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.