Pfitzner With 2 Homers, Magina With 4 Hits in Win at IVC

Jacob Pfitzner hit two home runs and five other Knights had at least two hits, including Landyn Magina who went 4-for-5, in Thursday's 17-4 win at Imperial Valley. It was the third win in a row as they Knights improved to 16-14 overall and 9-9 in the PCAC.

San Diego City took command of the game early by putting up seven runs in the first inning. Pfitzner, who had five RBI on the day, drove in City's first run on a sacrifice fly. Alex Chacon then hit a 2-RBI single, which was followed by a 2-RBI triple by Magina, an RBI single by Aiden Joaquin, and finally a Jackson Ely sacrific fly to bring in the seventh run. 

Pfitzner hit his first homer in the second inning with Alex Gonzalez on base, and then hit another 2-run home run in the third inning to give the Knights a 12-1 lead. Those two dingers brought Pfitzner's total to 13, which puts him in a tie for second-most in the state.

City's starting pitcher Avery Laine, meanwhile, struck out seven IVC batters in five innings to bring his total to 75, which is 9th in the state. He and Bobby Perebzak (87 Ks) have the most combined strikeouts (162) of any pitching duos in the state.

The Knights had 18 hits on Thursday, one shy of their season-high, and have scored 30 runs in the two wins over Imperial Valley this week. 

They have a non-conference home game on Friday at 2 p.m. vs. Chaffey before Saturday's series finale (1 p.m.) against IVC at Morley Field.