Larned baseball salvages split with Lyons/Sterling

Sports in brief: Santa Maria salvages doubleheader split at Morro Bay

The Santa Maria baseball team salvaged a split of a Tuesday doubleheader at Morro Bay and remained in a tie with the Pirates for first place in the Ocean League.

Larned baseball salvages split with Lyons/Sterling

Larned splits baseball twin bill LARNED — Larned's baseball team rallied for a 12-1 second game victory over Lyons. The Lions won the opener. LYONS 5, LARNED 4 (G1)— Lyons' Zayn Zambo scored the game-winning run on Deacon Showalter's fifth-inning groundout. Lyons reliever Anthony "Ace" Ventura retired seven consecutive batters to earn a save. Logan Isaac scored on Ethan's Luck sacrifice fly in a 3-run third inning. Blake Smith and Ventura scored…