Scott Robison drove in the first two runs with a triple in the third and later secured Ripon’s fifth straight win from the mound with a two-inning save in a 6-1 victory at Riverbank Friday.

The Indians (5-3, 13-9 overall) roll into next week’s pivotal Trans-Valley League series with Orestimba (5-3, 12-6), and both clubs are two games behind first-place Escalon while in position to secure Sac-Joaquin Section playoff berths.

Robison finished 2 for 3 with a run and a double in the seventh. He gave up two hits and a walk while striking out two in relief of sophomore Brandon Scott, who fanned six and scattered four hits in five innings.

Josh Clark contributed two runs and drove in two others. Michael Ysit was 2 for 4. Tristen Rogers and Chad Oliver each belted two hits for Riverbank (1-7).



Southern League

Ripon Christian 11, Delhi 0

Three underclassmen powered the Knights (12-0, 16-6-1) past winless Delhi Friday on the road.

Sophomore Danny Vander Molen and Freshman Connor McGovern combined for 12 strikeouts and a five-inning one-hitter. Vander Molen threw the first four innings, accounting for nine of the strikeouts.

Sophomore Michael Myers was a perfect 3 for 3 with four RBIs and two steals. Dominic Nelson blasted two doubles in his 2-for-3, two-RBI effort. Jon Vander Molen went 2 for 2 with two runs driven in and two plated.