It took 10 innings on Thursday but American River College got their first BIG 8 Conference win of 2026, 10-9 over Sierra College in 10 innings.  The Wolverines jumped out early, scoring twice in the first inning and twice again in the 2^nd off of starter Ayden Dringenberg (Oakmont).  Dringenberg was uncharacteristically wild, only lasting 4 1/3 innings, walking 5 and allowing 7 runs.  The Beavers cut the lead in half in the 3^rd inning with back-to-back home runs by RF Brandon Pelechowicz (Yuba City) and CF Dylan Westbrook (Oak Ridge).  Sierra lengthened the lead by 1 with a run in the 4^th, but the Beavers were able to even the score at 5 in the 5^th inning, thanks to a 2 run double by DH Jackson Nichols (Valley Christian) and a single by 2B Lance Sabatke (River City).  Sierra got two more in the bottom of the 5^th to go up 7-5 but that was all of the runs the hosts would get until the 9^th inning.  The Beavers tied the game in the 7^th thanks to the 2^nd home run of the game by Pelechowicz and  an RBI double by Sabatke.  ARC took the lead in the 8^th  inning on a wild pitch that scored LF Rylan Pope (McClatchy) and an RBI single by SS Bryce Sabatke (River City).  After Sierra tied the game in the 9^th off of Pelechowicz, the Beavers took advantage in the 10^th of a leadoff single by 3B Luke Haney (Oak Ridge).  He moved to 2^nd on a sacrifice bunt by C Eli Campbell (Cordova).  After a fly out advanced Haney to 3^rd, he scored on a wild pitch to put the Beavers ahead and Pelechowicz was able to close out the game in the bottom half of the inning.  The teams meet for the series finale on Friday for an early 1:00 pm start at Beaver Field.