Nick Salgado tossed a complete game one-hitter to lead the Anzar
baseball team past visiting Marina 6-0 on Tuesday, and the Hawks
improved to 3-0 in Coastal Athletic League play as a result.
Salgado threw seven innings and just 94 pitches to earn the
victory, striking out 11 Mariners in the process.
”
He was dealing,
”
manager Andrew Barragan said of his Hawks, who improve to 5-3
overall.
Nick Salgado tossed a complete game one-hitter to lead the Anzar baseball team past visiting Marina 6-0 on Tuesday, and the Hawks improved to 3-0 in Coastal Athletic League play as a result.
Salgado threw seven innings and just 94 pitches to earn the victory, striking out 11 Mariners in the process.
“He was dealing,” manager Andrew Barragan said of his Hawks, who improve to 5-3 overall.
The one hit allowed by Salgado came in the third inning, and nearly led to run. Salgado walked the first batter he faced to open the frame, but after the Marina player stole second base, Salgado struck out the next two batters.
The fourth batter of the inning drove a single up the middle and into center field, breaking up the no-hitter. But center fielder Devon Parish threw home on the play to get the runner at the plate, preserving the shutout.
Meanwhile, Anzar plated all the runs it would need to earn the victory in the second inning. After Nico Mendoza singled on and stole second, Adam Huaracha singled him home to put the Hawks up 1-0.
Anzar made it 3-0 an inning later with a two-out rally. After Salgado doubled on and Mendoza trailed with an RBI single, Daniel Ornelas connected on an RBI single to push Mendoza home from second base.
With two runners on in the fourth inning, Devon Parish’s bunt single scored Niko Hebert from third, and Blake Selsor followed with a sac fly to score Mark Rania.
The Hawks made it 6-0 in the sixth when Reno May delivered an RBI single to right field, scoring Hebert.
Anzar is now off for spring break and won’t return to the diamond until April 5, when it will compete in a tournament at Atwater. League play won’t resume until April 9 with the team’s second scheduled game against Marina.
SBHS Boys Tennis
After opening Tri-County Athletic League play with three straight wins, four overall, the San Benito Haybalers dropped their first match of the season on Tuesday by a 6-1 margin to top-dog Salinas at the Ridgemark Golf and Country Club in Hollister.
The Cowboys swept the singles portion of the match, while San Benito’s top doubles team in Michael Jensen and Conner Bray were able to earn the lone victory for the Balers (3-1 TCAL, 4-1).
Jensen and Bray defeated Jeff Guidoffi and Jeff Reeves 6-1, 6-0 in their match. Otherwise, Salinas controlled the tennis bout from start to finish.
No. 2 doubles Alex Wolf and Tyler Bachelder topped Balers Jacob Panger and Eric Johnson 6-1, 6-1, while Salinas’ Michael Liu and Aaron Moss defeated Travis Mills and Richard Oliverira 6-0, 6-0.
In singles, the Cowboys tightened their stranglehold on San Benito with four victories, all coming in straight sets.
Top singles player Farren Casad defeated Kyle Skinner 6-1, 6-2; No. 2 Cowboy Remy Artevia downed Jacob Garcia 6-0, 6-1; No. 3 Sebastian Pagno upended San Benito’s Austin Pan 6-0, 6-0; and Chris Barbeau provided the singles sweep when he defeated Baler Geoff Muzik 6-1, 6-1.
The Balers’ scheduled match on Thursday at Gilroy took place after The Weekend Pinnacle’s press time.
SBHS Boys Volleyball
The San Benito Haybalers suffered their second loss in Tri-County Athletic League play on Tuesday night after they were swept by host Monterey in three games (17-25, 16-25, 20-25).
The Toreadors, who improved to 6-0 with the three-game victory, have yet to drop a set in TCAL play this year, and have now won 10 straight matches since dropping the season opener Mitty.
San Benito’s winning streak of four straight matches, meanwhile, was snapped with the loss. The Balers, winners of six of their last eight, are now 5-2 in the TCAL and 8-6 overall.
San Benito’s scheduled match on Thursday against Carmel took place after The Weekend Pinnacle’s press time.
