Jags looking to rebound after shutout losses to Casa, Rancho
Hits were a precious commodity for the Jaguars on the North Bay League baseball diamond this week, weathering a pair of home shutout losses to Casa Grande and Rancho Cotate.
The Jags collected a combined total of just six hits in both games, as the bats went quiet in the face of a couple of outstanding performances from opposing pitchers.
At press time, Windsor (8-10, 3-5) was looking to get the bats going this week with a two-game road swing beginning on Wednesday, April 26 at Ukiah, followed by a Friday, April 28 visit to Maria Carrillo. Both games start at 4 p.m.
Jags throttled by Gauchos, Cougars
Windsor played host to first-place Casa Grande on April 19, sending pitcher Eric Begley to the hill opposite Gauchos starter Chris Joaquim. The Casa hurler held the Jags’ bats in throughout, benefiting from a five-run Gaucho uprising in the third inning to bust the game wide open.Â
The Jaguars managed just two hits – singles from Tyler Hellums (1 for 3) and Toli Partida (1 for 3) – as Casa Grande cruised to a 7-0 win.
Friday’s home clash with Rancho Cotate shaped up as a battle of aces, with Windsor’s Tanner Kane locking horns with Cougars’ starter Jared Zang through the first four scoreless innings. The visitors broke the deadlock with a pair of runs in the fourth and Zang did the rest en route to a 2-0 Rancho win.Â
Kane took the loss while top hitters included Patrick Tappin (2 for 2), Kobe Roman (1 for 3) and Joey Pignataro (1 for 3). Â
