COMMUNITY COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Rancho Santiago Rolls Past Cypress, 12-4

Sophomore Jerry Aschoff allowed four hits and an unearned run in seven innings to help Rancho Santiago College to a 12-4 victory over Cypress Thursday in an Orange Empire Conference baseball game at Cypress.

Cypress’ first run came in the fifth inning and was helped along by an error and wild pitch. Aschoff walked two and had five strikeouts.

“He was definitely the key today,” Rancho Santiago Coach Don Sneddon said. “He did a good job of getting his breaking ball over the plate. That is something he has struggled with in earlier games this season.”

Rancho Santiago took a first-inning lead on a home run by Steve Grack. The Dons added a run in the fourth on back-to-back doubles by Conrad Colby and Marty Neff. Rancho Santiago (13-2 and 3-0 in conference play) scored three more in the fifth, one in the seventh and six in the eighth.

Grack had three hits and scored three runs. Terry Tewell had three hits, including a double, for Cypress (11-5, 0-2).