Rounding the Bases and Heading for Home

By Matt Burge

PINTO (Age 7-8)

Piedmont Red Sox 18, Piedmont Angels 16

Despite a last inning comeback of 5 runs, the Red Sox edged the Angels 18-16. Joshua Nielsen was tenacious on defense for the Red Sox while Julian Scherman led the Red Sox hitting brigade with 5 RBIs. The Angels were led by Sam Eisenbach's 2 triples, Max Young's 4 for 4 day at the plate, and Spencer Settlemier's 3 RBIs.

Piedmont Yankees 34, Blue Giants 10

The Yanks hit and fielded well against the Blue Giants. Ryan Tripp led the offense, with three booming doubles. Noah Zirkle, Emmet Keady, and Charlie Jones had several hits too. On defense, Milo Filler and Nicco DeFazio made several nice plays.

Piedmont Spartans 7, Orinda Legends 5

The Spartans were powered by Dylan Han's towering double and Walter Teitelbaum's two hits and RBI's. Cooper Ford and Will Kalmbach pitched well and Joe Sassi filled the closer role. The defense was anchored strongly by Griffin Ashburn and Henri Marchant.

MUSTANG (Age 9-10)

Piedmont Fear the Beard 15, Blue Devils 15

The Blue Devils and Fear The Beard locked up in a topsy-turvy game. The Beards came back to score 11 runs late, forcing a tie as the game was called on a time limit. For the Beards, Adam Porter pitched two solid innings, had two hits and scored three runs. Lucas Derr chipped in with a well-pitched inning, two hits and three runs. Jake Szuhaj had three hits and scored three runs. Jack Engstrom pitched an inning, had a two hits and scored two runs. Finally, Billy McNeil cleared the bases with a hit and came around to score in a wild fifth-inning play.

Moraga Cardinals 11, Piedmont Giant Grizzlies 7

The Grizzlies made a valiant comeback but fell short against the Cards. Owen Levinson had two hits and Gabe Liu, Carvell Teftt, and Ricardo Barker also keyed the offense. Lucas Scherman pitched a scoreless inning, and Jacob Prager pitched well in relief.

Moraga Red Sox 12, Piedmont Giant Grizzlies 2,

The Giant Grizzlies played a tight game for the first three innings, before the Sox pulled away in the annual Morindamont tournament. Lucas Scherman pitched two scoreless innings and had a hit. Abe Barnes pitched one strong inning. Josh DeBare had a key hit to drive in a run. Gabe Liu and Owen Levinson made nice plays in the infield.

BRONCO (Age 11-12)

Piedmont Highlanders 6, Brentwood 4

In the first game of a double header in Piedmont, Trey Miller yielded only 4 runs in six innings, while Max Manalo-LeClair earned a save. Max Manalo-LeClair led the offense with 2 hits, including a 2-run, over-the-fence homer in the bottom of the sixth that broke the tie. Lane Manalo-LeClair had 2 hits, including a triple that brought home Andrew Meredith. Sam Williamson followed with a single to collect an RBI.

Piedmont 7, Brentwood 3

From the mound Carson Gerhardy took a no hitter into the 5th inning before Brentwood fought back for 2 runs. Max Manalo-LeClair pitched the last 2 innings to get the save. Christian Turner had two singles and scored twice. Alex Paton and Max Manalo-LeClair had 2 RBIs each. Parker Dotson continued his excellent defense in center field, throwing out his second runner of the day at home plate. Jack Woolcott kept the base runners moving with a sacrifice bunt and a sacrifice fly (yielding an RBI).

Brentwood 11, Piedmont 1

In the first game of a double header in Brentwood, the Highlanders’ poor fielding spoiled a good pitching performance from Sam Williamson and Jack Woolcott. Warm, windy, and dusty conditions may have contributed to the rough start. Lane Manalo-LeClair’s single drove in Max Manalo-LeClair to break-up Brentwood’s shut-out.

Brentwood 8, Piedmont 6

The Highlander’s fought back from an early deficit but ended the close game 2 runs short. The Highlanders hammered-out seven hits from Trey Miller (1 hit and 2 RBIs), Max Manalo-LeClair (1 hit and 1 RBI), Lane Manalo-LeClair (2 hits and 2 RBIs), Alex Paton (1 hit and 1 RBI), Parker Dotson, and Andrew Meredith. Jack Woolcott started the game on the mound, with support from Christian Turner, and Parker Dotson.

SOFTBALL

Dragonslayers 6, Blue Sharks 6

In an exciting game Saturday, the U10 Dragonslayers came back in the last inning to tie the game. Strong pitching by Caroline Strauch, Olivia Adams and Kyra Gardner held the Blue Sharks for 3 scoreless innings. But the game highlight had to be the triple play made in the top of the 5th. Pitcher Kyra Gardner caught a pop fly. She then threw to 2nd baseman Anna Smegal who tagged 2nd base and then threw to 3rd baseman, Gigi Gleghorn, who stepped on the bag for the third out. In the bottom of the 5th, Kylie-Ann Heller had a clutch single which scored the tying run.

Piedmont Puppies 3, Piedmont Purple Panthers 0

The Purple Puppies had a strong showing on Saturday highlighted by our little lefty Caroline Collins blasting a ball to the right field fence! Sydney Parkhurst came in to score on Naomi Fedor's RBI. Katie Malan had an MVP game playing strong defensively as well as hitting and scoring a run.

Piedmont Dragons 14, Oakland Maroon Madness 7

The Dragons took advantage of timely walks, stolen bases, and strong pitching from starter Marissa Petty and reliever Maeve Gilbert to beat the Maroon Madness. Petty struck out 3, Gilbert 2. Both pitchers helped their cause with excellent fielding. Petty snagged two come-backers for quick outs and Gilbert delivered a soft liner before striking out the final batter. Excellent defense helped the Dragon's chances including nice play by catchers, Rachel Elliot, Lauren Young, and Avery Zak.

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