The Acalanes Dons baseball team (Lafayette, CA), was tipped 2-1 in Friday's non-league outing with the host Albany Cougars (Albany, CA)

The Cougars now hold a 6-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Piedmont for a Bay Shore outing on Wednesday, March 25. Albany will confront a Highlanders team coming off a 16-5 league loss to Salesian (Richmond, CA). The Highlanders record now stands at 3-6.

Next, the Dons confront the Las Lomas Knights (Walnut Creek, CA) in a Diablo Foothill outing, on Tuesday, March 24. Acalanes will attempt to advance on its 5-4 season record.

Jr. Ellis Stephney (8IP, 0ER, 8K, 2BB) pitched 8 innings not giving up an earned run and striking out 8. Stephney (1-3, RBI) also knocked in Sr. Jonathon Hicks(2-4, R, GWRBI), who had doubled, with the game’s first run. Acalanes scored their lone run with the help of an error in the 3rd to tie the game. In the 8th Fr. Elijah Sudduth led of with a single to left. Sr. Clifton Brown followed with a perfect bunt, and when Sr. Nana Yiadom’s bunt was mishandled, Hicks stepped in with no outs, the bags loaded, and the infield in. Hicks’ walk-off base hit was a solid single up the middle giving the Cougars and Stephney the win. Adam Hoffman of Acalanes throws 7 innings, strikes out 5 in defeat.