Kasen Caranto walked, stole second and third and scored in the first, then lined a two-run single in the second. Miles Shelofsky struck out the side to open the game and scored twice himself. Six pitchers held Chaminade scoreless until the sixth. JV wins their fall opener 5-1.
JV opened their fall season in West Hills on Saturday afternoon and never trailed, with six pitchers holding Chaminade scoreless for five innings.
Kasen Caranto set the tone in the first, walking, stealing second and third, and scoring on Elijah Patlian's groundout. In the second, Miles Shelofsky and Mikey Cintra walked, and Caranto lined a two-run single to make it 3-0. Shelofsky singled and scored again in the fourth on Caden Shin's single, and Ryan Kim came home on a wild pitch in the sixth.
Shelofsky started on the mound and struck out the side in the first. Elijah Avlas, Nate Marroquin, Jackson Lord, Brody Kersting, and Elijah Garcia followed, combining for six more strikeouts, and the defense cut down three runners on the bases: Jayden Soulema threw out a runner stealing second, Avlas caught one trying for third, and Caranto threw out a hitter stretching a double into a triple.
Chaminade's only run came in the sixth. Caranto finished with the two-run single and two stolen bases, Patlian stole two bases and drove in a run, and Shelofsky scored twice.
Santino Cascione went 2-for-2 and Hayden Jaquez drove in Valencia's first run in the fifth. Charles Goodman and JT Gurne each struck out two in scoreless innings, and Bodie Johnson's first varsity hit drove in a run in the seventh.
Box score & recap →Down eight with two out in the ninth, the freshmen scored five, capped by Taye Park's three-run home run. Logan Janes had three hits, Caleb Cook and Alex Josing two each, and Park finished 2-for-2 with a double, the homer and three RBIs.
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