California High School Baseball - Poly wallops Chadwick
May 4, 2012: Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA 90274 In Friday's league challenge, the Poly Panthers (Pasadena, CA) baseball squad triumphed over the host Chadwick Dolphins (Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA), by a margin of 12-1.
With the win, Poly betters its record to 14-5 on the season. The Panthers host Webb (Claremont, CA) to encounter the Gauls in a Prep challenge on Tuesday, May 8. The Gauls come into the challenge with a record of 19-3. Webb won 10-0 in their recent non-league challenge against Lucerne Valley (Lucerne Valley, CA)
With the defeat, Chadwick falls to 6-9 on the season. The Dolphins host Rolling Hills Prep (San Pedro, CA) to encounter the Huskies in a non-league challenge on Saturday, May 5. The Huskies come into the challenge with a record of 13-5. Rolling Hills Prep won 16-1 in their recent league challenge against Wildwood (Los Angeles, CA)
Game Summary
Game 19, Fri 5/04/12 at Chadwick -- W 12-1 (6 innings, mercy) (14-5, 8-2 league)
Poly finished a sweep of the week's home-and-home series with league opponent Chadwick, riding a 15-hit attack to a 6-inning mercy victory. The win was the Panthers' 10th straight and 12th of 13. Luke Asperger, Jonah Campbell, and Caleb Lee all had 3 hits, and Davey Feess had 2. Asperger had 2 doubles and scored 3 runs, and and Campbell, Feess and Ward also had doubles. Zack Bern had 3 RBI while Campbell and Chris Ward had 2 each. Ward (8-0) scattered 4 hits and a run over 5 innings, and Feess pitched a scoreless inning to wrap it up. Poly played flawless defense on the day, led by Campbell's 6 errorless chances. In the final week of regular season play next week, Poly hosts current Prep League leader Webb (9-1 league record, ranked 4th in CIF-SS Div 6) on Tue 5/08 at 4:00 PM. The winner of the game will almost certainly end up being the Prep League champion.
