California High School Baseball - West Ranch wallops Golden Valley
April 24, 2009: Santa Clarita, CA 91321 In Friday's league challenge, the West Ranch Wildcats (Valencia, CA) baseball squad triumphed over the host Golden Valley Grizzlies (Santa Clarita, CA), by a final score of 14-3.
With the win, West Ranch upgrades its record to 16-3 on the season. The Wildcats travel to Burroughs (Burbank, CA) to battle the Indians in a non-league challenge on Saturday, April 25. The Indians come into the challenge with a record of 13-4. Burroughs won 7-2 in their recent league challenge against Burbank (Burbank, CA)
With the defeat, Golden Valley falls to 7-11 on the season. The Grizzlies host Valencia (Valencia, CA) to clash with the Vikings in a Foothill game on Wednesday, April 29. The Vikings go into the game with a record of 14-6. Valencia won 10-8 in their recent league game against Hart (Newhall, CA)
Game Summary
For the second time this season, Mitchell Thompson had a huge day at Golden Valley. He had his second grand slam of the season and a "go ahead" 3 RBI double to power the Cats to a 14 - 3 win. Jared Ortiz had 3 hits and 3 RBIs. Jake Bernards and Casey Watkins each added 2 hits. Allen Sarkissian got the start and the win going 4 and 1/3 innings. Ryan Keller came in the game with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 5th and quickly struck out the first 2 batters he faced to end the Golden Valley threat. Keller went on to pitch another scoreless inning and Jared Ortiz pitched a perfect 7th inning on 5 pitches.
