Game summaries provided by LCJBSA coaches.: La Cañada Junior Baseball and Softball Scoreboard

BABE RUTH DIVISION

Cardinals 11, A’s 0

The Cardinals faced a determined A’s team Thursday night at the varsity field. At the end of the first inning, the A’s led 3-1. The second inning lasted an hour and ended up deciding the outcome as both teams combined for 15 runs. For the Cards, all 11 players scored once, and the pitching combo of Nick Jo, Jack Paton and Scott Gray held on for the win 11-9. Christian Zwicky, Charles Kim, Joseph Kim, Brian Blumenfeld and Steve Roux all walked and scored. Scott Gray singled for an RBI and scored a run. Carl Canyon singled for an RBI and walked and scored. Jack Paton singled bringing in two and later scored himself. Sean Fitzpatrick singled for an RBI and scored. Nick Jo singled and scored. Nick Jo recorded two crucial strikeouts, Jack Paton showed off his new pitching style while also striking out two and Scott Gray closed the game by striking out three.

Cardinals 7, Dodgers 7

The much anticipated Cardinal-Dodger rematch went down to the wire as the Dodgers rallied with four runs in the seventh inning to stun the Cards and tie the game. Final score, 7-7. For the Cardinals Scott Gray pitched a strong six innings striking out eight batters. Scott also singled and doubled in two RBIs. Carl Canyon walked and singled and scored a run. Brian Blumenfeld debuted a new hitting stance and ripped a single to left and later scored. Jack Paton singled in a run and also scored himself. Sean Fitzpatrick went two for three and scored a run. Daleep Sandhu singled and nabbed a smoking hot shot at shortstop and threw the runner out at first base. Nick Jo came in to relieve the Cards’ starter and struck out one. Nick also was stellar at the plate, hitting a single and a double, driving in three runs and also scored himself. Christian Zwicky ripped a single to left. Charles Kim hit a major league line drive to the gap in left for a double that scored two runs. Joseph Kim singled and scored.

The Dodgers and Cardinals continued their competition after tying in the first match. Matt Cannata singled and Jeff Barker tripled in the second to start the scoring for the Dodgers but the Cards answered and built a four-run lead that they would not relinquish through six innings. In the Dodger fourth, Kevin Suh got plunked by a pitch, then reached home on a Griffin Longo sacrifice fly. The Dodgers showed their resolve by holding the Cardinals scoreless for the final three innings. In the top of the seventh, after Cannata scored on Barker’s second hit, Michael Singelyn came to the plate with the bases loaded. The third baseman crushed a three run triple to right-center field that tied the game. With Suh on the mound in the last frame, shortstop Keith Enterante put out the Cardinals’ batters in succession, assuring a tied season series with the talented Red Birds.

Red Sox 17, White Sox 7

The Red Sox finally got some hits to drop in a strong 17-7 victory. Every player on the team scored at least one run. Alex Slaught and Lucas Connelly had inside the park home runs (some might call them triples with a throwing error at the end) Kyle McDonald had three hits. Derrick Paine had two solid hits. Greg Stratz had a single. Sam Whitefield continued to hit the ball hard. Jack DePew, playing with mono, had a solid double. Alex Markowitz got on base with a nice hit and scored. Stephen Hernandez got on base and proceeded to wreak havoc with his running. Randy Gartside pitched a strong two innings and made a couple of stellar plays at shortstop (one saving a run early in the game).

BRONCO DIVISION

Yankees 13, Cardinals 12

The Cardinals staged a furious late inning comeback but came up one run short after stranding three runners in the bottom of the final inning. Steven Hoppe reached base three times, scoring once. Ben Whitefield and Mateus deFaria each scored twice. Nathan Spindle started the last inning rally, taking one for the team and later coming around and scoring. Neil Halpenny had a breakout game at the plate reaching base in all four appearances and scoring once.

Braves 9, Mets 9

The Braves took the early lead at the bottom of the first with a run scored by Jack Anderson off an RBI by Nicky Fraher. After giving up the lead in the third inning, Shan Haupt hit a line drive single for an RBI to keep the Braves within one run. The Braves made a valiant effort to get back in the game, scoring four runs in the last inning to tie it up at nine runs each. Scoring the balance of the runs for the Braves were Nicky Fraher, Jack Finnigan, Johnny Selsor, and Thomas Epstein with two runs each.

Red Sox 17, Angels 8

The Sox continued their hot hitting against a very good Angels team, banging out 15 hits and scoring 12 runs in the third to win 17-8. Cole Ramseyer and Ryan Gosselin led the attack with three hits each and four RBIs and four runs scored between them. George Steckbeck had two hits and a run scored, and pitched a strong fourth inning. Tyler Adams had a key two-run double; Daniel Wyatt had two hits and two RBIs; and Tommy Bartholetti, David Bywater, Devin Willis, Zach Johnson and Harold Kast all had hits and scored runs. Henry Rowe made two fine catches in center and Bartholetti made a pro play at short to end the game. Ramseyer got his third win of the year and Bywater picked up his first save, pitching a strong fifth.

Marlins 14, White Sox 11

Behind the great pitching of Alex Cadiff, and the strong hitting of Cadiff, Kawamura, Kapla and Jo, the Marlins went into the fifth inning ahead 11-3. But the scrappy White Sox fought back, and Kawamura had to dig deep in the seventh inning against the strongest part of the White Sox batting order to secure the close win, 14-12. Kapla had two big hits, Cadiff and Jo added three hits apiece, and Kawamura went 4-4 and between the four, they accounted for 12 of the Marlins 14 runs. Bryant Lew missed a grand slam by inches, but got two big RBI’s with his ground rule double.

The White Sox rallied back strong from an eight-run deficit, but fell a little short against the hard-hitting Marlins. For the Sox, Ben Strockis made a great catch in right field on a well-hit ball. Jeff Lee, McKay Anderson and Ryan Schiller pitched well for the Sox, combining to throw 12 strikeouts. The White Sox hitting was led by McKay Anderson’s home run to deep center field. McKay, Scott Helbing and Ryan Schiller each had two hits for the team, and Michael Cassutt reached base each time at bat. Alden Sayre had a key two-RBI single late in the game, and Brock Watkins and Tanner Massimino also added hits for the Sox. Also contributing to the White Sox were Greg Lupica, Jeff Lee and Ryan Helbing, who drew walks at key times to keep rallies going.

Dodgers 10, Blue Jays 5

The Dodgers picked up their hitting attack with Patrick Barron going four for four with three doubles and Alec Wade nearly hitting the fence in right center with a long double. Cole Herzer had an unassisted double play at third base to close out the sixth. Ryan Martin and Connor Bradley played well in the field turning in strong defensive efforts. On the mound, Cole Herzer pitched three scoreless innings and Grant Owen came in and closed it out in relief.

Cubs 16, A’s 3

The Cubs got back on a winning track versus the A’s. The defense was errorless as Leo Higley pitched a superb four innings only allowing one run. Alex Bang closed out the game with a perfect inning. Derek Georgino made six outs from shortstop as Mitchell Page anchored the defense as catcher. The offense added 13 hits. Chris Sercel led the barrage with three hits and four RBIs. Derek Georgino reached base four of four times with two singles from both sides of the plate. Both Alex Bang and Mitchell Page each had two singles. Andy Gonzalez, Leo Higley and Alden Geller each had clutch hits. William Hight continued to excel at second base and singled at the plate while reaching base third times. Kevin Marchetti made two big plays at first.

The A’s played a tough game against the really well playing and hot Cub’s team. Joe Mudie stayed on par with two hits scoring each time. Anthony Mizrahi and Tyler Zsebik each pitched two innings followed by Joe Mudie and Dillan Williams each for one inning. Kerry Moore had a very hard hit double and hit a foul ball that was very close to a home run. Michael Greenberg hit two very hard hit fly balls that were putouts but someday soon they won’t be.

JUNIOR DIVISION

The Royal Pains 3, Lightning Bolts 1

This was an incredible game, and the Royal Pains finally came out on top. Ace Alyssa Stolmack struck out eight in three innings on the mound. Olivia Lam faced only three batters in one inning pitching. She struck out one, but was backed up by incredible defense with Alyssa fielding a pop fly for an out at short and Caroline Kenney snagging a foul tip for the third out of the inning. Other incredible plays included Sarah Stephens stopping the steal at third with a great tag on a throw from home from Olivia Lam, a great bunt from Caroline Kenney to bring in a run and a powerful single to right by Taylor Page to drive in our third run and final run. Great game, Lightning Bolts!

The Royal Pain pitching and defense was in high gear today. The Lightning Bolts had great plays themselves. Meghan Lacey threw out a runner from third base with a strike thrown to Michelle Musso at first. Nicole Stevens and Hannah Zimmerman had stolen bases. Colleen Pernecky threw out a runner stealing third with a strong throw to Emma Horne. Michelle Grochow homered and pitched three scoreless innings backed up by great team defense.

Sugar Bombers 7, Angels 7

Can you say barn burner? This one went down to the wire with great plays on both sides. The Sugar Bombers mixed great pitching by Kara Thompson, Emily Develle and Kyla Bradley, with superb defense and timely hitting to eek out the tie. Kara pitched three innings with six strikeouts and made an inning ending 1-3 double play with Annette Persson. Kyla threw two innings with three strikeouts and ended a late game rally with a nice defensive play. More defense! Leandra Bonner backhanded a lined shot at second base to end a third inning rally, and Emily Develle made a major league play to catch a laser beam at first base. Clutch offensive production came from Olivia Markowitz (single, double, scored tying run), Annette (two singles, three RBI, including tying run), Kara (double, RBI), Leandra (single, scored).

Tealinators 11, Pink Panthers 4

The Pink Panthers played a bit like Inspector Clouseau in an 11-4 loss to the Tealinators, but there were some highlights. Charlotte Leddie hit a three-run home run to keep the game close, batting in Kaitlin Powers and Alexandra Badie, who had also singled. Laura Gilligan and Jessica Davidson added hits for the Panthers. Hannah Martinez made a nice defensive stop at second base. Missy Horner struck out eight batters, allowing one run in three innings pitched.

The Tealinators held off a hard hitting Pink Panther ballclub to prevail 11-4. Emily Swanson led the offense, reaching base three times and scoring all three times. Brenna Gay and Erin Kim each scored twice. Kellyn O’Leary and Daisy Beckner also each scored once. Daisy also made a terrific play on defense, throwing out a runner at first from right field. The throw went to a heads-up Caroline Moe who was covering from second base. Maddy Mo combined with Erin Kim to throw out a runner at home.

MUSTANG-10 DIVISION

Dodgers 7, A’s 1

The A’s faced a tough pitching Dodgers squad on Saturday, and could not manage to get any good hits going. Both teams pitched well, but the A’s just could not put a rally together. Hats off to the Dodgers. Highlights from the A’s included a good hit from Sam Brown, nice fielding by Paolo Ramirez, and Ryan Rubendall struck out three batters in the one inning he pitched.

The Dodgers used a five-run fifth inning to propel them to 7-1 victory over a very tough A’s squad. This was an old fashioned pitchers duel going into the fifth as Clay Smith, Cal McFadden and Alex Vaughn held the A’s to one run. In the fifth, Cal McFadden’s two run double gave the Dodgers the breathing room they needed. Adam Horne got on base twice and had an RBI single. Clay Smith had an RBI double. Daniel Paton had a single and made nice throws from third base. Austin Gartside finished the great pitching effort by striking out three batters in the final inning.

Angels 13, Red Sox 6

The Angels finally climbed over the .500 line as they beat the Red Sox 13-6. Travis Clark, Trent Bauer and Brycen Goldstein led the pitching effort. The Halo hitting attack was led by Collin Morikawa (three hits), Kevin McGowin (three hits), Brycen Goldstein (two hits) and Grant Haxton (two hits). Also recording hits were Travis Clark with an inside the park home run, Trent Bauer and Matt Olson. George Baydian and Harley Drange also scored runs for the Angels, while Jack Schulte was also tough at the plate.

Mets 5, Cardinals 3

The Mets got off to a quick start with solid pitching by Johnny Brandt and timely hitting by Robert O’Brien, Joey Robertson, Nick Pereira and Jason Oronoz to hold off the Cardinals in a tight battle. Brendan Hempstead was also excellent on the mound as he delivered “the save” with back to back strikeouts in the final inning of play. Matthew Gorski and Austin Ruiz teamed up for a key final inning out on a sharply hit ball on the right side. Brian Williams was solid in the field — both infield and outfield. Grace Canyon had her best game of the season, and was narrowly robbed of hit by four-time Golden Glover Tommy Fraher of the Cards.

MUSTANG-9 DIVISION

Giants 9, White Sox 3

The Giants played a tremendous game Saturday against White Sox. Matt Pasion and Ray Kim pitched four shutout innings for the Giants collecting eight strikeouts together. Then followed by Sam Geller with two strikeouts and closed game with Micheal Calmette’s great pitching. Micheal Calmette with one win and four saves so far. Osa Alder did another great job at second base catching a hard line drive and Robb Lovelace behind the home plate throwing and blocking. Offensively, every Giant contributed to the win against hard-fighting White Sox. Some key hits came from Osa Alder and Matt Pasion, both made hard line drive to the outfield producing ground rule doubles. Giants offensively made 13 hits and nine runs batted in. The gameball went to Osa Alder and Sam Geller for their great performance! Well done, Giants!

A’s 9, Yankees 0

This was a highly entertaining game on a beautiful Saturday afternoon in La Cañada. The game went a full six innings and was not decided until the final Yankees batter in the bottom half of the sixth inning. This game had it all including strong pitching, good fielding and clutch plays from kids on both teams. Of particular note was the strong pitching from Kyle Cheung, who only gave up just one run in two innings of work. But the MVP was given to Matthew Richmond who took the mound in the bottom of the sixth (with the bases loaded) and struck out the last two batters to allow the A’s to hold on for a 9-8 win. After closing out the last batter, the A’s celebrated like they had just won the World Series (and the game seemed liked we had done just that). A great effort and win for the A’s!

PINTO DIVISION

Pirates 13, Marlins 8

The Pirates really pulled together to beat the Marlins. Their defensive game was on the mark as Steven Gi and Matt Wehrle caught pop flys to put out two consecutive batters. Tristan Kalnins hit a home run and DJ Surani was slugging monster hits out to center field.

Yankees 18, A’s 14

Strong bats and crisp defense helped the Yankees secure this come-from-behind thriller. Mark Scarsi, Collin Saydah and Kevin Park all had key hits that helped the Yankees rally. Andrew Calmette, PJ Smith and Matthew Sox all made key infield plays. The Yankees awarded the game ball to Kyle McLoughlin who secured the win with a top of the sixth RBI triple.

White Sox 10, Blue Jays 9

The White Soxs won a tough defensive battle with the Blue Jays with a final score of 10-9. Tyler Rubendall played a solid third base and Jonathan Partamian also did a great job at second base. Sean Segal did most of the offensive damage. Sean went two for three, scored twice and had two RBI.

Dodgers 9, Cardinals 0

The Dodgers faced the Cardinals in a tough fought battle to the final out. The Dodgers trailed the valiant Cardinals until late in the game when Jordan Lee sparked a fifth inning rally with his leadoff double. Conor McGrory hit a single, which set up a Mason Gilmour three-run homer for the tying effort. Graham Massimino completed the rally with his two-out double, culminating in victory when Wesley Smythe singled to drive in the winning run. Excellent fielding by Dusty and Joey Hiznay with Kevin Jones and Jacob Smissen insured the win. Riley Brink played smooth at third, Kyle Mysliviec was stellar at pitcher and Cole Stewert dominated at catcher. Snack lady Sara Jones, commented, “This was a great game for the Dodgers to come from behind and close them out.”

Red Sox 25, Giants 24

The Red Sox scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth to pull out a victory 25-24. With two outs in the sixth, Leo Adams hit a three run home run to tie the game and William Fraher followed with a solo home run to deep center to win the game. Eddie Kim and Jason Brown both had four hits for the Red Sox.

This game was a tough loss for the Giants. In a slugfest, the Giants were short one run in a 25-24 loss. Giants hit 12 home runs from seven different players. Connor Schultz led the way with three home runs including a first inning grandslam. Trevor Docherty and Robert Smith also contributed two home runs each. Alexander Ko got the game ball for his three for three performance that included two home runs and a triple.

Angels 19, A’s 19

The Angels continued their streak of high intensity games as they fought hard against a determined A’s team. The two teams went back and forth in a see-saw battle that finally concluded in a 19-19 tie. Payton Witt was the first up for the Angels and started the game off with his second home run of the year. Isaac Harris, Daivon and Evan Grayson, and Preston Lacy all went four for four; Alex Cornwell, Max Guo and Luke Bonham each had three hits as well making strong contributions to the team. John Monroe’s two doubles along with Ben Bonner’s hot bat and great slide at second base continued to keep the team alive. Tanner Barge and Jeremy Herron were also consistently strong in their defensive play behind the plate at catcher.

Rockies 19, Cubs 12

The Cubs battled a tough hitting Rockies team in an exciting game before dropping a 19-12 decision. Sean Estes’ three run triple in the first sparked the offense form get go. Will Huston (triple, double and single), Kyle Yasuda (three RBIs) and Harrison Hayes all had three hits. Matt Develle added a solo home run in the fourth inning. Spencer Shackel, Calvin Lim, Gregory Wells, and Jonathan Thien all had singles on the day. Defensively, Will Huston played a solid first base, Calvin Lim played a great left field and Matt Develle caught a pop up at shortstop.

Yankees 18, White Sox 17

The young Yankees were all heart as the once again came from a huge decifit to win this challenging contest against a tough White Sox team. Julian Martinez, Dylan Wright, Collin Saydah and Mark Scarsi all had key hits to keep the streak alive. Outstanding fielders included Taylor Hughes, Diego Avila and Matthew Sox. The Yankees awarded the game ball to Alexander Villalpando for outstanding fielding and key hits.

Blue Jays 15, Marlins 15

The Marlins and Blue Jays played a well contested game to a tie 15 all. Andrew Koerber scored three times for the Blue Jays. Tim Feytek, Miles Haxton and Tyler Jacinto each scored twice. The Blue Jays’ remaining runs were scored by Jondren Hwang, Eric Helbing, Andy Rickert, Bryan Han, Alex Gorski and Josey Harb. Alex Gorski made several fine plays at third base, easliy throwing out the speedy Marlin runners late in the game to keep things close. Tyler Jacinto continued his outstanding fielding with numerous stops and catches at first base.

PIXIE DIVISION

Goldstein 0, Read 0

The game featured home run derby champ versus golden arm champ. The girls had great fun in our opening game. Both teams scored lots of runs and made some outs. Both teams did really well at bat and I don’t think we used the tee more than five times during the whole game. The grizzly bear team had an awesome pitcher who got three outs in one inning. Our girls also got few outs, At the end of the game we celebrated with pizzas and Juice It Up! smoothies thanks to Sidney Hwang, our golden arm champ.

Lew 0, Olmsted 0

The Gilmour Insurance Blue Angels opened the season with great intensity. The offense was sparked by sluggers Lauren Gilmour and Sydney Lew who both hit towering balls over shortstop into left field. The defensive skills of Kelly Steele and Maddie Odell at third base and shortstop caused problems for the opposing team all day. The dugout manager, Amy Odell, kept the girls organized and focused on the game. The hard work at all the practices clearly showed and the fans couldn’t believe how well the girls played.

ROOKIE DIVISION

MiniBruins 7, The Lemon Drops 5

What a game! Kara Bradley got her first start and pitched well, even assisting her own efforts with a great play to Katerina Kamar for an out at first. The Lemon Drop offense was on fire. Sarah Lam slugged a triple, followed in the next inning by a strong single. Reece Damron-Elson brought in two runs with a slap single and Kara Bradley continued her great game with a single. Haley Flynn continued her tradition of getting on base the hard way... a ball to the right bicep, Thanks, Haley!!! Last but not least, a great solo play by Shannon Rodick at first completed the highlight reel.

Midnight Crushers 11, Ba Da Ba Ba Ba’s 4

The Ba Da Ba Ba Ba’s got off to a slow start as they faced some of the toughest pitching all year. Leading the way offensively was Marie Pernecky with a double, which helped to push across four runs in the final frame, but it just wasn’t enough to catch the Crushers. The play of the game was made by Sasha Alejo as she snared a line drive while playing left field and was able to turn it into a double play. Laura Fraher and Olivia Juse pitched well in the loss. Others getting hits in the game were Laura Fraher, Kayla Lund, Lydia Tavera and Katherine Peterson.

MiniBruins 6, Purple Panthers 4

The MiniBruins managed a tough come from behind win against a good Purple Panther team. After giving up four runs in the first inning, the MiniBruins battled back with two in the first, two in the third and then two in the fourth on a huge triple by Maddie Preiss. After the rocky start Madeline Reilly and Maddie Preiss shut out the Purple Panthers to give the MiniBruins the chance they needed. Caitlin Aenlle-Rocha had a huge hit to knock in the tying run. Debra Oh, Megan Clancy and Caitlin Smith all had hits.

The Purple Panthers played with great heart but came up short against the mighty mini bruins, 6-4. Kyla Sayre and Casey Cheng led the Panther attack with solid RBI singles. On defense, Darcy Brakeman had another stellar performance at first base with two unassisted put outs. Sydney Okland hung tough at the plate and kept fighting despite being hit by a pitch on three separate at bats. Stephanie Musso made her pitching debut and did a very good job. Maddie Weirick also pitched a solid two innings. Great game by both squads

The Lemon Drops 7, Haupt-Toland 3

Hayleigh Evans pitched another strong game, recording six strikeouts in her two innings of work. Abbey Au and Jackie Hickman each struck out two batters in the innings they pitched, assisted by Rebecca Klein’s solid defense behind the plate. Abbey Au also made a great stop of a hard hit ball at shortstop and added an RBI, and Hayleigh Evans had an unassisted putout on a sharp grounder to first, and four stolen bases. Camille Rivett cut off a ground ball in the outfield to prevent a run from scoring. In addition to a single, walk, and three stolen bases, Hazel Toland added to the Panthers’ solid defense by fielding a line drive to left field and making an excellent throw to hold the Lemon Drops’ runner at third base. Shalini Haupt had a double, walk and two stolen bases in the important lead-off spot in the line-up. Claire Murray contributed an RBI single and two stolen bases, and Melissa Klein took a fastball in her foot resulting in an RBI for the Pink Panthers. Kelly Delaney walked in the first to load the bases and keep the Panthers’ rally alive, and contributed an excellent defensive effort.

SENIOR DIVISION

RipTide 16, Crescenta-Lund 9

The RipTides ripped the Crescenta-Lund softball team 16-9. The Riptides got off to a fast start, scoring six runs in the top half of the first inning. The first run was knocked in by Stephanie Berrellez who tripled. Annie Monroe chipped in with a single that inning among several walks and stolen bases. The scoring momentum continued in the second inning as Caroline Kavich hit an RBI single as part of this five run burst. The third inning put the game out of reach as Stephanie Berrellez showed more power by sending a scorching line drive past the left fielder for a three RBI home run! The defensive play of the game was turned in by Koko Tavera who snagged a hard hit line drive at third base for the final out of the bottom of the third inning. Although the Crescenta-Lund team put up their own six run fourth inning, Emily Fisher started the top of the fifth with a smash double into left field. She was moved over to third by Lynn Gilmour’s grounder to the right side and then scored the run that put the Riptide up by seven on a sharp grounder by Kelsey Drange. This put the Riptide too far ahead thus assuring a victory and ending the game. Great job Riptide!

Verizon Envy 13, Dream Girls 3

The Dream Girls jumped out to an early lead, but the Verizon Envy bats came alive to put together a 13-3 victory. Dana Budzyn led the Envy, batting two for three including a fourth inning, bases loaded triple that put the game out of reach. Katherine Franklin, Danielle Miller, Morgan Stevens, Emily Temple, Payton Parker, Emily Valencia and Stephanie Bathke all had one or more hits and runs scored. Stephanie Bathke continued her dominance on the mound striking out 12 batters (must be the coaching).

Storm 9, Lund 2

The Pacific West Storm blew into La Crescenta in full force as Lauren Cox tossed a no hitter while striking out 14 batters in five innings. The offense was led by Sumner Hanula, who crashed a home run, Lauren Cox with two home runs, a double and a single, singles by Andie Evans, Meghan Swartzlander and Serra Brenner. Also scoring were Maren Owen, Allie Evans and Veronica Marshall. Sahar Moheize provided great back up in left field on two throw downs to third base that got away.

SHETLAND DIVISION

White Sox 0, A’s 0

The White Sox had a terrific second game of the season. The boys continue to hit the ball well — with all players getting hits and rounding the bases. Mason Graybill hit for power with two doubles. Kai Chavez hit liners that got him on base consistently. John Hickman played solid, heads-up defense in the infield. His highlights include an excellent catch at first base for an out.

The A’s played the White Sox in a terrific season opener. Marc Morreale hit a single allowing Anthony Martinez to slide home. Emmett Pernecky hit deep into center field with the bases loaded for the first grand slam of the season. Adam Miller, playing catcher, got an extraordinary out at home plate. Matthew Scarsi hit hard into left field allowing Nick Sercel and Lenny Pieroni to get home. John Balog hit one hard to second base sending Matthew Winnek sliding home. Andrew Barbee hit far into left field, sending the White Sox chasing after the ball. Brent Ellis sent one into center field, narrowly missing the pitcher. The game ball was awarded to Anthony Martinez for his hit down the third base line getting in Matthew Scarsi, Lenny Pieroni and Nick Sercel.

Dodgers 0, Rockies 0

Dylan Robinson deftly caught not one but two infield pop flies from his position at shortstop and had powerful hits to the outfield; Reid Schreck’s sharp fielding while at first base and pitcher positions resulted in numerous outs, assisted and unassisted, and Reid’s extraordinary batting continued by hitting three for three including a three RBI home run and a grand slam home run; Quinn Johnson cooly powered a line drive into the outfield between third and short and he nabbed a grounder while playing shortstop; Michael Beauchamp showed his versatility in the infield with strong play at third, second, and first base; Phillip Welk scooped up a grounder while at third base to keep the runners from scoring; Ethan Cohen continued his unbroken hitting streak and demonstrated his quickness from the mound on a number of ground balls; Max Totten’s quick bat and spirited base running once again delighted the crowd and produced runs for the Rockies.

Orioles 0, Blue Jays 0

The Orioles played a fantastic game, hitting the ball well and playing great defense. Coleman Sokol had a particularly good game, hitting the ball hard twice up the middle, and, while playing third base, brilliantly snagging a stinging ground ball, and spinning to tag the Blue Jays runner out. Michael Broberg continued his torrid hitting pace, smashing a long fly ball to right field. Noah Ford crushed a ball to center field, and was driven around the bases by sharp hits by Nathan Longwell and Eli Paton. Robbie Wilson ripped three well-hit balls to second, short and center field. Matt Bromley continued to show excellent arm strength and accurate throwing while playing pitcher and shortstop. Jack Applebaum, Benjamin Kim, Troy Psaltis, Vayk Sahakian and Robbie Louk all made noteworthy offensive and defensive contributions.

Another great day for Blue Jay baseball! The Jays started out against a tough Oriole team. Garett Loter up at bat with several solid hits. Brennan Ralphs made an outstanding play at third base as well as hitting with the bat. Nicholas Fluhr with an outstanding bat in consecutive games. Gaines McCollum once again with great “at bats” and fielding. Jake George with great solid base hits and an excellent outing as catcher. Carson Okland on the DL with a baseball non-related injury. We miss you, Carson.

Pirates 0, White Sox 0

The White Sox, under coach Sam Maya and assistant coach David Kuang, had an exciting game against the Pirates. On offense, Mason Graybil hit two home runs in two at-bats. One of the home runs was a grand slam and the other had one man on base, for a total of six RBIs. Other notable performances on offense were turned in by Tyler Kuang, who had a double and a single and two RBIs, Vaughan Gerhardt who had a double and a single and one RBI, Jake Tolkin who had a triple and a single and three RBIs, and Kyle Brown who had a double and a single. All of the Sox got on base at least once in the game. On defense, Kyle Brown, John Hitchcock and Jake Tolkin all delivered heads-up plays with unassisted put-outs of Pirates trying to advance from first to second. Congratulations to the White Sox and their coaches for a great game and good sportsmanship!

A’s 0, Angels 0

The A’s continued to play well in their game on Saturday against the Angels. The defense continued to improve with solid grounding performance by all. Emmett Pernecky hit a pop fly sending five opponents after the ball. Jason Ko hit deep into center field easily making it to first base. Adam Miller hit deep into the outfield making it to third base. Lenny Pieroni hit one and raced his opponent to first base narrowly beating him and allowing Brent Ellis to run home. Matthew Winnek hit a double sending the ball past second base. Matthew Scarsi hit a home run getting Nick Sercel and Lenny Pieroni home as well. Anthony Martinez, our left handed batter made a wicked hit, striking the coach in the leg. Jason Ko hit to third base loading all the bases and setting up a great play for Matthew Winnek where he got two people home. The highlight of the defense was when Nick Sercel caught a grounder and got the ball to first base getting an out. The A’s continue to play great offense and their defense is becoming a solid team unit. Matthew Scarsi received the team ball for his solid hitting.

It was a beautiful day for Angels baseball! A gutsy performance was turned in by Ben Ko. Playing hurt, he led the Angels in the field with several great stops! Alec Robertson provided several long drives for the mighty Angels offensive. Alex Juse also chipped in a couple of strong hits up the middle. Phillip Smythe and Bryant Nakasone also chipped in scoring a couple of runs each. Cole Slater did a great job behind the plate. Angels baseball is looking in great midseason form!