I was hoping to avoid airing my dirty laundry in public, but want to be transparent about the difficult situation I faced writing this article. Normally I save the “Get to Know Coaches” segment until the end, but I put it up front this time. Why? When I interviewed Jim and Dan at the start of the season, I didn’t…
The events of the last few days hopefully reminded us all why baseball is the greatest sport. It began with the World Baseball Classic championship game on Tuesday. Japan was ahead of Team USA 3-2 with 2 outs in the top of the 9th inning. The best hitter of his generation, Mike Trout, faced his teammate and best 2-way player…
The Dons took their 6-game winning streak to Pittsburg on Wednesday and ran into a tough PittsburgHigh School Pirates team. The field conditions couldn’t have been more different from their previous road trip game down to Carmel. A big outfield with 375-foot center fence distance and Pittsburg plays on turf so even a 2:30 pm downpour didn’t stand in the…
The Varsity boys baseball team tried to keep their winning streak alive on the road, visiting the CarmelHigh School Padres on Saturday. When the game started the skies were blue and the temperature wasin the upper 60’s at an intimate, well kept ballpark in the Carmel Valley. It didn’t take long, however,for the infamous Monterey Peninsula marine layer to creep…
Caramel is an orange-brown confectionery product made by heating a range of sugars. It can be used as a flavoring in puddings and desserts, as a filling in bonbons, or as a topping for ice cream and custard. Oh wait, we played Carmel, my bad. So the game against Carmel wrapped up the Dons 4 game road trip where the…
Varsity beat Liberty in extra innings, 6-5. JV Dons beat Liberty, 8-5…so the Frosh Dons did the same on Saturday. The Dons sweep the Lions this week in baseball. Game one: The Dons got things moving in the first inning, when Reid Martin singled on a 2-2 count, scoring one run. Tommy Terhar was credited with the victory for the…
On another beautiful afternoon in Lafayette a festive crowd witnessed a second dramatic win for theDons in the same week. This time the offense was the star of the show. The Liberty High SchoolLions came to town on Thursday with a 4-0 record and a #2 Division 1 North Coast ranking. They had Saint Mary’s commit David Roberts on the…
In the classic 1990 LL Cool J Hip-Hop song “Mama Said Knock you Out”, there is a line where he sings “Don’t call it a comeback”. With all due respect to Mr. J, I am going to call the Dons erasing a 3 run deficit by scoring 6 runs in the last inning to pull out the victory over the…
Home of the Dons! Defense! Defense! Defense! The Varsity Dons increased their win streak to 4 games with a win over theVacaville Bulldogs on a beautiful Wednesday afternoon at home. The boys used theirsuccessful formula of solid pitching and defense to secure their 5 th win in 6 games. The defense was simply fantastic!The Dons were led by the “Minister…