Stephens, Macias lead offensive explosion as Comets close out Imperial Valley series 25-4
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
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Palomar | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 22 | 1 |
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Imperial Valley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
EL CENTRO, CA (4/18/2026) -- The No. 3 Palomar College Comets capped their series against Imperial Valley College with another dominant showing Saturday, rolling to a 25-4 victory to complete the three-game sweep and close out the regular season series in commanding fashion. Palomar improved to 32-4 overall and 21-1 in the PCAC.
Elijah Stephens went 3-for-6 with a home run and five RBI, and Adrian Macias went 2-for-5 with four RBI to lead a lineup that produced 22 hits on the afternoon. Rainn McMillan finished 2-for-4 with four RBI and two doubles, Gavin Kramer went 3-for-7 with three RBI, and Michael Rodda went 4-for-5 with two RBI. Preston Conklin and Jacob Loving each drove in three and one, respectively, and the Comets didn't strike out once across the entire game.
The fourth and fifth innings were where the game got away from the Desert Warriors. Palomar sent 20 batters to the plate across the two frames and scored 20 runs combined, turning a close game into a rout. Joey Navarro started and earned his eighth win, and Angel Barron, Dylan Berentis, Nate Sheriff, and Chance Crawford each worked a clean frame in relief to finish the job.
Imperial Valley fell to 9-27 overall and 3-19 in the PCAC, committing six errors on the afternoon.
The Comets return home to Bob Vetter Field Tuesday to open the final series of the regular season against No. 27 Grossmont College, with first pitch at 2 p.m.