Central Valley’s and Ceres High’s baseball teams added to their victory totals during spring break.
The Hawks improved to 18-8 on the season after winning two of three games at Oakdale’s Mark Dickens Invitational.
The Bulldogs improved to 18-7 overall following their 3-1 showing at the Dick Windemuth Classic hosted at Modesto High.
“It was a good learning tournament for us to prepare us for playoffs,” said Central Valley head coach Brad Bussard. “We’ve proven we’re competitive with the best teams in our area.”
Central Valley closed out the tournament with a 10-0 mercy-rule win against Golden Valley on Thursday.
The Hawks accumulated 10 hits while batting .385 from the plate as a team on offense.
Caden Mendonca batted 2-for-2 with one double, two RBIs and one run.
Mason Whitworth batted 2-for-3 with one RBI and two runs.
Fernando Dominguez batted 2-for-5 with one RBI and one run.
“Up and down the lineup, we did a good job of putting the ball in play,” Bussard said.
Nicholas Dominguez improved his pitching record to 6-0. He allowed no runs and one hit with five strikeouts and two walks in six innings.
“His arm was super live,” Bussard said. “He commanded the zone.”
Central Valley cut a seven-run deficit to five before losing 7-5 to host Oakdale on Wednesday.
The Hawks made the contest interesting by scoring five times in the top of the seventh inning.
“I definitely loved to see the fight,” Bussard said. “Errors hurt us. Very uncharacteristic of our program.”
Central Valley, which struggled on offense for the majority of the game against Oakdale junior/University of Georgia commit Landon Schutte, posted a team batting average of .214.
The Hawks were limited to six hits.
Fernando Dominguez batted 1-for-3 with one RBI and one run.
Chris Garcia batted 1-for-4 with one RBI and one run.
Isaias Valdovinos batted 0-for-3 with one RBI and one run.
Central Valley edged Los Banos 5-3 on April 22.
The Hawks and Tigers erased 2-1 and 3-2 deficits.
“It was back and forth,” Bussard said. “We got key hits late in the game.”
Tied at 3-3, Central Valley tallied two runs in the fifth inning to secure the victory.
Hawk relief pitcher Hunter Shaw (3-0) gave up no earned runs and four hits with three strikeouts and two walks in four innings.
Central Valley starting pitcher Chris Garcia allowed no earned runs and two hits with three strikeouts and three walks in three innings.
Central Valley totaled seven hits against Los Banos.
Andre Flores batted 3-for-3 with one double, one RBI and two runs.
Valdovinos batted 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Edgar Peralta batted 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Ceres High routed Delhi 17-0 in five innings on Thursday.
Ashton Urena tossed a no-hitter while improving his pitching record to 5-3.
He had six strikeouts in five innings.
The Bulldogs totaled 13 hits versus the Hawks.
Urena batted 2-for-4 with one RBI, two runs and three stolen bases.
Anthony Trevino batted 1-for-3 with two RBIs and three runs.
Carson Ulrich batted 1-for-4 with one double and four runs.
Ceres High defeated Grace Davis 11-3 on Wednesday.
The Bulldogs piled up 11 hits against the Spartans.
Vincent Castrejon batted 2-for-4 with one triple, four RBIs and two runs.
Aiden Maines batted 1-for-5 with one RBI and three runs.
Urena batted 3-for-5 with one double, one RBI and two runs.
Castrejon improved his pitching record to 9-2.
He surrendered two earned runs and seven hits with six strikeouts and three walks in 62/3 innings.
Ceres High lost 5-0 to Downey on April 22.
The Bulldogs mustered just two hits with 11 strikeouts in defeat.
Castrejon and Maines both singled.
Ceres High pounded 10 hits during its 12-1 mercy-rule win over Modesto Christian on April 21.
Castrejon batted 1-for-3 with one double, two RBIs and two runs.
Daniel Davis batted 1-for-2 with one double, one RBI and two runs.
Mario Vargas batted 1-for-2 with two RBIs and one run.
Isaiah Reyes earned his first varsity win at pitcher. He totaled four strikeouts and one walks in four innings.
Reyes allowed one run and two hits.
