Baseball Closes in on PacWest Title

Westmont baseball (37-11, 32-9 PacWest) – ranked No. 4 in NCAA DII – cut its magic number to two after taking three of four games against Vanguard on April 25-26. Westmont has two games remaining in the regular season, make-up games at Azusa Pacific on Thursday, May 1. 

Freshman Jesse Di Maggio, a Dos Pueblos High grad, continues to pace the Warriors at the plate, batting .366 with a .604 slugging percentage. The pitching staff is led by left-handed starter Ryan Humphreys (9-1) with a 2.69 ERA and right-handed closer Zach Yates (4-1), who has 11 saves and a 2.27 ERA.

No. 23 Point Loma (32-12, 28-10) is in second place in the PacWest with six games remaining in the regular season. Any combination of Westmont wins and Point Loma losses that adds up to two (or more) will mean the Warriors have clinched the PacWest Regular Season Championship and earned the top seed in the upcoming PacWest Tournament.