The Cerritos College baseball team put together one of its most dominant offensive performances of the season on Saturday, rolling to an 18-1 victory over Rio Hondo at Kincaid Field.

The Falcons pounded out 18 hits and scored in six different innings, highlighted by a four-run third inning and a decisive seven-run outburst in the seventh that broke the game wide open.

Tyler Peshke sparked the offense from the top of the lineup, going 2-for-4 with five runs scored and an RBI, while Luke Crowder crossed the plate three times and added an RBI. Brody Cuellar delivered a big day at the plate, finishing with two hits, including a double and triple, and driving in four runs.

CJ Berthon led all hitters with a standout performance, going 4-for-6 with two doubles, a triple, and six RBI. Mateo Heredia also contributed heavily, collecting two hits and two RBI while scoring three runs. Hudson Comer chipped in with a pair of RBI on a key double during the Falcons' seventh-inning surge.

On the mound, Logan Hunt earned the win after tossing seven strong innings, allowing just one run on four hits while striking out three. Nicholas Moreno and Caleb Orr combined to close out the final two innings, limiting Rio Hondo to just one hit and preserving the commanding victory.

Cerritos set the tone early, scoring in the first inning before adding four runs in the third to take control. After building a 9-0 lead through six innings, the Falcons erupted in the seventh to put the game out of reach and added two more runs in the eighth to cap the scoring.