Fans who ventured out to see the Dons take on Miramonte at Ken Souza field yesterday were treated to several welcome surprises. The first came when Freshman Henry Souza walked out to the mound for his Varsity pitching debut. His grandpa, Ken, was undoubtedly smiling down from above as Henry dazzled the crowd while vexing the Mats. He retired the…
Timely hitting, good defense, and great pitching were more than enough to easily handle St Patrick-St Vincent on a beautiful Saturday day game at Acalanes. Michael Castelli pitched 4 shutout innings and Dante Montgomery relieved for the last 3 innings. They combined for 10 strikeouts. Defense was stellar with no errors committed by the Dons. On offense it was a…
Freshmen Dons traveled to Orinda this Saturday to meet the Miramonte Matadors in a 9-inning affair (the originally scheduled double-header was converted to an extended single game due to COVID-19 issues). The Dons wasted no time in getting the scoring going, with Mason Zirkel bringing in two runs on a long single to the right in the 1st inning. Mason…
Varsity Games May 4, 4pm Miramonte Acalanes May 6, 4pm Miramonte Miramonte May 8, 4pm De La Salle De La Salle JV Games May 4, 4pm Miramonte Miramonte May 6, 4pm Miramonte Acalanes May 8, 4pm De La Salle Acalanes Frosh Game May 8, 10am Clayton Valley Acalanes
Acalanes 1- San Ramon Valley 15. Enough said about that game.
The JV Dons beat the Los Lomas Knights on Tuesday, 12 to 2 and traveled to Walnut Creek on Thursday, to beat the Knights again, 13-2 Acalanes Dons JV got things started in the first inning scoring two runs. Miller Smith had a hard first, causing the first baseman to fumble with the ball, scoring Kyle Bielawski. Henry Souza hit…
The Dons hosted Oakland Tech on Wednesday on a beautiful sunny day at Acalanes and finally showed what their bats are capable of. Coming off a 1-0 victory in 12 innings last week against Concord High, the Dons put 16 runs on the board yesterday. It was a 5-4 game with 2 outs in the 4th, when the Dons bats…
The Knights batted first and some how squeaked in one run. Dons exited out of the first inning of the game with a double play by Nikko Woodson. In the bottom of the first, the Dons started out with Paul Kuhner with a hit to shortstop, followed by a walk by Mason Michlitsch and the first run on a single to…
On Saturday the Freshman Dons traveled to deep Walnut Creek to take on the Northgate Broncos in doubleheader. Game One was a back and forth affair, with both teams trying to break out offensively. Jack Giorgianni was in command on the mound for the first five innings, striking out 5 Broncos and walking zero, and allowing three runs. The Dons…
Pitching and good defense were the stars of the show once again for the Varsity Dons as three pitchers combined for 12 innings of incredibly stout pitching. Just back from football, Dante Montgomery (jr) pitched a six-inning gem as the starter allowing three hits and recording nine Ks. Ethan Rowland (jr) came on in relief for four more innings of…
