tennis
After dropping his first set, Redwood Ranger Evan Morritse rallied in the final two to defeat El Diamante’s Tim Park 3-6, 6-1, 10-6 to capture the singles championship on Friday in the West Yosemite League tournament.
Golden West’s Stewart Bryan won third place, topping Mt. Whitney’s Nikola Cosic 8-1. In the fifth place tilt, Adam Miller, of Redwood, outlasted El Diamante’s Marshall Dinkins 8-3.
In doubles, Rangers Alex Dam and Jared Bigelow knocked off the Pioneers’ Matthew Mayes and Homer Ruiz 8-6 for third. Golden West’s Javi Gamez and Billy Torres finished fifth.
CSL Tournament: Central Valley Christian’s Bailey Gong capped a stellar regular season with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Immanuel’s Aaron Reimer in the singles championship match at the Central Sequoia League tournament.
Baseball
Hanford 7, El Diamante 0: The Miners pursuit of an outright West Yosemite League championship took a blow with a 7-0 road loss to the Hanford Bullpups on Friday.
Hanford’s Jensen Brotherton fired a no-hitter and the Bullpups scored two runs in the fifth and five in the sixth to upset the WYL-leading Miners.
El Diamante’s Blake Hernandez, Zane Thompson and Adam Munoz reached base on walks, but that was all the Miners could generate.
El Diamante (16-10, 6-2) have a crucial showdown versus Redwood (24-5, 7-2) on Wednesday at home.
Redwood 4, Hanford 0: Rickie Garcia threw a complete game to keep the Rangers in the chase for a WYL crown.
Garcia gave up seven hits, but pitched the shutout and seven strikeouts. He also went 1-for-4 hitting and had a two-run single.
Eric Charles was also strong at the plate, going 2-for-2 with two walks and a run. Kameron Trevino smashed a double and scored a run in the Rangers nine-hit attack.
Redwood (24-5, 7-2) has won six straight and can make a push for the top spot in the WYL when the Rangers play El Diamante.
Golden West 3, Hanford West 0: Troy Stainbrook fired a five-hit shutout and belted a home run in the Trailblazers’ WYL win over the Huskies.
Stainbrook struck out nine, allowing just one walk.
Golden West (10-14, 3-6) also received hits from Chase Champlin, Bryson Johnson, Michael Strawn and Josh Horton.
The Mt. Whitney baseball program helped out with Visalia’s Miracle League on April 18.
Dinuba 5, Selma 4: Israel Garcia earned the victory on the mound and drove in a run in the Emperors’ Central Sequoia League win.
Also for Dinuba (13-9, 5-6), Adrian Garza and Greg Omos each powered a hit. Sergio Hernandez recorded the save.
Softball
Redwood 10, Lemoore 0: Crimson Kaiser blasted a home run and also went the distance in the Rangers eight-hit WYL victory in Visalia.
Kaiser earned the win in the circle and improved to 14-4 on the season. The senior pitched a one-hitter in five innings and struck out five.
Alyssa Ibarra and Savanah White pounded two hits each. White also drove in three runs. Haileigh Gonzalez and Madison Montemayor both posted a base hit.
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Lemoore |
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00 |
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0 |
1 |
3 |
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Redwood |
011 |
44 |
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10 |
8 |
3 |
WP: Crimson Kaiser.
Top hitters — Redwood: Haileigh Gonzalez 1-2, 2R, 2RBI. Rebekah Cervantes 2R; Keeley Hernandez 1-4, 2R; Savanah White 2-3, 3RBI; Madison Montemayor 1-2, R: Crimson Kaiser 1-1, HR, 2RBI, R.
Record: Redwood 19-8, 7-2.
El Diamante 7, Hanford 2: Deidra See homered for the second straight game, and Janelle Tumacder also hit a round-tripper in the Miners’ WYL win over the Bullpups at El Diamante.
El Diamante (17-8, 6-2) broke a 2-2 tie with a four-run third inning.
See had three RBIs, and Tumacder drove in two on two hits.
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Hanford |
011 |
000 |
0 — |
2 |
7 |
3 |
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El Diamante |
204 |
100 |
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7 |
7 |
1 |
WP: Liz Luna.
Top hitters — El Diamante: Rylee Pierce 3 runs, 2 BBs; Liz Luna 2-3, RBI; Deidra See 1-4, HR, 3 RBIs; Janell Tumacder 2-3, HR, 2 RBIs; Mia Holguin 2-3, 2B.
Record: El Diamante 17-8, 6-2.
Monache 8, Tulare Union 3: The Marauders defeated the Redskins in an East Yosemite League game Thursday in Tulare.
Presley Jameson had a single and an RBI for Tulare Union (16-13, 2-4). The Redskins committed seven errors.
Immanuel 6, Exeter 5: Caitlyn Wallen threw seven strikeouts in the Monarchs’ Central Sequoia League defeat.
Immanuel scored the winning run in the seventh to break a 5-5 tie.
Taylor Hornburg and Lezi Bejarano each registred two hits with a triple and an RBI each. Vanessa Grimsley and Julie Roche also finished with two hits. Mattie Lopez knocked in two runs and Roche had one.
