Bishop Union no-hits Bakersfield South
by Arnie Palu
March 9, 2016
The Bronco Varsity Baseball team opened the 2016 campaign with a 12-1 win at Bakersfield South High School. Three Bronco pitchers combining for a no hitter. Junior Patrick Mitton started the ball game throwing 3 quality innings striking out four while allowing no hits or walks. Junior Andrew Allen then entered the game tossing two innings striking out three Rebels. Senior Zack DeLeo finished the game off with a strong final inning allowing 1 unearned run while striking out two.
The Bronco Offense packed their hitting shoes for Bakersfield knocking out 18 hits. Ryan Graves put together a strong opening day going 3 for 5 with double and a triple driving in a run. Graves, a junior, made his return to Bronco baseball after a two year hiatus. Starting pitcher Patrick Mitton also had a big day at the plate going 5 for 5 with a triple and a RBI. Sophomore Catcher Brodie Maloney, Zack DeLeo, and Freshman Cal Omohundro all had multiple hit games.
Individual Statistics
Pitching
WP-Patrick Mitton, 3IP, 4 ks, 0 runs, 0bb, 0 hits.
Andrew Allen, 2 IP, 3 ks, 0 runs, 1bb, 0 hits.
Zack DeLeo, 1 IP, 2 ks, 1bb, 1 run (unearned), 0 hits.
Offensive
Ryan Graves, 3/5, dbl, triple, 1 rbi.
Patrick Mitton, 5/5, 1 triple, 2 rbi.
Brodie Maloney, 2/4, double, 3 rbi.
Zack Deleo, 3/4, double, 3 rbi.
Lorenzo Parra, 1-4.
Cal Omohundro, 2/4.
Aaron Chinzi, 1/3, 2 rbi.
Peyton Wagoner, rbi.
Andrew Allen, 1-2, double.
Next up for Bishop Union will be a trip to Yerington for a weekend tournament. Reminder that AM 1230 KBOV will air Bronco High Desert League games beginning with the HDL opener on April 12 at Rosamond.
JV Baseball
Bishop Union 10
South high 5
The Bronco JV opened up a 6-0 first inning lead and cruised to victory 10-5. Sophmores Trace Sapp and Justin Yates led the way.
Individual Statistics
Pitching
WP, Justin Yates, 3IP, 8k, 3h, 2bb, 2 runs.
Hunter Beal, 1IP, 3k, 2h, 3bb, 2 runs.
Cade Pascale, 1IP, 1k, 1h, 1run.
Offense
Matthew Rosga, BB, run.
Trace Sapp, 3/4, RBI, 2 runs, 2sb.
Cade Pascale, 1/2, 2bb, 2rbi, 2runs, 2sb.
Hunter Beall, 1/3, Dbl, 2rbi.
Justin Yates, 2/3, 2rbi.
Hunter Wasdorp, 2bb, run.
Lukas DiAngelo Zaragoza, hbp, run.
Austin Thomas, 1/1, run.
“Good effort for game one. Justin Yates had a strong start earning the victory. Freshman catcher Mark Mayhugh did a fine job behind the plate.” Coach Palu
Next up is the Yerington tournament this weekend.
Varsity Softball
Bishop Union 14
South High 3
Little Eva Lent pitched 5 innings. 8BB’s, 3 K’s, 3 hits.
Offense:
Cienna Martinez 2 for 3 with a triple and 2 RBI.
Peyton Tetrick 2 for 4.
Bailee Piper 1 for 2 with 2 RBI.
Little Eva Lent 1 for 4 with 2 RBI.
Defense:
Vicky Begay had an unassisted double play at third.
Coaches Comments, “We did a great job of working together by executing routine infield plays, the outfield preventing extra bases and being aggressive on the base path. We are now 1-4 overall. Next up is Wells at 10:15 and Dayton at 12:00 in the Yerington tournament on Friday.” Stacy Van Nest
JV Softball
Bishop union 10
South High 0
The Bronco JV improve to 3-0 with a strong win at Bakersfield. Next up is trip to Yerington.