LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Host Occidental College scored the final six runs in game one and the first six of the game two, to earn a doubleheader sweep of Lewis & Clark College baseball on Saturday at Anderson Field.
 
THE BASICS 
 
Game 1: Occidental 7, Lewis 7 Clark 6
Game 2: Occidental 8, Lewis & Clark 3
(Lewis & Clark 1-2) 
(Occidental 4-1) 

HOW IT HAPPENED
 
The host Tigers struck for six runs in the final three frames to stun the River Otters in the opener and then capitalized on some fielding miscues to jump out to a big lead in game two. 
 
Juniors Bret Potter and Michael Aikawa led the offense on Saturday. Potter posted his second three-hit game in as many days and finished the doubleheader 4-9 with a run scored, an RBI and a double. Aikawa carried the offensive load in game one with a double, a home run and three RBI and notched three hits, three RBI and two runs across the two games. 
 
GAME ONE RECAP 
 
Lewis & Clark raced out to a 6-1 lead after 6.5 innings behind a strong start from junior Owen Eisen before Occidental's bats came alive late. 
 
Aikawa finished 2-3 with two runs scored, three RBI, two extra-base hits and a pair of walks. Senior shortstop Brandon Gonzaga added two hits, two runs and three stolen bases. Junior Gavin Mangano tacked on a pair of RBI. 
 
Eisen held the hosts to four hits, a walk and one run in five innings. The junior struck out two in his first start of the year. 
 
Lewis & Clark opened the scoring in the top of the first thanks to Gonzaga's speed. He beat out an infield single, stole second and took third on a throwing error by the catcher. Gonzaga easily scored on Mangano's RBI groundout to make it 1-0. 
 
Occidental answered with a single run in the bottom of the first inning and the game would stay tied until the top of the fourth. Potter led off with a single and junior Dylan Lee added a single of his own to put two on with no outs. Evan Carrubba-Rice put down a sacrifice bunt to move both runners up 90 feet and junior Evyn Lewis plated Potter with a sac fly. 
 
The visitors made it 4-1 in the top of the fifth. Gonzaga singled with one out, stole second and Aikawa followed with his first home run of the season. 
Lewis & Clark added their final runs in the top of the seventh. Junior Eli Steinhaus reached on a hit by pitch with one out. Aikawa made it 5-1 with a two-out double and he came in to score on a Mangano RBI single. 
 
Occidental chipped away at the lead over the next two innings. They scored two, two-out runs on a double to left-center in the sixth. The Tigers tied the game in the eighth thanks to three more two-out runs. 
 
Lewis & Clark put two runners on with one out in the top of the ninth but the Occidental reliever retired the next two batters. 
 
In the bottom of the ninth, Occidental used a walk and a sac bunt to put the game-winning run on second and Mateo Morales came through with a walk-off single. 
 
GAME TWO RECAP 
 
Occidental scored six runs in the first four innings and the Tigers pitching staff stranded 13 Lewis & Clark batters while the River Otters tried to mount a comeback. 
 
Potter posted three of the team's eight hits and added a double and an RBI. Senior Ryan Sanderson made his first appearance since 2024 and belted his first collegiate home run and recorded a team-high two RBI. 
 
First year Calvin Martinez made his first collegiate start and pitched better than the score would indicate. He went five innings and scattered four hits and two walks. The first year gave up six runs but only two were earned and he notched his first collegiate strikeout. Fellow first year Vaughn McCrea made his collegiate debut out of the bullpen. McCrea went the final three innings and allowed three hits, two walks and two runs while striking out one. 
 
Occidental struck for five runs in the bottom of the second inning but only one of the runs was earned. Lewis & Clark committed two of their three errors during the inning to help Occidental extend the frame. 
 
With the River Otters trailing 6-0 in the top of the sixth, junior transfer Evan Maury singled with two down and Sanderson followed with a two-run blast down the right-field line. 
 
Lewis & Clark cut the deficit to 6-3 in the seventh. With two outs, Gonzaga walked and stole second base. Aikawa followed with a walk of his own and Potter delivered an RBI single to make it 6-3. Both runners would move into scoring position on a wild pitch but the Occidental reliever induced a fly out to left to keep the deficit at three. 
 
Occidental scored a single run in the seventh and eighth inning to make it 8-3. Lewis & Clark would load the bases in each of their final two at-bats but the Occidental bullpen induced a pop up and then struck out the side in the ninth. 
 
BY THE NUMBERS 

• First years Trent Amoroso, Martinez and McCrea all made their collegiate debuts in game two. Junior transfers Austin Watkins and Maury each made their Lewis & Clark and NCAA debuts on Saturday. 
• Potter has hit safely in all three games and is hitting a team-best .538 with seven hits in 13 at-bats. 
• After a career year on the basepaths as a junior, Gonzaga is 5-5 in stolen bases to start his senior year. He posted multiple steals in both ends of Saturday's doubleheader. 
• Sanderson made his first appearance of the season in game two. He missed all of the 2025 season due to an injury and made his first appearance since May 6, 2024. 
• Carrubba-Rice made his first collegiate start in game two. The sophomore appeared in seven games off the bench in 2025.  

WHO'S NEXT 
 
Lewis & Clark will close out the weekend with an 11 a.m. tilt against Occidental on Sunday.