Bouncing back hard from a 3-1 loss in the first game of a doubleheader, Acalanes won game two, 8-3
School rivalries are the backbone to any high school sporting event, especially in Lamorinda. Ultimately, rivalries provide for fun and spirited games. Victory is always sweet, but it is even sweeter when it is against a rival team. For the day, the Acalanes Dons collected a total of 9 runs and the Campo Cougars took only 6. We call that a BLUE-tiful Day!
Game 1: We don’t lose. We either win or learn.
Both teams were strong on the mound on Saturday, but Campo was just a little bit stronger at the plate in game one. Mason Michlitsch started on the mound. Tyson Bates and Joseph Castelli entered the game from the bullpen, throwing two and two-thirds innings and one-third of an inning respectively.
Cougars won 3-1. The Freshman Dons lost despite out-hitting Campo seven to five.
Game Two: Unfinished Business
The Frosh Dons scored more runs than Campo, takes victory back to the 94549 to the tune of 8-3
The Dons jumped on the scoreboard in the top of the second. Nikko Woodson with a single, Miller Smith with a double scoring Woodson. Smith stole third followed by a Campo balk on the mound, giving the Dons a free trip home, 2 to 1. In the fourth inning, Smith doubled on a 2-1 count, scoring one run and Tyson Bates singled on a 1-0 count, scoring one run. The Dons wanted more! The team scored four runs in the fifth inning. The offensive onslaught by Joseph Castelli and Tyler Worthington hitting the Dons to home plate, a single by Bates and a double by Smith.
Nikko Woodson led things off on the hill for the Dons. He went four innings, allowing two runs on six hits, and striking out three. Miller Smith came in to fifth inning and finished out the game with four strikeouts.
The Dons scattered ten hits in game two. Andrew Habas, Miller Smith and Tyson Bates managed multiple hits for the Dons. Smith hit three doubles for the Dons and Habas collected three hits.
Moraga police where called in for the second game-The Dons kept stealing!
The Dons stole 13 bases during the game as three players stole more than one. Andrew Habas led the way with five stolen bases and…Mrs. Habas we hope you have Oxy-Clean for Andrew’s pants. Dons win over the Cougars, 8 to 3.
Hits Summary for the Day: Andrew Habas(4) Miller Smith(4) Nikko Woodson (3) Tyson Bates(2) Tyler Worthington(2) Mason Michlitsch(2)
RBI Summary for the Day: Tyson Bates(2) Miller Smith(2) Andrew Habas(1) Joseph Castelli(1) Tyler Worthington(1)