Unfortunately, a combination of factors (the forces of technology are allied against me) prevented the posting of part 2 of the spring preview. It will appear (hopefully) on Tuesday, because there was so much activity over the weekend that I wanted to catch you up on. As part of that preview I will include the results from Saturday's LPL swimming pentathalon and the Bearcat Rotary Track & Field Invitational- both local high schools participated in these events. So we start with ...
Baseball
Cabrillo coming off of a pair of scrimmages played an alumni team on Saturday, and will open at home against CIF Div II #7 ranked Santa Barbara on Tuesday. The real action though belongs to the Lompoc Braves. They played those same SB Dons on Friday, on route to a Saturday double-header at Coach Jim Allen's old school Rialto.
The Braves opened the season at Eddie Matthews Field with a bang, as Brandon Alonzo (shown above) parked the second pitch of the season over the outfield fence for a quick 1-0 lead. But Don's pitcher Mason Radke settled down after that, shutting out the Lompoc squad for the next five innings, while Santa Barbara built a 8-1 lead. They scored two runs each in four of the first five innings, and a solo run in the other (the 2nd). The Braves made it interesting , however, with a four run seventh powered by an Alonzo three-run homer after Kevin Erickson had doubled off reliever Zach Chavez, but the Dons held on to win 8-5. Radke, an All-Channel League hurler last season surrendered only three hits and one walk on 89 pitches in six innings. He recorded twelve strikeouts. Freshman Ryan Bower took the loss for the Braves, with relief work by Ritchie Hirzel and Dan Mallory.
The Braves split against Rialto losing 10-3 in the first game, but took the second (7-4) with a four run burst in the 7th inning. In the top half Chris Mallory took the loss, pitching three innings. Rudy Yruegas (4th & 5th inn.), and Daniel Dunaetz (the 6th) got their first varsity experience on the mound. Dan Mallory went 2-2 and Scotty Aguailar was 2-3 at the plate. Dalton Rouleau went the distance on the mound for the locals in game two.
The diminutive Brandon Alonzo got his third homer in as many games. Chris Mallory had a double, a triple, and scored two runs. And freshman Jamel Whitaker got his first varsity hit - a 2-run game-winning double in the 7th.
Softball
The Lompoc softball team also jumped straight into the fray, traveling to SLO on Friday to take on the Tigers, then did an about face and headed south to the Simi Valley Tournament for two games. Cabrillo meanwhile was hosting their own tournament on Saturday.
The Braves took advantage of SLO's inability to put hits together winning 7-2, even though they were outhit 11-7. Courtney Doza went 5 innings for the Braves and Brianna Vickery finished up. Dana Campitelli had two hits for Lompoc. At Simi, the Braves lost to a very good Buena team 9-2 with Paty Martinez throwing a complete game. The Bulldogs outhit the Braves 6-3, and both sides commited several errors. Next up was the Arroyo Grande Eagles and it was not lookin good for the locals until a five run rally in the fifth (and final) inning gave the Braves a 5-3 win. Carrillo led the way spending four innings on the mound and belting a double, to go along with a single and an RBI, at the plate. In JV action against SLO Catarina "Catachill" Chill was tagged with the complete game 6-3 loss, although she was not helped much by the five or so errors committed by the defense.
Cabrillo easily rolled past Carpenteria (12-0) and Bishop Diego (11-0) at the Conquistador Classic. Both KylieShea Aldridge and Alyssa Abayari posted complete mercy-rule shortened games on the hill. Coach Meeder was pleased that the girls maintained their intensity throughout both contests. In the first day of competition Cabrillo, Santa Maria, and Nipomo won both of their games, Santa Barbara was 1-1, and Santa Ynez, Carpenteria, and Bishop Diego were each winless at 0-2.
The Last of Winter
The Los Padres League released its All-LPL lists for the winter sports (except for wrestling). And, speaking of wrestling, Masson Blow finished up his high school grappler career in fine fashion going 3-2 at the state meet [bracket]. His two losses were to the wrestlers who finished 6th and 7th. The three sport standout now turn his attention to the track where he hopes to improve on his already impressive long jump & triple jump efforts from last year. He has also been fielding recruiting inquiries from various colleges seeking his services on the football field.
Upcoming Events
Monday 3 March:
Cabrillo boys golf @ Nipomo 1pm
Tuesday 4 March:
Cabrillo Baseball vs. Santa Barbara 3:15
Cabrillo Softball vs. Dos Pueblos 3pm
Cabrillo boys Tennis vs. Nipomo 3pm
Cabrillo boys Golf @ SY/Righetti 12pm
Lompoc Baseball vs. Paso Robles 3:30
Lompoc Softball vs. Paso Robles 4pm
Lompoc Swimming vs Righetti 3pm
Lompoc boys Tennis @ San Marcos 3pm
Lompoc boys Golf @ Paso Robles 1pm
--- el stato
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