Lady Eagles stay unbeaten with dominant victories
Cloverdale High School baseball and softball teams continued to thrive in recent league action, combining for four wins in five outings.
The Lady Eagles’ varsity softballers (7-0, 10-0) remained unbeaten on the season with dominant home and road wins over Clear Lake (6-1) and Willits (25-3).
At press time Cloverdale was bracing for a first-place showdown with defending NCL 1 champion Kelseyville in the friendly confines on May 1, with the winner having a leg up on the 2018 pennant. The ladies will travel to Fort Bragg on Thursday, May 3 and visit Kelseyville in a road rematch on May 7. All games start at 4 p.m.
Meanwhile the varsity boys (5-4, 8-6) scored two wins in three games, starting with a 14-0 non-league rout at Healdsburg on April 23. The Eagles lost a tough, 1-0 contest to Clear Lake on April 24 but rebounded with an 11-0 shellacking over Willits on Friday.
“This was arguably the strongest played game by the Eagles this season,” CHS coach Ben West said after Friday’s win over Willits. “Kamrin Mitchell threw a complete game shut-out, and excellent approaches at the plate helped us put up 11 runs. Defensively, we were solid with no mistakes.”
Cloverdale will host Kelseyville on May 1 and entertain Healdsburg May 2. The Eagles will travel to Fort Bragg this Friday, May 4. First pitch for all games is 4 p.m.
Ladies stay perfect
Cloverdale faced a good test in an April 24 home clash with Clear Lake, with ace pitcher Tehya Bird doing the job with her arm and bat in an impressive 6-1 victory. Bird (7 IP, 2 hits, 1 ER, 8 Ks) was dominant on the mound, while leading the team at the plate with three hits, including a triple and home run. Other top hitters were Heather Sterling (1 for 3, RBI), Vanessa Fisher (1 for 3, RBI), Alyssa Moffet (1 for 3, run) and Janaye Hammond (1 for 2).
There was never a doubt in the April 25 trip to Willits, exploding for 15 runs in the first two frames en route to a 25-3 romp in five innings. Bird (2 IP, 1 hit, 0 runs, 3 Ks) notched the win while Fisher (3 IP, 2 hits, 2 ERs, 3 Ks) closed it out. Pacing the 16-hit attack were Lane Hughes (6 for 6, 2B, 2 runs, 7 RBIs), Bird (3 for 3, HR, 6 runs, 8 RBIs), Fisher (2 for 4, 2 RBIs) and Sterling (2 for 4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs).
Eagles on a roll
The varsity baseball squad is playing its best ball of the season after a string of strong performances. Cloverdale pounded out 17 in five innings, making a winner out of pitcher Dylan Scaramella (4 IP, 3 hits, 0 runs, 3 Ks) in a 14-0 romp.
Collin Patterson pitched one inning of scoreless relief while leading hitters were James Wirt (3 for 4, 3B, HR, 3 runs), Josh Lemley (3 for 4, 3 runs), Keller Sibert (2 for 4), Scaramella (2 for 4, run), Drew Edens (2 for 3, 2B, run), BJ Grady (1 for 2, run), Patterson (1 for 2, 2B), Kamrin Mitchell (1 for 4, run), Tucker Morgan (1 for 1, run) and Anthonie Rebottaro (1 for 2, run).
Runs were in short supply the following day against visiting Clear Lake, as the Cardinals spoiled a great outing from Cloverdale pitcher Keller Sibert (7 IP, 4 hits, 0 ERs, 6 Ks) in a 1-0 loss. Hitting safely for the Eagles were Patterson (1 for 3), Wirt (1 for 2), Lemley (1 for 3).
The Eagles jumped on host Willits for six runs in the first two frames on Friday, tacking on five more by the sixth on their way to an 11-0 shutout victory. Mitchell (6 IP, 2 hits, 0 ERs, 4 Ks) claimed the win, while leading batters were Wirt (3 for 5, HR, 2 runs, 2 RBIs), Mitchell (2 for 5, run), Ben Paine (2 for 4, run), Edens (1 for 3, 2B, run, 2 RBIs), Sibert (1 for 3, RBI), Patterson (1 for 2, run, RBI) and Scaramella (1 for 2, RBI).
