Published: April 27, 2008 12:08 am         

Fairfield hands Northridge first setback of season

The Fairfield Falcons handed the Northridge Raiders their first loss of the season Saturday, 6-1, in the second game of a twin bill at Fairfield. Junior Isaiah Flora pitched the complete-game win.

Northridge had won the first game, 4-2, with junior Landon Miller pitching.

First Game

N’ridge 000 130 0—4-8-0

Fairfield 002 000 0—2-8-3

WP — MIller, six strikeouts and one walk. LP — C. Yoder.

Leading hitters — (Northridge) Bachman double and two singles, Lincoln Rassi two singles, C. Troyer and Petersen doubles. (Fairfield) Vail triple and single, Scott single and double, Reafsnyer, L. Schrock and Hostetler doubles.

Second Game

N’ridge 000 001 0—1-4-2

Fairfield 002 004 x—6-8-1

WP — Flora, 10 strikeouts and no walks. LP —C. Troyer.

Leading hitters — (Fairfield) Vail, Flora and Brown two hits each. (Northridge) Bachman double.

JV scores — Northridge, 8-7 and 16-6 (Dominic DeVito home run and double, Justin Yoder, Turner Hanson and Kyle Woolsey two hits each, Daimon Buck winning pitcher for Northridge in Game 1; Joel Unzicker, Dylan Meyer and Jeff Eash three hits each, Justin Yoder and Turner Hanson both two and Dale Schrock winning pitcher in Game 2; Fairfield leaders in Game 1 were Steve Kauffman with a single and bases-loaded double, Derek Smallwood, Josh Beck, Jerad Stump, Trent Kauffman, Eric Smoker and Preston Nielson singles; Stump, Trent Kauffman and Nielson had hits in Game 2. Adam Kolakowski struck out five in relief.)