California High School Baseball - Menlo-Atherton defeats Whitney
March 29, 2010: Atherton, CA 94027 Spectators at Monday's non-league battle between the Menlo-Atherton Bears (Atherton, CA) and the visiting Whitney Wildcats (Rocklin, CA), saw Menlo-Atherton's baseball squad knock off Whitney by a count of 8-2.
Coming up next, the Bears play the Capital Christian Cougars (Sacramento, CA) in a non-league battle, on Tuesday, March 30. Menlo-Atherton will attempt to move on its 6-4 season record. The Cougars enter the battle with a 5-7 record after their 12-3 non-league loss to Whitney (Rocklin, CA).
The Wildcats now possess a 3-6 record. They take the field next when they travel to Rio Linda for a non-league battle on Tuesday, March 30. Whitney will play a Knights squad coming off a 4-1 non-league loss to Wood (Vacaville, CA). The Knights record now stands at 6-2.
Game Summary
Junior Kyle Zirbes snapped a 2-2 tie with a run-scoring double in the top of the fifth inning as Menlo-Atherton defeated Whitney-Rocklin, 8-2, in its opening game of the Cordova Easter Tournament in Rancho Cordova Monday afternoon.
The Bears broke open a close game by scoring two runs in the fifth inning and four more in the seventh to win their fourth straight, moving their season record to 6-4.
Starting pitcher Nils Gilbertson earned the victory, limiting Whitney to two runs over the first four innings. Cam Winn pitched brilliantly in relief, surrendering just a single and no runs over the final three innings. M-A pitchers did not walk any Whitney hitters, throwing just 72 total pitches over seven innings.
The Bears’ offense produced nine hits, including three by shortstop Casey Eason (who also scored three runs), two doubles by third baseman Ryan Chilcoat, and a two-run double by catcher Jeff Keller. In addition to Keller, Zirbes, Chace Warren, Patrick Moriarty, and Cam Row
