The Dons opened the season on the road last week in frigid Marin County against perennial powerhouseMarin Catholic and nearby Tamalpais High School. The first game was last Tuesday at Marin Catholic.The temperature was in the 40’s with brisk 25 to 30 mile an hour winds. Yikes! The fans and playerswere freezing. Benji O’Rourke started on the mound for Acalanes.…
Mother Nature held off on her precipitation Saturday for the Acalanes freshman baseball team to begin their season with a doubleheader against the Tamalpais High School Red Hawks. The unproven saying that hitters always lag behind pitchers in the early spring would be a good description of the opening game. Branson Smith started for the Dons, and sat them down…
Instead of playing Mt. Tam at home on Friday as originally scheduled, the Dons traveled to Mill Valley on Saturday where the Frosh team split a double header last year. Although the team fell 5-1, what was even more disappointing was that there was no DJ, unlike last year when we heard classics such as the 80’s TV show theme…
Welcome to the 2023 Acalanes JV Baseball season! Although many of you would have preferred that we make Acalanes Boosters history by having ChatGPT write all the articles this season, unfortunately you will all be stuck with the same person who brought you last year’s underwhelming frosh articles since the technology isn’t yet ready for prime time, and nobody else…
All student athletes interested in trying out for Frosh, JV, or Varsity baseball should come to tryouts on the field Feb 6, 7 and 8th 3:30 – 5:30 pm. Wear baseball cleats and pants and bring your gloves. Must have a 2022-23 athletic clearance form on file. https://www.acalanes.k12.ca.us/Page/3995 Contact Coach Connor Hornsby with any questions Connor.Hornsby07@gmail.com 925 586 6999 Spring…
Congratulations Coach! Baby Jordan looks forward to being a Don!
For the second year in a row, a player from Acalanes was drafted by a major league baseball team. Last year, Davis Diaz, a shortstop, was drafted right out of high school in the 10th round by the Arizona Rattlers but opted to matriculate and play baseball for Vanderbilt University. This past month, Stefan Raeth, a right-handed pitcher, after attending,…
With over 75 competitors representing eight different Acalanes sports, the Acalanes Liftathon Week was a great way to celebrate all the new weight room equipment and the work that our athletes have put in over the summer months. In the end, six athletes successfully completed the 3 rep, 3 lift (bench, squat, deadlift) competition with totals that reached the 500…
The Diablo-Foothill baseball league announced their All-League Selections earlier this week, and the Varsity Dons cleaned up. 8 Dons received recognition: 1st Team—Benjy Braunstein and Kyle White 2nd Team—Connor McPhail and Henry Souza Honorable Mention—Miles Bergman, Will Berrien, Dante Montgomery, and Ethan Rowland Gold Glove Award–Will Berrien Coaches Hornsby and Merken also announced the winners of this year’s team Charlie…
The Varsity Dons travelled to Brentwood on Tuesday to take on Liberty High School in the 1st round of the NCS Division 1 playoffs. Unfortunately, the Dons ran into a very good pitcher and lost in a 3-2 heartbreaker. Rather than recounting the game, it’s worth focusing on the remarkable season this team put together. Before the season started, MaxPreps,…