GILROY, Calif.--Bakersfield hosted a tri-dual at Gilroy High School Nov. 14.

"Overall, I thought we had some good performances," said Bakersfield head coach Mike Mendoza.

Bakersfield defeated Appalachian State 21-12 to begin the day. The dual started at 125 pounds where the Mountaineers' Dominic Parisi defeated Sean Nickell (Fr., Bakersfield, Calif., Bakersfield HS) 3-0. Ian Nickell (R-Jr., Bakersfield, Calif., Bakersfield HS) tied the dual with a 6-2 victory at 133 pounds against Vito Pasone. Timmy Box (R-Jr., Bakersfield, Calif., Bakersfield HS) gave the 'Runners the lead when he defeated Mike Longo 12-9 in the 141-pound bout.

App State's Dylan Cottrell defeated Coleman Hammond (R-Fr., Bakersfield, Calif., Bakersfield HS) 6-2 at 149 pounds to tie the match at six. At 157 pounds, Spencer Hill (R-Sr., Clovis, Calif., Fresno City College) defeated Zach Strickland 7-2 to return the lead to the Roadrunners.  David Meza (R-Jr., Fullerton, Calif., Buena Park HS) dropped a 5-2 decision to Nick Kee at 165 pounds for the third tie of the dual (9-9).

Bryce Hammond (R-Jr., Bakersfield, Calif., Bakersfield HS) defeated Forrest Przybysz 6-1 in the 174-pound match. The result gave CSUB a 12-9 dual lead heading into the 184 pound contest where Sean Pollock (R-Sr., Oceanside, Calif., Rancho Buena Vista HS) defeated Nick Vetell 6-4 to extend the 'Runner advantage to six.

Matt Williams (R-Fr., Apple Valley, Calif., Sultana HS) pinned Tyler Radford 3:33 into the 197-pound match to clinch the dual victory for the Roadrunners. Denzel Dejournette defeated Alex Encarnarcion-Strand (R-So., Concord, Calif., College Park HS)11-5 to conclude the dual.

"We had some guys step up against App State," Mendoza said.

No. 11 Illinois defeated Bakersfield 23-12 in the nightcap. Sean Nickell was awarded a forfeit victory at 125 pounds to get things started.  Ian Nickell followed his brother with a 8-2 victory over Dominic Olivieri. Box made it 12-0 victory with a 7-4 victory over Logan Arlis at 141.

Kyle Langenderfer defeated Coleman Hammond 7-4 at 149 to begin the Illini comeback. No. 7 Isaiah Martinez earned a technical fall (31-13) against Meza in the 157-pound bout. No. 13 Jackson Morse defeated Hill 10-7 at 165.

In the only battle of nationally ranked foes during the meet, No. 12 Zac Brunson defeated Hammond, who is No. 5 at 174 pounds, by a 4-1 count. Nikko Reyes (184), Jeff Koepke (197), and Brooks Black (Hwt.) won the final three matches of the day.

"We had some guys wrestle well against Illinois," Mendoza said. "By no means are we content with out performance and we are going to look to make adjustments and make improvements on Sunday."

Bakersfield hosts the Roadrunner Open Sunday in Fresno's Selland Arena. The meet is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. For ticket information call 559-445-8200.

Bakersfield (B) 21, App. State (A) 12

125-Dominic Parisi (A) def. Sean Nickell, 3-0           

133-Ian Nickell (B) def. Vito Pasone, 6-2                  

141-Timmy Box (B) def. Mike Longo, 12-9 

149-Dylan Cottrell (A) def. Coleman Hammond, 6-2  

157-Spencer Hill (B) def. Zack Strickland, 7-2          

165-Nick Kee (A) def. David Meza, 5-2                    

174-Bryce Hammond (B) def. Forrest Przybysz, 6-1 

184-Sean Pollock (B) def. Nick Vetell, 6-4                

197-Matt Williams (C) pinned Tyler Radford at 3:33   

Hwt-Denzel Dejournette (A) def. Alex Encarnarcion-Strand, 11-5

llinois (I) 23, Bakersfield (B) 12

125-Sean Nickell (B) wins by forfeit                               

133-Ian Nickell (B) def. Dominic Olivieri, 8-2       

141-Timmy Box (B) def. Logan Arlis, 7-4            

149-Kyle Langenderfer (I) def. Coleman Hammond, 6-2

157-Isaiah Martinez (I) def. David Meza, 31-13 

165-Jackson Morse (I) def. Spencer Hill, 10-7   

174-Zac Brunson (I) def. Bryce Hammond , 4-1 

184-Nikko Reyes (I) def. Sean Pollock, 9-3             

197-Jeff Koepke (I) def. Matt Williams, 4-1        

Hwt-Brooks Black (I) def. Alex Encarnarcion-Strand, 8-2