Lady Balers run away with Bill Kearney title
Behind strong performances from Kelsey Russell, Courtney Allen
and Rachel Shimabukuro, not to mention Melisah Cortez, Melissa
Castro and Natalie Becker, the Lady ‘Balers track team took their
second straight first-place finish Saturday when it topped
runner-up Santa Cruz, as well as some 24 other teams, 62.33 to 56
at the Bill Kearney Invitational in Salinas.
The Baler boys, meanwhile, which were shorthanded in several
events, managed a fourth-place finish when they compiled 36
points.
San Benito finished behind Paso Robles (53), Madera (47) and
Scotts Valley (44).
Lady Balers run away with Bill Kearney title
Behind strong performances from Kelsey Russell, Courtney Allen and Rachel Shimabukuro, not to mention Melisah Cortez, Melissa Castro and Natalie Becker, the Lady ‘Balers track team took their second straight first-place finish Saturday when it topped runner-up Santa Cruz, as well as some 24 other teams, 62.33 to 56 at the Bill Kearney Invitational in Salinas.
The Baler boys, meanwhile, which were shorthanded in several events, managed a fourth-place finish when they compiled 36 points.
San Benito finished behind Paso Robles (53), Madera (47) and Scotts Valley (44).
SBHS Softball
Mari Vallejo’s RBI single in the fifth inning was enough for San Benito Tuesday, as Marisa Ibarra and the Lady ‘Balers shutout host North Salinas 4-0.
Ibarra (18-2) pitched a complete game, scattering four hits while striking out eight.
With a 1-0 lead going into the sixth, San Benito tacked on three more runs when Jessica Steigleman hit a two-run homer that scored JC Clayton. Later, following a Jessica Vest single, Bre Fata connected on an RBI single to make it 4-0.
Clayton was 3-for-4 at the plate, while Vallejo was 3-for-3 and Vest was 2-for-4.
SBHS Baseball
Pitchers Jacob Eichhorn, Tyler Provost and Justin Schlie combined for a complete game three-hitter and led San Benito past host Everett Alvarez 9-0 Tuesday in Salinas.
Eichhorn threw five innings and allowed two hits and struck out seven, while Provost (1IP, 1K, 0H, 0R, 0BB) and Schlie (1IP, 3K, 1H, 1BB) finished the game in relief.
Meanwhile, San Benito’s offense was led by Ricky Garcia, who was 2-for-2 with a double, as well as Ramiro Chapa’s 3-for-4 performance.
SBHS Boys Tennis
The San Benito High boys tennis team swept visiting Monte Vista Christian 7-0 Tuesday at the Ridgemark Golf and Country Club.
At No. 1 singles, Haybaler Derek Panger defeated MVC’s Ha Le 6-3, 6-1.
