La Sierra @ Vista Del Lago (League)

5-13-10
The La Sierra Eagles (15-5, 11-3) concluded their 2010 season with a victory at Vista Del Lago by a score of 16-9 on Thursday, May 13th. The Eagles jumped out to an early 7-0 lead by taking advantage of several walks, along with a string of singles by Blake Moreno (1-5), Ryan Villarreal (1-3), Brian Bos (3-4), and Shawn Sampson (1-5). Bos led the team in hits with 3 to go along with his 3 runs scored, 2 RBI's, and 1 stolen base. Vista Del Lago would find themselves back in the game due to a 7-run inning, as Andrew Hardy surrendered 7 runs on 5 hits, 2 walks, and 3 hit-by-pitches in 3.2 innings of work. Chandler Morgan would take over on the hill and hold Vista to 2 runs over the remaining 3.1 innings. The Chan-Man would go on to earn the victory, his fifth of the season, by striking out 5 batters, allowing 4 hits, and walking none. Connor Hillis finished the day 2-4 with 2 runs, 2 RBI's, and 2 stolen bases. Kyle Lopez swiped 3 bags of his own while also scoring twice. Brad Schwandt scored 3 times and also stole a base.

Notes: Chandler Morgan (5-0) has earned victories in back-to-back relief appearances, allowing a total of 4 runs in 10 innings while striking out 15. The eagles finished with a league record of 11-3, solidifying their position at second place behind Canyon Springs (13-1). This was a 3 game improvement from their win total in league last year (8-6). Every Eagle starter except for Marshall Lee scored a run against Vista Del Lago. This blog will remain up, and an end of the year write-up on each player will be added when all the statistics have been calculated. A special thank you to all the parents that have helped out this year, Coach McDougall and myself could not have done this without all of you (Sheri Martine, Julie Moreno, Beth Schwandt, Ray Villarreal, and anyone I may have forgotton)! End of the year party will be held May 23rd, ask your favorite JV Eagle for details.