Ceres High’s and Central Valley’s softball teams competed at the Bill Evans Memorial Tournament this past week at the George Costa Ball Field Complex.
The Bulldogs compiled a 2-2 record in the Black Pool.
“I played everyone,” Ceres High head coach Mike Corsaut said. “I was trying to get everybody ready for league. They met my expectations. They’re right where we need to be right now. We’ll get better.”
The Hawks went 0-3 in the White Pool.
“The girls worked hard every play to make sure they kept the other teams from scoring too many points,” Central Valley head coach Regina Selfridge said. “Overall, if we get our bats hot early on and continue to execute the defense like we have been, we will have a phenomenal season. We just need to stay the course and improve the hitting.”
Ceres High closed out the tournament with a 13-0 win over Buhach Colony on Saturday.
Isabela Giraldes pitched a no-hitter.
She tallied four strikeouts in four innings.
“She threw strikes and kept them off-balance,” Corsaut said.
Giraldes batted 2-for-3 from the plate with one triple.
Sehren Martinez batted 1-for-3 with one double and one run.
Emma Johnson batted 2-for-3.
Ava Montesdeoca singled.
“Our bats came alive,” Corsaut said.
Ceres High lost 3-1 to Gregori on Saturday.
The Bulldogs led 1-0 through five innings.
The Jaguars scored three unearned runs in the top of the sixth. Ceres High stranded runners at second and third base in the bottom half of the inning.
“It’s a game we should have won if we played to our potential,” Corsaut said. “We made a couple errors.”
Brooklyn Heffernan surrendered no earned runs and four hits with eight strikeouts and six innings at pitcher.
Martinez batted 1-for-3 with one double and one run.
Giraldes batted 2-for-3 with one triple.
Alizae Cole singled.
Ceres High edged Lodi 2-1 on Friday.
“It was a really competitive game,” Corsaut said. “We played good defense.”
Heffernan allowed one run and four hits with five strikeouts and one walk.
Martinez batted 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Alayna De La Torre batted 1-for-2 with one run.
Giraldes collected one RBI.
Montesdeoca scored once.
Cole doubled.
Kareli Hernandez singled.
Ceres High dropped its tourney opener, 12-8, to Lincoln of Stockton on Friday.
Montesdeoca batted 3-for-4 with one double and two runs.
Giraldes batted 2-for-3 with three RBIs and one run.
Tatum George batted 1-for-2 with two RBIs and one run.
Antonia Solis batted 1-for-2 with two RBIs.
Martinez collected one RBI and one run.
Johnson batted 1-for-3 with one run.
De La Torre scored once.
Hernandez singled.
Giraldes had five strikeouts at pitcher.
Central Valley lost 2-0 to Escalon and 10-0 to Oakdale on Friday, and 3-1 to Lodi on Saturday.
Central Catholic (Red), Oakdale (White) and Lincoln of Stockton (Black) finished first in their respective pools.
“There were a lot of quality teams there,” Corsaut said. “Eight teams want to come back.”
BASEBALL
Central Valley’s baseball team topped crosstown-rival Ceres High twice in non-league play this past week.
Central Valley shut out Ceres High 2-0 at Art McRae Field on Saturday.
Hawk freshman Chris Garcia tallied a career-high 14 strikeouts while pitching a complete-game shutout.
He allowed just one hit in six innings.
Ryan Estermann earned the save in relief. He had one strikeout in one inning.
Garcia singled on offense.
Estermann batted 1-for-3 from the plate with one homer, two RBIs and one run.
Edmund Stewart scored once.
Bulldog pitcher Landyn Hudson allowed two runs and two hits with nine strikeouts and four walks over five innings.
Josh Prestridge accounted for Ceres High’s lone hit on offense.
Host Central Valley cruised to a 7-1 win over Ceres High on Friday.
Gabrial Lopez totaled 14 strikeouts while starring at pitcher.
He allowed one hit and two runs in six innings.
Lopez batted 1-for-4 from the plate with one double and one run.
Hawk Felix Arellano batted 1-for-1 with two runs and one RBI.
Kaiden Whittle batted 2-for-2 with one RBI and one run.
Garret Garcia batted 2-for-3 with one RBI and one run.
Estermann and Samuel Wilson both batted 2-for-3 with one run.
Stewart batted 1-for-4 with one RBI.
Diego Delahoya and Alan Lopez singled.
Prestridge batted 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Bulldog teammate Isac Cordova scored once.
Nick Villalobos singled.
BOYS GOLF
Central Valley’s boys golf team won its crosstown match versus shorthanded Ceres High, 189-235, on March 1 at St. Stanislaus.
“The kids on both sides get along really well,” Bulldogs’ head coach Ron Edwards said. “It’s a friendly rivalry.”
“You can compete and have a good time,” Hawks’ leader Scott Edwards added.
Matteo Bonales led the Hawks with a 29.
Central Valley teammates Victor Alvarez, Dillon Brush, Alijah Lopez and Jadon Rafatti shot 35, 40, 41 and 44, respectively.
Erik Hott led the Bulldogs with a 32.
Jayson Homsombath, Benjamin Larranaga and Zachary Chastain shot 36, 47 and 48, respectively.
Bonales edged Hott by three strokes.
“They can play tomorrow, and the scores could be flipped,” Scott Edwards said. “They’re really good golfers. They’re pretty comparable.”
