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Noah Simon, Chase Lambert Lead Sharks into Semi Finals of Tournament
The Sharks are 2-0 in the tournament and move to an 11-1 overall record on the year.
The Sharks lost their first game of the year against conference opponent Carpinteria last Friday 4-0 and have rebounded very nicely by going to 2-0 so far in the San Diego Lions Spring Break Classic.
The Sharks beat Escondido Charter from San Diego on Monday 8-7 as senior Alvaro Alvarado had two doubles including a 6th inning two RBI double that gave the Sharks the 7th and 8th runs that would win the game. Freshman Ezra Allen pitched the final two innings to earn the win and is 2-0 on the year.
On Tuesday, the Sharks played power Linfield Christian out of Temecula and they saved their ace pitcher for the Sharks. Junior Noah Simon went toe to toe with Linfield's best pitcher and both hurlers took a 1-1 game through 7 innings.
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Simon struck out 12 on the day and pitched well enough to keep the Sharks in position for the win. Junior Chase Lambert took over from there and struck out 10 in 4 innings of relief work to earn the win.
The game was tied 1-1 going into the 11th inning when the Sharks offense finally got the runs they needed. Senior Alvaro Alvarado had three more hits and a huge RBI in the 11th inning.
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Alvarado is 5 for 9 in the tourney so far with three RBI's. Ezra Allen started the 11th inning rally with a sharp single to left Sophomore Bronson Bard broke the 1-1 tie with a single in the 11th and the Sharks would add three more taking a 5-1 lead into the bottom of the 11th and Lambert pitched the scoreless bottom of the 11th to secure the big win and moves to 3-0 on the year. Sophomore Austin George, Junior Chase Lambert, Bronson Bard and Ezra Allen each had two hits on the day.
The Sharks will play Morse High School Wednesday and will hope to play for the tournament championship on Thursday with a win against Morse.
The 11-1 start is the best in school history and the Sharks have never played for the championship of the prestigious SD Lions tournament, one of the oldest and largest tournaments in the country. Sophomore Andre Simoneau will get the ball against Morse. Go get em Sharks and keep up the great work!
