The Varsity Baseball team took on one of their local rivals on Thursday at home and walked away with a tight 1-0 win to push their undefeated record to 11-0. Senior hurler Peter Thorn threw a complete game no hitter with some absolutely filthy pitches that had Matador hitters guessing all game. He gave up no hits, a walk, a…
The Varsity Baseball team posted another workman like victory against the Pinole Valley Spartans on Tuesday in Lafayette to push their record to 10-0. Ken Souza Field has never looked better. The grass had just been cut, the skies were blue and the boys continued their winning ways. Fans are turning out in record numbers to see this impressive club…
There was so much scoring in Pinole on Tuesday afternoon that one might think that they were in Panama City Beach or South Padre Island in the middle of March, not on an all-dirt infield between the Pinole Dog Park and the Pinole Skate Park. It seems that the scenic batter’s eye of trees on a mountain past center field…
The Dons didn’t know what to think when they suddenly were looking up from a 2-run deficit after just one-half inning Monday afternoon at Ken Souza Field. No one will admit to taking the visitors from Walnut Creek lightly, but they do own a 11-0 loss to Miramonte this season and entered the game 0-3 in their league play. With…
Moments before first pitch, Coach Jim Burleigh was summoned by the opposing dugout to put a stop to some extracurricular activities in the visitors’ stands. Double checking that there was a stout tall chain link fence between him and the offending fans, he then strode over with the swagger of Dirty Harry to the squabble, ready to eject a couple…
The Varsity Baseball team headed to San Leandro on Thursday to take on the San Leandro Pirates. The boys came away with a hard fought 6-1 win to push their impressive record to 9-0 for the season. Junior Jake Colaco started on the hill for the Dons and went 3 scoreless innings, giving up a hit, a walk and striking…
The Varsity Baseball team notched another win on Wednesday on a warm Spring afternoon in Lafayette. The boys improved their record to 8-0 with a runaway victory over the Piedmont Highlanders in front of another lively home crowd. The student turnout has been outstanding! The Dons offense kicked in after Piedmont tied the game at 1-1 in the top of…
Gavin Beers picked up the win Tuesday evening at James Logan, pitching deftly out of loaded bases in the first inning, and two on in the second, coasting the rest of the way through six innings of work, repeatedly sending Colts hitters staggering and teetering back to the dugout. However, a few hours prior, such a story seemed impossible, as…
The Acalanes Dons took on the Tamalpais Red Tailed Hawks late Thursday afternoon on a beautiful, yet blustery day in Lafayette. Fans witnessed a back and forth struggle that ended with Freshman Drew Asadorian smoking a ball into right field to score Benji O’Rourke and give the boys a 6-5 walk off win! It was Drew’s, “Young Bull”, first career…
In a neighborly battle in Walnut Creek on Monday afternoon, the JV baseball squad jumped to a quick 5-0 lead in the top of the first inning and never looked back, defeating the Las Lomas Knights JV team, 9-3. All of those first inning runs were unearned. Austin McManamon then took the ball for the Dons and provided yet another…