Caden Cabunoc went 2-for-2, and his first career double in the seventh put the Vikings ahead for good. Cole DeYoung was 2-for-3 with a double, scored twice, and opened the rally that got them there. Four Valencia pitchers did not allow a run. Valencia wins at Crespi 11-8 for its first win of the fall.
Photo by Brendan ConradValencia picked up its first win of the fall in Encino on Saturday morning, coming from two runs down in the seventh and pulling away in the eighth.
Crespi scored twice in the first before the Vikings took over in the second and third. Brady Ruffner singled and scored on Braden Cianci's single, and in the third Caden Cabunoc and Cole DeYoung singled, Santino Cascione walked, Cabunoc scored on a wild pitch, and Evan Conrad's two-run single made it 4-2.
Crespi answered with three in the fourth and a run in the fifth to lead 6-4. Then the seventh: Casey Nickson reached on an error and scored on DeYoung's double, Conrad walked, Luke Ammerman bunted both runners up, DeYoung scored the tying run on an error at first, and Cabunoc doubled to left to bring home Conrad with the go-ahead run. In the eighth, Ryan Nguyen reached on a dropped third strike as two runs scored, and Bodie Johnson singled home two more.
Tee Intharachalit kept it close with a scoreless sixth, and JT Gurne retired the side in order in the seventh. Nguyen handled ten putouts at first base. DeYoung finished 2-for-3 with a double and two runs, Cabunoc 2-for-2, and Tyler Lord 2-for-2. Next up is Burroughs on Wednesday night.
Kasen Caranto reached base all six times he came up, scored five runs and stole three bases. Elijah Avlas drove in five and tripled, Elijah Patlian had three hits, and Ryan Kim doubled, drove in three and stole home. JV scored in seven of the eight innings and won 22-6.
Box score & recap →Logan Janes had two hits, two hit-by-pitches, two steals and two RBIs, reaching base every time up. Alex Josing doubled and scored twice, Chase Costella struck out three in 1.1 scoreless innings, and Aaron Brenner's first career hit was an RBI double. The freshmen led from the first inning and won 10-7 in their first home game.
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