COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Martin Blasts 4 Homers to Pace Master’s, 11-5

Cal State San Bernardino was glad Andy Martin of The Master’s College didn’t make it out of the on-deck circle in the eighth inning of Tuesday’s nonconference baseball game.

That’s because even without that last at-bat, Martin still wrecked the Coyotes with four home runs and eight runs batted in in four at-bats, guiding the Mustangs to an 11-5 victory at The Master’s.

Martin hit a two-run home run in the first inning, another two-run shot in the third and a three-run home run in the fifth, giving the Mustangs a 7-2 lead.

His solo shot in the seventh, his 10th home run of the season, made it 11-5.

It also gave Martin, a junior first baseman, school records for home runs and RBIs in one game.

Catcher Dan O’Sullivan and third baseman Darin Brebes also slammed home runs to give the Mustangs (13-21) a team-record six in one game. Thanks in large measure to the home runs, The Master’s was able to make good use of its hits, scoring 11 runs on just nine hits.

O’Sullivan, who was two for three, hit a solo homer in the fifth to cap a four-run outburst. Brebes hit his home run, a two-run belt, in the sixth.

Jon Stollo worked a strong six innings, giving up two runs, before San Bernardino rallied for three runs in the seventh.

Rick Simpson got the Mustangs out of trouble and quieted the Coyotes the rest of the way to help Stollo earn his first win.

In other baseball games:

Pierce 7, East Los Angeles 4--The Brahmas ran out to a 7-0 lead after 4 1/2 innings, then held off the Huskies to win a Grossmont tournament game in San Diego.

Chris Brown (6-3) worked seven innings to earn the win for Pierce (24-6). Paul Gellar pitched two hitless innings to record his sixth save.

Ricky Banuelos led the Pierce offense with two hits. Robby Welles added a double and Erik Martinez a triple although the Brahmas were outhit, 7-5.

Mission 6, Grossmont 4--Eric Duncan scattered 10 hits in pitching his third complete game in a row as Mission (13-14-2) advanced in the double-elimination Grossmont tournament.

Mission, which had six hits, benefited from three errors. The decisive runs came in the third inning on a bases-loaded walk and a wild pitch.