The De Anza Mountain Lions lost 8-6 to the visiting Cabrillo Seahawks on March 4.

The Mountain Lions entered the game with a record of 10-6. The Seahawks came into the game with a record of 5-11.

A quiet game for the De Anza offense as they were unable to get runs across the game until the bottom of the seventh inning.

“We just weren’t aggressive early,” said assistant coach Kevin Hashimoto. “Pitch selection was not the best.”

The Mountain Lions were down 6-0 entering the bottom half of the seventh inning. A five-run seventh inning would help get them back into the game, where they would score two runs off back to back bases loaded walks.

With the bases loaded and two outs, infielder Kailan Chao (De Anza No. 10) hit the ball on the ground to the Seahawks’ third baseman, but it went under the glove. Two runs came in to score, cutting the lead to 6-4.

Utility Nico Marin (De Anza No. 11) singled to get another run to cross home, as the deficit was now cut to one run.

Pitchers Taeho Kim (De Anza No. 25), Javier Alvarado (De Anza No. 31) and Ty Navarro (De Anza No. 21) provided help coming out of the bullpen. Although they each gave up a run, they were unearned runs due to errors.

Pitcher Skylar Roenicke (De Anza No. 27), 20, film and TV production major, took the mound for De Anza.

In the top of the second inning, Roenicke would give up a two-run home run to a Seahawk hitter as they went up 2-0.

The Seahawks offense would again score in the top of the third inning, as they singled to score two runs, extending their lead to 4-0.

The following inning, they extended their lead to 5-0 after they hit a home run to begin the fourth inning.

Head coach Don Watkins made his way out of the dugout to make a pitching change, swapping out Roenicke for Kim.

Roenicke went three innings, giving up five runs although four were earned runs and three strikeouts.

The Seahawks scored again in the bottom of the fifth inning.

The Seahawks put pressure on the Mountain Lions in the top of the eighth inning. A Seahawks runner stole second base but the throw from catcher Jordan Maske (De Anza No. 23), 19, communications major, was off as it went into center field.

The center fielder Kurt Beckamann (De Anza No. 20) would then throw the ball to third base trying to get the runner out at third, but the ball is thrown into the Seahawks dugout, leading to an advancement of the runner which would score the run.

In the ninth inning, a tough error was given to first baseman Myles Potter (De Anza No. 26), 20, criminal justice major, as a ball was hit hard to him but hit off his glove, That runner would then score later in the inning off a single extending Cabrillo’s lead to 8-5.

De Anza attempted to get a late rally going in the bottom of the ninth inning as Chao and Marin were able to get on base via a walk and a hit by pitch. Maske followed up with a single and looked towards the dugout, yelling to get some energy going.

The Mountain Lions were able to get one run in the ninth inning from a passed ball from the Seahawks catcher, but ultimately lost 8-6.` `

“We made some things happen, but it just ended up being a little short,” Maske said.