The Alameda-Englewood game on May 4 remained close early. The score was tied 4-4 at the end of the fourth inning and Englewood led 6-6 going into the top of the sixth inning. That was when Alameda got the bats going, scoring four runs in the sixth inning and five in the seventh inning to post the 13-6 victory on the Englewood diamond.
"We have had our ups and downs, but I feel we have finally hit our stride coming into the last part of the season," Alameda Coach Nate Breece said after the game. "We are a senior-dominated team this season. But our junior varsity team is about .500. We don't have a third-level team so we have a lot of freshmen on our junior varsity squad. So, I have some young players from the varsity that I expect to take that next step and move up to help us build a strong varsity team next season."
Alameda took the lead for good in the sixth inning. The Pirates strung together five hits, a walk and an Englewood miscue to push four runs across the plate and go ahead 8-6. The next inning, the Pirates continued capitalizing on scoring opportunities with timely hitting and aggressive base running to add five more runs that provided the winning 13-6 margin.
Eight Pirates banged out 16 hits. Alex Sanchez had three hits that included a pair of triples and he also drove in four runs while teammate Casey Pruit had three hits and two RBI.
A trio of Pirates --; Daniel Sanchez, Angel Mojica and Joey Vasquez --; each had two hits.
Carlos Rosales was the starting pitcher and got the win. He pitched five innings, gave up 10 hits, five earned runs and struck out five. Hunter Roberts pitched the final two innings, gave up two hits, no runs and struck out three.
: This is the second year as head coach for Breece and he said he sees the program growing.
"We now have seventh- and eighth-graders at our school so it is easier to keep those young kids playing for Alameda," he said. "It also helped that our team has been pretty successful the last two years and the success has helped attract more kids to our program."
Catcher Damien Gutierrez took a beating behind the plate. A foul ball carommed off his mask and, during another play, he slipped and sprained his ankle.
"You can get banged up sometimes, but that is just part of the game and you just focus on working past the aches and pains," Gutierrez said after the game. "I have always been a catcher and I love playing the position. I love it because, as a catcher, you are in control of the game and you always get the ball on every play."
The hardest part, he said, is tamping down his excitment during the game.
"I just have to remember not to get too excited and focus on my job behind the plate,even when there is a lot of action going on in the game," the Pirate senior said.
The victory over Englewood raised Alameda's record to 10-6 overall and 7-4 in league. The Pirates closed out the regular season May 6 and must wait to see if they make it to the post-season.
from Lakewood Sentinel - Latest Stories http://lakewoodsentinel.comhttp://lakewoodsentinel.com/stories/Alameda-bats-produce-win-over-Englewood,213259?branding=15
No comments:
Post a Comment