After a close loss last week, the Vikings’ baseball team may have had a bit of an emotional hangover as they were walloped 13-1 by Riverside City College on Monday.

The loss dropped Long Beach to 19-13 overall while Riverside snapped a five-game losing streak and improved to 14-17.

Today’s contest was a continuation of February 13’s game that was halted because of rain. Riverside led 3-0 with no outs and runners on first and second base in the top of the fourth inning when play resumed.

And Riverside continued where it left off, scoring three more runs in the fourth. The Tigers added four runs in the fifth, a single run in the sixth, and closed out the game with two runs in the top of the ninth.

Long Beach totaled seven hits in the contest and posted its lone run in the bottom of the fourth. Cory Buchheim’s one-out single drove in Trevor Costin for LBCC’s only score.

Blake Golding (5-3) earned the loss for Long Beach after allowing five runs and five hits over three innings. Randy Guite led LBCC at the plate, going 2 for 3.

Riverside’s Cory Caruso (2-1) earned the win in relief. He pitched four innings and allowed one runs and five hits. Patrick Johnson went 3 for 4 with 3 RBI to lead the RCC offense.

From reports by LBCC’s Chris Ruiz

Long Beach returns to action on Thursday (Apr 9) when it hosts Antelope Valley College in a 2:30pm non-conference game.