Cumberland single finishes off Blue Devil rally

Two days after the Merced College baseball team allowed Reedley to steal a game in the bottom of the ninth, it was the Blue Devils’ turn for a late rally.

Trailing by a run in the bottom of the seventh, Joseph Salmeri tied the game by beating out an infield single. Ryan Cumberland (2 for 4) followed with a two-run single that put MC up for good in a 4-3 victory at Blue Devil Field on Thursday night.

The victory keeps the Blue Devils (11-6, 6-2) tied for second place in the Central Valley Conference and a game back of first-place Fresno City.

Blake Cederlind tossed an inning of relief to pick up his first collegiate win and Brandon Adame bounced right back from Tuesday’s loss to pick up his third save of the season.

Soccer

Golden Valley 2, Downey 0 in Merced – Megan Pust stayed hot, finding the back of the net twice to give her seven goals in the Cougars’ last three games.

Elizabeth Davilla and Amenah Munoz each picked up assists, and Marina Arroyo made six saves to earn the shutout for GV (4-2).

Merced 4, Central Catholic 4 in Merced – Niccole Salm scored twice in the second half, including the game-tying goal, as the Bears erased a 4-1 deficit to earn a draw with Central Catholic.

Idania Cardenas and Alyssa Mallari also scored, while Jovanna Salazar and Hannah Esquivel picked up assists to make Merced 4-1-1 on the season.

Tennis

Livingston 8, Los Banos 1 in Los Banos – Sal Cortes, Angel Ramirez, Sam Redmon, Enrique Medina and Isaias Cortes all secured straight-set singles victories as the Wolves (1-0 WAC) cruised past Los Banos on the road.

Jack Gertsenberg provided the Tigers’ (0-1) lone point, outlasting Kevin Castro 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in a spirited single tilt.

This story was originally published March 5, 2015 at 9:59 PM with the headline "Cumberland single finishes off Blue Devil rally."