Sacramento City College sophomore second baseman Lucas Drake turned in a career-best performance, going 4-for-4 with a three-run home run in the seventh that broke the game open. Photo courtesy of Sacramento City College

SACRAMENTO, CA (MPG) - Sacramento City College jumped out early and never looked back on May 14, beating Feather River, 9–2, on the road in Quincy behind a breakout game from Lucas Drake and a lockdown start from Brady Wilson. The Panthers (24–21) plated runs in four different innings and capitalized on four Golden Eagles errors to cruise to the win over the 33-win Feather River squad.

Sophomore second baseman Lucas Drake turned in a career-best performance, going 4-for-4 with a three-run home run in the seventh that broke the game open. He scored three times and drove in three, helping Sac City pull away after leading 5–1 through six.

Drake’s first-inning run was the first of two early scores, with Jackson Blakley and Levi Sotomayor each picking up runs batted in (RBIs) in the first and second innings to stake the Panthers to a 2–0 lead.

After a scoreless third through fifth, Sac City erupted in the sixth with a three-run rally. Runs batted in contributions came from Dom Agrella, Tyson Mayberry and Blakley, who finished with two runs batted in on the day. The three-run seventh, capped by Drake’s homer, put the game out of reach at 8–1.

On the mound, Brady Wilson (Win, 7.0 innings pitched, 6 hits, 2 earned runs, 1 base on balls, 6 strikeouts (K) were in command all game, working efficiently and attacking the strike zone. He retired 13 of the final 16 batters he faced before turning it over to Cody Williams, who struck out four over two clean innings to close it out.

Feather River scratched across single runs in the sixth and seventh, with Zane Denton driving in a run and Kolt Kurzman scoring on a passed ball but couldn't generate enough sustained offense.

Key performances for Sacramento City include Lucas Drake: 4-for-4, home run (HR), 3 runs batted in (RBI) and 3 runs (R); Jackson Blakley: 1-for-5, 2 runs batted in; Tyson Mayberry: 1-for-4, run batted in and base on balls (BB); Brady Wilson (Wins, 6-2): 7.0 innings pitched (IP), 6 hits (H), 2 earned runs (ER), 1 base on balls and 6 strikeouts (K); Cody Williams: 2.0 innings pitched, 1 hit, 0 runs (R), 0 base on balls and 4 strikeouts.

Key performances for Feather River include Kory Chu: 2-for-4, Anthony Cepeda: 1-for-3, 2 bats (B), 1 run (R); Zane Denton: runs batting in; Tomoharu Hidaka: 2.0 innings pitched (IP), 1 hit (H), 1 earned run (ER), 0 base on balls (BB), 1 strikeout (K).