Hamm Masterful as Warriors Sweep Eagles for 25th Straight Win

TORRANCE, Calif. – Sophomore Cassius Hamm was nearly unhittable Thursday afternoon as he and the rest of the El Camino College pitching staff combined to shutout Los Angeles Mission College 7-0 in a non-conference affair Thursday afternoon at Warrior Field.

Hamm had a no-hitter going for the Warriors (33-2) into the sixth inning and faced one batter over the minimum before Victor Gonazalez and Tyler Grissom collected back-to-back hits for the Eagles (22-13). They would be the only blemishes on his line Thursday as Hamm worked seven scoreless innings and fanned 12 batters, his fifth double-digit strikeout performance of the season.

Taylor Rashi and Jake Carr pitched perfect innings in the eighth and ninth respectively and combined to strike out three more batters to lock down the Warriors' 25th consecutive victory.

Offensively, Ryan Eastburn led the way for the Warriors as he drove in three runs on the day including a two-run double in the seventh inning. Trevor Casanova, Ty Conrad, Brady Dorn and Angel Mora all logged multi-hit games for the Warriors.

For the series, the Warriors outscored the Eagles 38-7 and logged back-to-back shutouts after blanking LA Mission 20-0 on Wednesday. The Warriors also outhit the Eagles 54-23 in the three games with 10 extra base hits including six home runs.

Noah Barba was 1-for-3 with a run scored for the Warriors as he shined all series long for ECC. Barba hit .583 (7-for-12) with two home runs, 10 RBIs and five runs scored. He slugged 1.083 for the series and had six RBIs in Wednesday's victory.

The Warriors return to South Coast Conference action Tuesday afternoon as they host Rio Hondo at Warrior Field. The Warriors need one victory in the two-game set to clinch the outright SCC title. First pitch is set for 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday.