Ronas Has Two HRs as USIU Sweeps

John Ronas went 5 for 8 with five RBIs and two home runs Wednesday to lead United States International University to a doubleheader sweep of La Verne, 15-0 and 6-2, in nonconference action at USIU.

Carl Grovem (4-3) won the opener for USIU (17-22), allowing only two hits and striking out eight in six innings. Tom Bailey went 5 for 5 with four RBIs, and Jeff Abel took the loss for La Verne (11-15). Mark Waters, Steve Hendricks and Ronas each had homers for the Gulls.

In the second game, the Leopards scored in the second inning on Dale Buzzard’s solo home run. La Verne added a second run in the third, but USIU was helped by homers by Rich Lamparello and Ronas in the fifth.