An early lead helped Acalanes Dons defeat Concord Minutemen 6-1 on Saturday. The Dons pulled away for good with two runs in the second inning. In the second an error scored one run for Acalanes and Nikko Woodson singled on a 2-2 count with a superman dive to the first base, scoring one run to cross the plate. The Dons put up three runs in the fifth inning. The Dons put the pressure on, lead by a single by Miller Smith, a groundout by Logan Mikalis, and a double by Sammy Lee.
Henry Souza got the start for the Dons on the mound. The lefty allowed four hits and one run over four innings, striking out three. Jake Boselli finished the game on the mound with allowing only one hit and two strikeouts. Lee, Woodson, Colin Norstad, Souza, and Smith each collected one hit to lead the Dons. Runs scored by Mason Michlitsch, Kyle Bielawski, Paul Kuhner, Boselli, Smith, and Lee.
JV Dons play Los Lomas and San Ramon Valley next week