La Sierra @ Arlington (League)

3-29-10
The La Sierra Eagles improved their overall record to 7-2 (3-0 in league) Monday, beating the Arlington Lions by a score of 7-3. Dennis Martine (4-2) threw a complete game, allowing 3 runs on 7 hits while striking out 6. The Eagles jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the 3rd after singles by J'Anthony Sanchez (2-4) and Daniel Beltran (3-4), followed by a sacrifice fly from Connor Hillis (1-2). The Lions responded with a run in the bottom of the 3rd to bring the game within one, but could not silence the Eagles bats for long. The Eagles would score 3 more in the 5th, and 2 more in the 7th to put the game out of reach, as the Lions scored 1 run in both the 5th and 6th innings. Blake Moreno led the Eagles scoring twice with one stolen base, Daniel Beltran and Connor Hillis each drove in 2 runs and scored once. Daniel Beltran, Andrew Hardy, and J'Anthony Sanchez each tripled in the game as well. Brad Schwandt went 2-4 with 2 singles and 1 run batted in. The Eagles will play at Canyon Springs Tuesday, April 6th at 3:15.

Notes: Dennis Martine has thrown 4 complete games. Daniel Beltran leads the team in stolen bases. J'Anthony Sanchez leads the team in triples with 2.

La Sierra @ Moreno Valley

The La Sierra Eagles (6-2, 2-0) defeated Moreno Valley High School 23-1 on Thursday, March 25th. This improved their overall record to 6-2, while remaining undefeated in league at 2-0. The Eagles jumped out to a 9 inning lead in the top of the first and would never look back. The Eagle offense belted 13 hits, but was fortunate to be walked 18 times by Moreno Valley pitchers. Shawn Sampson led the charge, going 3-4 with 3 singles, a walk, 2 runs scored, and 4 RBI's. Dennis Martine came off the bench to record 2 hits and 1 RBI. Brad Schwandt, Marshall Lee, and Brian Bos each drove in 3 runs. Schwandt also walked 4 times, as did Connor Hillis. Ryan Villarreal went 2-5 with a single, double, walk, and 4 runs scored. Daniel Beltran walked 3 times, drove in 1 run, and scored 3. Blake Moreno and J'Anthony Sanchez each had 1 hit, while Moreno drove in 1 and scored 2. Sanchez also walked twice and scored 1. Andrew Hardy went the distance on the mound, throwing 6 innings and striking out 13. He allowed 1 unearned run on 3 hits, 1 walk, and 1 hit-by-pitch. The Eagles will play at Arlington on Monday, March 29th at 3:15.

Notes: Andrew Hardy struck out the side in the 4th and 5th inning. Every single starter scored at least 1 run, every starter except Marshall Lee walked at least once.

La Sierra @ Rancho Verde (League)

The La Sierra Eagles (5-2, 1-0) won their league opener 2-0 behind a strong extra-inning performance on the mound by lefty starter Dennis Martine (3-2). Martine went all 9 innings, shutting out Rancho Verde on 3 hits and 11 strikeouts. The Eagles were hit-less for much of the game, but started the top of the 9th with back to back walks from Blake Moreno and Connor Hillis. After a successful double steal, Ryan Villarreal drove in the first run of the game with a single, and Andrew Hardy squeezed in the next run to give the Eagles a 2-0 lead, and the only runs Martine would need to close out the game. The Eagles offense was led by J'Anthony Sanchez and Ryan Villarreal, each with 2 hits. Daniel Beltran and Andrew Hardy each had one hit, while Brian Bos and Connor Hillis each walked twice. La Sierra will play at Moreno Valley on Thursday, March 25th at 3:15.

Notes: Dennis Martine has 52 strikeouts in 32 innings pitched. Martine has slightly higher than a 6.5-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Andrew Hardy ended Rancho Verde's no-hitter in the 5th with a single up the middle. Daniel Beltran leads the team with 4 stolen bases. Marshall Lee and Daniel Beltran are tied for second on the team in runs scored (6) behind J'Anthony Sanchez (8). Sanchez also leads the team in batting average (.541) and RBI's (7).

La Sierra vs King

3-18-2010
The La Sierra Eagles dropped t0 4-2 on Thursday after being beaten at home by MLK High by a score of 9-3. King jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the first, but the Eagles battled back slowly, scoring 3 runs in the next 3 innings. That would be all the offense the Eagles would manage, as King added two more runs in the 5th, one in the sixth, and three in the seventh. Dennis Martine (2-2) took the loss despite a solid outing, throwing 6 innings and allowing 2 earned runs on 8 hits while striking out 8. Andrew Hardy closed out the 7th, allowing 3 runs on 1 hit, 1 walk, and 1 hit-by-pitch. The Eagles managed only 3 runs on 5 hits, 2 of them coming off the bat of Chandler Morgan. J'Anthony Sanchez, Connor Hillis, Ryan Villarreal, and Curtis Nicks each had one hit.
The Eagles will open league play on the road at Rancho Verde High School on Tuesday at 3:15.

La Sierra vs Norte Vista

3-16-10
The La Sierra Eagles improved their record to 4-1 Tuesday with a victory at home over rival Norte Vista High School by a score of 7-11. Despite bringing down 4 varsity starters, Novi couldn't keep the Eagles bats quiet long enough to come away with a victory. The Eagles fell into an early 2-0 hole, but managed another comeback win with the help of back to back four-run innings, in both the 5th and 6th. Chandler Morgan won his second game in as many starts, going 5 innings and allowing 6 runs on 7 hits. Bradley Schwandt took over the 6th, allowing no runs on 1 hit. Dennis Martine closed out the game on the hill by striking out both batters he faced. The Eagles offense was led by Blake Moreno, Connor Hillis, and Marshall Lee, each driving in 2 runs. Moreno was 2-4 with 2 singles, while Lee singled, drew 2 walks, and reached on an error. Lee also scored a team high 3 runs and stole a base. All but one batter in the Eagles starting lineup scored at least one run, while Daniel Beltran, Matt Gonzalez, and Bradley Schwandt each scored twice.
The Eagles will take on King High School on Thursday at La Sierra at 3:15.

Notes: Dennis Martine has 34 strikeouts in 17 innings of work. Chandler Morgan has started 2 games and is 2-0. Marshall Lee (.500), Dennis Martine (.500), Daniel Beltran (.555), and J'Anthony Sanchez (.588) are all batting over .500. Daniel Beltran leads the team with 3 stolen bases. J'Anthony Sanchez leads the team with 8 runs scored and 6 RBI's.

Tahquitz Tournament

3-6-10

The Eagles dropped the first game of the Tahquitz tournament losing 6-1 to Xavier Prep. The Eagles jumped out to an early 1-0 lead after a leadoff single by J'Anthony Sanchez, followed by another single by Blake Moreno. This would be the only run the Eagles would score, as they were held to 5 hits over the remainder of the game. Blake Moreno led the Eagles with 2 singles, while Connor Hillis, Curtis Nicks, Brian Bos, and Bradley Schwandt each had one. Dennis Martine (0-1) took the loss, hurling a complete game with 11 strikeouts, 2 walks, and 3 earned runs.

3-8-10

The Eagles (1-1) bounced back in game 2 of the tournament by beating Tahquitz High School 13-0 over the course of 6 innings. Chandler Morgan (1-0) threw a complete game shutout, striking out 5 and walking 2. The Eagles offense came alive in the 5th inning, as they scored 6 runs on 4 hits and 3 walks. J'Anthony Sanchez led the charge going 4-5 with 2 doubles and 3 runs scored. Blake Moreno went 2-3 with a double, triple, and a run scored.

3-10-10

The Eagles (2-1) took on Hamilton High School in game 3 of the Tahquitz Tournament in a game that featured plenty of offense by both teams. La Sierra dropped to an early deficit when Hamilton put up 5 runs in the first inning on 3 doubles and 4 walks off Eagles starter Bradley Schwandt. Schwandt bounced back, as he held Hamilton to only one run over the next 5 innings. The Eagles offense came back slowly, scoring a run in the first, 2 in the second, and one each in the third and fourth. The bats finally broke out in the sixth, as the eagles scored 5 runs on 7 hits. The offense was led by J'Anthony Sanchez, Ryan Villarreal, Daniel Beltran, and Shawn Sampson, each with 2 hits. Dennis Martine (1-1) took over on the mound with a 10-6 lead,and the Eagles never looked back. Martine struck out five of the six batters he faced to earn his first victory of the season.

Notes: J'Anthony Sanchez has started 3 games in a row with a hit and run scored in the opening frame. Blake Moreno leads the Eagles offense with a .625 average, followed by Sanchez (.583) and Beltran (.571). Dennis Martine is 1-1 with 16 strikeouts in 9 innings.

3-13-10

The Eagles (3-1) squared off against Cathedral City in the championship game of the Tahquitz Classic on Saturday, March 13th at 1pm. Cathedral City jumped out to an early 2-0 lead off of Eagles starter Dennis Martine (2-1), on 1 walk and 3 hit by pitches. Cathedral city left the bases loaded as Martine bounced back, striking out the side. The first 2 batters of the game would be the only runs Cathedral City would score off Martine, as he shut them down the remainder of the game. Martine only allowed 5 hits in 7 innings, striking out 16 batters. The Eagles trailed the entire game until the 6th inning, when Bradley Schwandt started the bottom of the 6th with a seeing-eye single. Marshall Lee replaced Schwandt as a pinch runner, and would score on the very next play as J'Anthony Sanchez smashed a triple into the left-center gap. Two batters later, Connor Hillis hammered a triple over the center fielders head, scoring Sanchez. Ryan Villarreal followed with an RBI single, scoring Hillis and giving the Eagles a 4-2 lead. Dennis Martine started the 7th inning by striking out the first 2 batters, and getting the third to fly out to right field to end the game. The Eagles won the Championship game by a final score of 4-2, improving their overall record to 3-1.

Notes: Dennis Martine (2-1, 1.31) picked up his 2nd win and complete game of the year. He has 32 strikeouts in only 16 innings of work, and has allowed 3 earned runs in 16 innings. The eagles have scored 18 of their 28 total runs in the 5th and 6th inning. J'Anthony Sanchez has led off every game with a base hit and leads the team with 7 runs scored.