring togetherness and a real community feeling to San Clemente. amarah.apple@gmail.com

The creature den: GP Mauro showing off his work for the first time in San Clemente.

With the Academy Awards complete and all the movie hype of the year out of the way, all that is left for movie lovers to do is sit back and watch all the winning films. If Laura Poitras’s Academy-Award-winning documentary “Citizenfour” is on your unseen list, make sure it’s next to watch in your queue. “Citizenfour” gives an inside look at what some believe to be the largest leak of classified information in the history of the United States. The leak occurred in early 2013 when Poitras, a documentary film maker, began receiving encrypted emails from an anonymous source claiming to have proof that NSA directors had lied to Congress about the surveillance programs that were then being implemented, and how large companies and often multinational corporations were sometimes complicit in aiding the government in collecting mass quantities of customer information and data. After months of correspondence, Poitras and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Glen Greenwald, traveled to Hong Kong to meet the source, who ends up being 28-year-old NSA analyst turned whistle blower Edward Snowden. “Citizenfour” shows the 10 days spent in Hong Kong by Poitras, Greenwald, Snowden and investigative reporter for The Guardian, Ewen MacAskill, as we see their strategy

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den is responsible for one of the largest leaks of classified U.S. documents. unfold on how to release the information in the most ethical way possible. This information consists of thousands of documents explaining U.S. domestic and foreign surveillance programs, secret court orders issued by secret courts and a variety of other information that Snowden felt should be discussed in a public forum, rather than among a few politicians and government agency directors. While much of the film feels like a fictitious spy thriller, it’s eye opening to realize at just how limitless these programs are, and just how invasive the government has gotten with its surveillance techniques. Nearly every digital keystroke or action that takes place on any digital device is recorded and stored in a massive storage facility, and while this may not seem extremely controversial, it makes you realize we are living in a security state where the idea of privacy is nonexistent.

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emilie christensen/lariat A classy NIGHT OUT: Performer and event coordinator Gabby Jackson (center), acting, poses with fellow “Historic Harlem” performers Justin Hershie (far left), music, Tyler Carmode (left), music, Julian Strauss (right), music, and Drew Bock (far right), music.

A night in Harlem emilie christensen editor-in-chief

Saddleback College’s Angels for the Arts organization put on “A Night in Historic Harlem,” a student-run fundraiser to benefit Saddleback Fine Arts students last Friday. The event, which celebrated art forms produced during of the Harlem Renaissance, was intentionally hosted during Black History Month and was meant to shine a spotlight on an almost forgotten era. “The Harlem Renaissance is so important to everything that we do as a community and as a nation,” said Gabby Jackson, 19, acting, one of the showcased performers of the night. “Everything that we have artistically pretty much came from here: jazz music, jazz musicians,” Jackson said. “This rebirth of culture is what really brought us to the place we are now artistically.” Jackson selected musicians and singers to contribute to the night who she knew from Saddleback’s Fine Arts program and was confident would amaze. “A lot of the student were good friends, members of the music department here at Saddleback,” Jackson said. “They’re people I’ve worked with before, or that I got recommendations for, so it was really just a selection from people we were confident in.”

“I was really impressed with the level of professionalism, and people really seemed to enjoy themselves,” Axl Dominguez, 19, undeclared, said. “I saw an elderly couple dancing with huge grins and you could tell the music meant a lot to them.” Jackson, who created the theme for the night and acted as organizer and performer, is the student representative for the Angels for Arts foundation. “This is my brain child but there were a lot of people involved in helping me,” Jackson said. The Angels for Arts are a community of adults and volunteers raising awareness and funds for student artists at Saddleback, Jackson said. “We put on events like this, or comedy and magic shows, but we also give away scholarships,” Jackson said. “Last year we gave away $25,000 of scholarships to students of the fine arts program. This year we’re hoping to do the same or exceed that.” Jackson added they oversold and anticipated benefits for future events. “I think this is something that could have amazing benefits for years to come,” she said. “We capped it off at 200 but I think we sold 240.” echristensen.lariat@gmail.com

Sports

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

this Week in Sports

March 4

Men’s Basketball: Mt. San Jacinto at Saddleback 7 p.m.

Women’s Basketball: Bakersfield at IVC 7 p.m.

Third Round Southern Caifornia Regionals

Third Round Southern California Regionals

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Men’s Tennis: IVC at Orange Coast College 2 p.m. Baseball: Golden West at IVC 2 p.m.

Track & Field: Cuyamaca at Saddleback 2 p.m. Volleyball: Miramar at IVC 6 p.m.

Badminton: Grossmont at IVC 2 p.m.

Baseball: Saddleback at Fullerton 12 p.m.

Softball: Canyons at Saddleback 4 p.m. & 6 p.m.

Baseball: OCC at IVC 12 p.m.

Lasers get big conference win Abady’s strong pitching and big sixth inning are key to IVC’s win over Fullerton College AAron mitzlaff news Editor

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Second round: Freshman guard Dusty Baker attempts to dribble past a Brahma defender and drive to the basket. The Gauchos will have to defend their home court again against Mt. San Jacinto Collegein the third round of the regionals.

Saddleback advances The Gauchos dig deep and defeat LA Pierce after rough first half from page 1

Saddleback freshman guard Josh Mishler contributed some quality drives off the break, as well as freshman guard Jalen Hall. This track meet style of play and the constant running up and down the court gave oppor-

tunities for seven foot sophomore center Kyle Hoag. “We could have had a little bit more movement as we didn’t execute great on the offensive end, probably because of their defense,” Ground said. “They really did a good job putting

pressure up front that took some stuff away, so we had to overcome it, securing the win.” Freshman guard Dusty Baker finished with nine points just before the second half that changed the momentum of the game with his surge making it 29-23 at halftime. “Our goal was to start out quick and not let go,” Baker said. “I thought it was

important to play at home and get our nerves out of the way.” With the win, Saddleback will advance to the third round and now have a 29-2 record. They will meet up with seventh seeded Mt. San Jacinto College at Saddleback College, Wednesday at 7 p.m.

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The Irvine Valley College baseball team gets its first conference win of the season behind the arm of freshman pitcher Ryan Abady Saturday against Riverside. This win gives IVC’s baseball team a 1-1 record in conference play after losing to Fullerton last Thursday. The Lasers record moves to 9-6 on the season and they have gone 5-5 in their last 10 games. Both IVC and Riverside held their own in the first five innings, not allowing any runs, and keeping the game close with a 0-0 score. Abady was as solid as rock through those innings. His only stumble was in the top of the sixth, when Riverside scored the first run. However this would be the last run Abady would surrender the rest of the game. The Lasers responded to the 1-0 deficit in the bottom of the sixth inning with a strong and offensively packed comeback, scoring three runs and taking a 3-1 lead. Dillon Millar, Brett Hamilton and Lucas Tancas all scored runs to put the Lasers on top. The seventh inning was once again a pitching battle, as neither team was able to put

points on the board. The eighth inning was equally as tough as the seventh; The Lasers were looking to score an insurance run to put Riverside against the wall in the ninth. In the ninth inning, IVC’s freshman catcher Branden Williams lined a single up the middle to send Millar home. This was the insurance run they were looking for, and the Lasers headed into the ninth inning leading 4-1. The Lasers decided to pull the hot arm of Abady off the mound, and used freshman reliever Marco Bedolla to finish the game, which he did in dramatic fashion, when he stuck out Riverside’s Mason Fishback. With the next 11 games being against conference foes, this game was a statement game after a tough loss to Fullerton last week in a game that went 12 innings long. The IVC baseball team is in a crucial part of the season. The Lasers will be looking to continue their winning ways Tuesday, March 3 at Cypress College. The IVC Lasers will also be traveling to Saddleback to play the Gauchos on Tuesday, March 10 at 2 p.m. amitzlaff.lariat@gmail.com

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DICED: Saddleback scored runs in every inning and had a good pitching performance from freshman Kaylee Cranmer during their 10-6 victory over Santiago Canyon.

Saddleback wins its fourth straight game enroute to conference play Niko labrabera photo editor

The Saddleback College softball team was able to extend their winning streak to four games on Friday when they beat conference opponent the Santiago Canyon College Hawks 10-6 at Trani Field in Mission Viejo. Despite being outhit 12 to 10, Saddleback was able to capitalize on every opportunity they got and scored in each inning of the game. They also took advantage of four Hawk errors while making none of their own. The first inning featured Saddleback sophmore Katelyn Gomez reaching base off an error by Santiago Canyon’s shortstop A.J. Carranza, and freshman Ankica Gogich sin-

gling to right field. Both runners eventually scored off a two-out double through the left side by sophomore Caelen Smith to get the Gauchos out to an early 2-0 lead. The scoring continued for Saddleback in the second inning as sophomores Samantha Lima and Samme Wright found themselves on second and third with two outs. This was no problem for sophomore Jessica Angulo whose single turned into a double after a wild throw drove both base runners home to expand the lead to 4-0. Sophomore Chandler Smith continued the two-out hitting frenzy in the bottom of the third inning when she singled to second base, driving freshman Adrianna Javier across home plate to make the score 5-0. Santiago Canyon got their first points on the board in the fourth inning after getting two runs off three hits, but continued to hurt themselves with defensive mistakes in the bottom half of the inning.

Lima was able to reach base after Carranza’s second error in the field, and was then driven home by sophomore Allie Potts to make the score 6-2. Santiago Canyon was able to scrape together two more runs in the fifth, but a third defensive mistake by Carranza in the field, and a two-out, threerun home run by Lima sealed the deal for the Gauchos’ victory. Saddleback’s final run would be scored on a wild pitch in the sixth which made the final score 10-6. Although freshman Saddleback pitcher Kaylee Cranmer gave up 12 hits, she got four strikeouts and she pitched her way throughout the entire game, improving to 8-1 on the season. She has a whopping 42 strikeouts on the season. The Gauchos next game will be in Costa Mesa on Monday to square off against the Orange Coast College Pirates at 3 p.m. nlabarbera.lariat@gmail.com

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