Edited 03/04/25 for clarity and grammar
What was expected to be just another routine home game turned into an all-out hit parade, as Mt. SAC baseball steamrolled Oxnard College, 22-1, on Saturday, March 1.
Taking the mound for Mt. SAC was right-hander Brenden Menchaca of Santa Fe Springs, California. Coming off a solid outing against Taft College, where he threw five innings and allowed one earned run, Menchaca looked to continue his momentum against Oxnard.
Menchaca started strong, issuing a walk to the second hitter in Oxnard’s lineup before striking out the next two batters looking to end the first inning.
Mt. SAC’s hitters wasted no time getting on the board, as sophomore Bryan Bradshaw launched a solo home run to deep right field in the first inning, setting the tone for the rest of the game. From there, it was a relentless barrage of hits, runs and chaos.
Menchaca returned in the second inning and continued to work efficiently. After striking out first baseman Bryson Tsukayama-Daniel, right fielder Braydon Ferguson singled but was caught stealing to end the inning.
Mt. SAC tacked on more runs in the bottom of the second. Right fielder Miguel Perez led off with a single, stole second base and advanced to third on a passed ball. Left fielder Terrell Jackson Jr. was hit by a pitch, setting up catcher Diego Villa, who reached on a fielder’s choice. Shortstop Noah Rodriguez followed with a two-run single, making it 3-0.
Menchaca stayed sharp in the third, working around a pair of defensive errors by getting three different Oxnard hitters to line out, ground out and fly out to end the inning.
The real damage came in the bottom of the third, when Mt. SAC turned the game into a full-blown offensive explosion. Designated hitter Tydus Thomas led off with his first home run of the season, a solo shot to right field, making it 4-0. Oxnard’s pitcher struggled to regain control from there, issuing a walk to Damian Ortiz before back-to-back singles from Tyler Stull and Perez loaded the bases.
Jackson then cleared them with a double into the left-center gap, blowing the game open at 7-0.
Villa followed with an RBI single to score Jackson. After a walk to Rodriguez and another to Bradshaw, Landon White worked a bases-loaded walk to push across the eighth run of the inning. Thomas capped off the frame with a sacrifice fly to right, scoring Rodriguez to make it 9-0.
By the time Oxnard escaped, Mt. SAC had piled on eight runs on six hits, setting the tone for what would become a long day for the Condors.
After a quiet top of the fourth, where Menchaca retired the side in order, Mt. SAC added three more runs in the bottom half. With two outs and runners on, White delivered a two-run double, and third baseman Ty Thomas added an RBI single to drive in White, extending the lead to 12-0.
Menchaca wrapped up his day after five strong innings of shutout baseball, allowing just three hits and striking out four.
Even as the bullpen took over, Mt. SAC’s offense kept rolling. In the sixth, after a string of walks and a two-run single by Perez, SAC extended their lead to 15-0. They tacked on another in the seventh with a sacrifice fly from pinch-hitter Cole Nachreine.
The rout hit blowout territory in the eighth when Bradshaw launched his second home run of the game, a two-run shot that made it 20-0. Villa added an RBI single to score Jackson, and by the end of the inning, Mt. SAC led 22-0.
Oxnard managed to scratch across a run in the ninth on a two-out RBI single from Alakai Hunalon, but it was far too little, far too late.
Bradshaw finished the day with two home runs, four RBIs and four runs scored. Jackson contributed a double, three RBIs and three runs scored. Ty Thomas chipped in with three RBIs, including his solo homer to kickstart the third-inning rally.
In total, Mt. SAC tallied 22 runs on 18 hits and drew 11 walks, while its pitching staff combined to allow just one run on five hits. SACs’ offensive depth was on full display in what turned into one of their most dominant wins of the season so far.
Mt. SAC’s next game is at home against East Los Angeles College on March 4 at 12pm.
