High school baseball, softball teams nearing season finish line

The Cloverdale High School baseball and softball teams are alive and well this week, as they near the end of their respective league schedules, each approaching the finish line with an eye toward the postseason.
At press time, the defending NCL-1 champion Lady Eagles softballers (10-1, 15-4) were fresh off wins over Fort Bragg (6-1) and St. Helena (10-0), keeping them in a virtual tie with Clear Lake for the top spot in the league standings. Cloverdale has just three games left on the schedule, beginning on May 12 against Lower Lake, followed by a visit to Willits (May 14), and home for Senior Day against Middletown (May 19). All games start at 4 p.m.
The varsity baseball Eagles (9-4, 14-9) were all alone in second place at the start of play this week following an even split in a pair of recent games, combining an 8-4 win over Fort Bragg with an 8-1 setback at St. Helena. Cloverdale will wrap up the league schedule at home on Tuesday, May 19 against Middletown (4 p.m.).
Ladies turn back foes
The Lady Eagles played host to Fort Bragg in a May 5 rematch, riding the strong arm of ace pitcher Teanne Edens (6 IP, 3 hits, 13 Ks) in yet another dominant outing. Cloverdale busted open a tight game with a four-run rally in the sixth inning, propelling the team to a 6-1 win.  
Top hitters were Bailey Creager (3 for 4, 2B, RBI), Monica Lemley (2 for 4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs), Josie Marrufo (2 for 4, run), Bailey Stewart (2 for 4, run, RBI), Sierra Morse (1 for 2, RBI), Celeste Gastineau (1 for 3) and Ashley Durant (1 for 2, run, RBI).  
The ladies entertained St. Helena on May 8, jumping on the Saints for three runs in the first inning. It was more than enough support for Edens (5 IP, 1 hit, 8 Ks), putting up zeroes the rest of the way en route to a five-inning, 10-0 victory.  
Pacing the 17-hit attack were Jordyn Turner (4 for 4, 2 2Bs, HR, 3 runs, 3 RBIs), Edens (4 for 4, 2 2Bs, 2 runs, RBI), Lemley (3 for 4, 2 2Bs, run, RBI), Morse (2 for 2), Creager (2 for 4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs), Gastineau (1 for 3, RBI), Marrufo (1 for 3, run) and Stewart (1 for 4, run).
Boys gain split
The CHS baseballers took on visiting Fort Bragg on May 5, sending hard-throwing hurler Chris Harms (7 IP, 6 hits, 3 ERs, 6 Ks) to the hill in a stellar, complete-game outing. The Eagles erased a 4-3 deficit with a five-run explosion in the sixth inning, propelling them to an 8-4 win. Leading hitters were Pat Ojeda (2 for 4, run, 2 RBIs), Greg Scaramella (2 for 3, RBI), Jared Hibbeln (1 for 3, 2B, run, 3 RBIs), David Watson (1 for 4, 2B, RBI), Scott Richardson (1 for 4, run), Jon Alvarez (1 for 2, 2 runs) and Michael McDermott (run, RBI).
The team ran into a hot host St. Helena squad on Friday for an 8-1 loss. Scaramella (1.1 IP, 5 hits, 5 ERs) took the loss, while McDermott (3.2 IP, 3 hits, 2 ERs, 3 Ks) and Alvarez (1 IP, 1 hit) closed it out. Collecting hits were Hibbeln (2 for 4), Richardson (1 for 3) and Alvarez (1 for 2, run).