The Varsity Baseball team notched two more wins on Friday and Saturday to remain undefeated after seven games against other NCS Division One programs.

On Friday, the Dons beat Napa High School 12-1, with offensive contributions throughout the lineup:

Davis Diaz: 2H, 3B, 2R, RBI, SB; Cole Murgia: 1H, 1R, 2RBI, 2SB; Nick Kresnak: 1H, 2R, 2SB; Tommy Thrasher: 1H, 1R, 2RBI; Nicolas Bamont: 1H, 1R, 1RBI, 2SB; Thatcher Hurd: 1H, 2B, 1R, 2RBI; Brady Huchingson: 1H, 1R, 1RBI; Scott Brydon: 1H, 1R, 1RBI, 1SB; Peter Meade: 1H, 1R; Michael Castelli: 1H, 1R; Sam Heyman: 1RBI; Luke Miles: 1RBI.

Logan Hurd got the start and the win, pitching 3 innings (2H, 1ER, 3K); Eddie Burns pitched the next two innings (0H, 0R, 3K) in a game shortened by the run rule.

On Saturday, the Dons headed down to Fremont to play Irvington High School, and won in an 18-1 blowout. Again, players throughout the lineup contributed. Davis Diaz was swinging a hot bat, with 2 triples and a single on the day. Brady Huchingson was 4-4 on the day and led the team with 5 RBIs.Will Easley hit 2 doubles, with Nicolas Bamont hitting a double and single. Hits also came from: Nick Kresnak, Cole Murgia, Thatcher Hurd, Tommy Thrasher, Michael Castelli, Will Burleigh, David Sniderman and Ben Woodworth.

Nick Kresnak got the start and pitched 3 flawless innings, striking out 8. Michael Castelli, Andrew Peterson and David Diaz had the next four innings well in hand, ensuring the Dons a lopsided victory.

League play begins on Tuesday, when the Varsity Dons are away at College Park for a 4pm start.

JV & Frosh Team News:

Junior Varsity (3-1) also claimed two wins from Friday’s and Saturday’s games.

On Friday, JV defeated Napa High School 7-0. Jonny Burns got the start and the win for the JV Dons, pitching 5 strong innings, allowing just 2 hits and striking out 9. Miles Bergman and Jimmy Harrington maintained the shutout over the next two innings to ensure the win.

On offense, Drew Davidson led the way with 2 doubles and 2 RBIs. Other contributors: Mitchell Franklin (2H, 2B, 2R, SB); Miles Bergman (1H, 2B, 2R, 2 RBI, SB); Brayden Clarkson (1H, 2B); Sam Winkles (2H, 2B, 1R, 1RBI, 2SB); Graham Smith (1H, 2B, 1R, 1RBI, SB); Logan Miniello (1R, 1SB).

On Saturday, JV prevailed over Irvington HS 9-4. Sam Winkles started and got the win for JV, going 6 innings, allowing 4 runs and striking out 9. Ethan Lerch closed out the final inning for the Dons.

Key offensive contributors: Ben Burleigh (2H, 2B, 2R); Graham Smith (1H, 2R, 1RBI, 1SB); Miles Bergman (2H, 1R, 3RBI, 3SB); Drew Davidson (1H, 2R, 1RBI, 3SB); Brayden Clarkson (2H, 1RBI); Sam Winkles (1H).

The Freshmen Baseball Team (3-2) split a double header on Saturday against Benicia. In the first game, the Frosh team fell 6-5 when Benicia came up with a walk off hit to end the game. In game two, the Frosh Dons came back and won 5-3 after putting up two runs in an extra inning to clinch the win.

Game One: Dante Montgomery (1H, 2B, 2RBI); Patrick Nicosia (2H, 2R, 1RBI); Ethan Rowland (1H, 1RBI, 2SB); Benjy Braunstein (1H, 1SB); Connor McPhail (1H, 1R, 1RBI); Kyle White (1H, 1R); Evan Malmquist (1R, 3SB). Dante Montgomery started and pitched 3 innings (1H, 0ER, 1K), followed by Luke Souza for 3 innings (2H, 0ER, 4K), with Will Berrien throwing the final 2/3 of the 8th inning.

Game Two: Kyle White (2H, 2B, 2R, 2SB); Evan Malmquist (2H, 1R, 1RBI, 1SB); Luke Souza (1H, 2RBI); Ethan Rowland (1H, 1R, 1RBI, 2SB). Ethan Rowland started and pitched 2.2 innings (0ER, 4K), and Connor McPhail pitched the next 5.1 innings to the win (0ER, 2K).

The Varsity Baseball team claimed the “W” in a 3-0 shutout of Foothill High School on Friday afternoon. Tommy Thrasher provided all the offensive firepower the Dons needed when he hit a solo bomb in the 3rd inning, and a 2-run home run in the 5th. Other offensive contributors on the day: Scott Brydon, Sam Heyman, Nick Kresnak and Luke Miles.

While Thrasher was a one-man wrecking crew with his bat, Nick Kresnak was dominant on the mound and pitched a gem. He went six innings with 10 K’s, 1 BB and held a strong Foothill squad to just 2 hits. Logan Hurd came in to close out the final inning and preserve the win.

Foothill threatened in the 4th inning, with runners at 2nd and 3rd base and no outs. Kresnak worked the Dons out of the jam and proceeded to strike out the next 3 batters to dash Foothill’s hopes of getting on the scoreboard.

The Dons found themselves in another tough spot in the 5th with a runner on third and no outs. Kresnak struck out the next batter, and then the Dons defense made a well-executed 5-3-2 double play. Third baseman Brady Huchingson threw across the diamond to Tommy Thrasher at first, who then threw a missile to home, where catcher Thatcher Hurd applied the tag, saving a run and ending the inning.

With Friday’s win, the Varsity Dons improve their record to 4-0. They next play at Mission San Jose High School on Tuesday, 3/12.

JV & Frosh Team news…

Friday was the first game day of the season when all three Acalanes baseball teams got the “W” over the rain and got to play ball!

Junior Varsity had home field against Foothill and came up short in this first game of their season, 5-1. Drew Davidson, Graham Smith and Cade Finegold led JV’s offensive efforts. Four different pitchers took the mound in this early season start: Ethan Lerch, Jonny Burns, Elias Warres and Sam Winkles.

The Frosh team beat Foothill on their field on Friday, 4-3, in a game that went an extra inning. In the top of the 8th, with the game tied (3-3) and with two outs on a 1-2 count, Jack Cusumano drove in the winning run when he hit a line drive RBI, bringing in Ethan Rowland, who had earlier hit a line drive double to put himself in scoring position. Other offensive contributors: Luke Souza (2 H, 1 RBI, 1 SB), Jack Cusumano (2 H, 2 RBI), Ethan Rowland (1H, 1 R), Will Berrien (1 H, 2 R), Patrick Nicosia (1 H, 1 R), Kyle White (1H), Dante Montgomery (1H). Three pitchers teamed up to pull off the win: Ethan Rowland (3 IP, 0 ER), Dante Montgomery (4 IP, 1 ER, 4K’s) and Will Berrien (1 IP, 0 ER).

The Varsity Dons won the Pittsburg Invitational Tournament on Friday, downing Clayton Valley Charter HS, 6-1. Acalanes came out on top in a good early season test against other schools that play at the NCS Divison 1 level, as Acalanes Baseball does.

Logan Hurd, who was named Player of the Game, got the win on Friday after pitching six strong innings and holding Clayton Valley scoreless for five innings. Hurd allowed just 3 hits and 1 run, with 7 strikeouts. Michael Castelli closed out the final frame, as he did so well throughout the tournament, to secure the championship.

Acalanes got on the scoreboard in the 4th inning when Tommy Thrasher, who was 3-3 at the plate for the day, singled to center field. Sam Heyman followed that up with a liner to center that drove in Thrasher and Acalanes’ first run of the day.

It was in the bottom of the 5th when the Dons ran away with the lead and put up five runs. Nicolas Bamont led off with a laser line drive triple to right field. Nick Kresnak followed that up with an RBI line drive to left, followed by Tommy Thrasher’s line drive to center. Thatcher Hurd kept the line moving with an RBI single to center. Brady Huchingson delivered another RBI, and the final run of the inning came from Scott Brydon’s RBI single to left field.

The Championship game showed off both Acalanes’ defensive and offensive strength against a D1 college commit starting pitcher and a solid team backing him up. The season looks bright for a fired up Dons squad under the leadership of new Head Coach, Clint Hoover, and his talented staff.

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