Lions, Tiger horsehiders logging wins on spring baseball circuit

The varsity Lions and Tigers are nearing the halfway mark on the spring hardball circuit, both emerging from a wet March with solid win-loss records.
That trend continued in a pair of recent outings for each team, with the Lions gaining a split in a pair of non-league games against St. Mary’s and Berean Christian, while the Tigers took two of three in dates with Healdsburg and Montgomery.
The teams will ramp up the action this week when the Lions (0-3, 5-5) visit Montgomery (April 8, after press time), followed by road and home dates with Santa Rosa (April 10 and 12). El Mo will entertain Healdsburg next Monday, April 15.  All games start at 4 p.m.  
Meanwhile the Tigers (2-4, 5-7) have schedule outings at Ukiah (April 10), home versus San Rafael (April 11, 4 p.m.) and a home rematch against Ukiah (April 12, 4 p.m.).  Analy will host Maria Carrillo next Tuesday, April 16 at 4 p.m.  
Lions take one
El Molino began its latest stretch of games with an April 2 visit to St. Mary’s in Albany, spotting their opponent an early lead en route to a 9-0 Panthers’ win. Starting pitcher Pat Atkinson (4 IP, 5 hits, 2 ERs, 6 Ks) took the loss, while Andrew Tait (1.2 IP, 2 hits, ER, 2 Ks) and Weston Lewis (0.1 IP, 2 hits, 2 ERs) also pulled mound duty.  Senior Sam Wilson-Mietz (1 for 3) collected the lone hit for the Lions.
El Mo was back in the win column in an April 4 home clash with Berean Christian, riding a strong pitching performance by Wilson-Mietz (7 IP, 4 hits, 0 ERs, 6 Ks) in a 5-2 victory.  Leading batters included Cole Van Stone (2 for 3, run, RBI) and Lewis (1 for 3).
Tigers take two        
Analy left nothing to chance in an April 1 visit to Healdsburg, jumping on Greyhound pitching for eight runs in the first two frames en route to a 20-4 rout.
Sharing mound duty for the Tigers were Will St. Martin (4 IP, 3 hits, 0 runs, 3 Ks), Ethan Silverstrich (2 IP, 2 hits, 4 ERs, K) and Zack Eling (1 IP, 0 hits, 0 runs, K). Leading batters were Max Voelkel (3 for 4, HR, 2 runs, 6 RBIs), Colton Lomonto (2 for 2, 2B, 3 runs, 2 RBIs), St. Martin (2 for 3, 2B, 2 runs, 2 RBIs), Gavin Allingham (1 for 3, 2B, 2 runs, 2 RBIs), Alex Leopard (1 for 3, 2 runs, RBI), Eling (1 for 2, run) and Thomas O’Brien (1 for 2, run).   
The Tigers staked starter Tyler Stasiowski (7 IP, 5 hits, ER) to a pair of early runs, and the veteran ace did the rest in a 2-1 victory over visiting Montgomery on April 3. Top hitters included O’Brien (2 for 3, run), Voelkel (1 for 2, run), Leopard (1 for 4) and Silverstrich (1 for 4).
Analy finished off a busy stretch in an April 5 visit to Montgomery, with the Vikings claiming victory in the rematch, 6-3 (no stats reported).