Prep roundup: Catcher turned pitcher leads Morro Bay baseball to win

Morro Bay baseball coach Nick Burger stumbled upon a nice surprise Monday night.

After losing four games in a row, Burger decided to start Kalvin Hilliard, who usually plays catcher, on the mound.

“I was just thinking ‘Hey, let’s try something that the team will be excited about,’ ” Burger said.

Hilliard delivered with a complete game, six-strikeout performance to lift Morro Bay (4-4, 3-2 Los Padres) to an 8-1 win over Orcutt Academy.

“Looks like we just picked up a sixth pitcher,” Burger said of Hilliard, who is also batting over .400 on the season.

Tyler Chivens provided the offense for Morro Bay on Monday with a 2-for-3, three-RBI performance.

Morro Bay plays a pair of games against rival Templeton this week, with the first coming Tuesday at 4 p.m. at Morro Bay. The Pirates play Templeton on the road again Friday at 4 p.m.

BOYS GOLF

San Luis Obispo 402, Santa Ynez 456

The Tigers won behind medalist Andy Eppright’s 75 at the Santa Ynez River Course on Monday.

Casey Leebrick added a 76 on the par-72 course for San Luis Obispo (9-0), and freshman Jeffrey Perry shot 80.

BOYS TENNIS

Atascadero 12, Templeton 6

The Greyhounds won a road match Monday.

Brendan Adams swept at No. 1 singles, 6-3, 6-0, 6-0.

The doubles teams also swept for Atascadero (5-3, 201 PAC 8). Luke Reilly and Yuma Olsen won their sets 6-0, 6-0, 6-1, while Christian Wisberg and Nike Jenkins won 6-1, 6-2, 6-2. Andrew Monson and Kameron Atnip won 6-3, and Alex Plummer and Monson won 6-4, 6-3.

This story was originally published March 21, 2016 at 8:27 PM with the headline "Prep roundup: Catcher turned pitcher leads Morro Bay baseball to win."