ALUMNI UPDATE
Zach Phillips
High school: Galt Sport: Baseball Professional: Memphis Redbird (Cardinals AAA) Phillips, a left-handed reliever, had a pair of rough outing recently, allowing four runs on five hits in a 12-9 win over Omaha on Thursday, then taking the loss in a 3-1 loss to Iowa, with two runs allowed.
Mitch Walding
High school: St. Mary’s Sport: Baseball Professional: Reading Fightin’ Phils (Phillies AA) Walding, a left-hitting third baseman, had a single, a walk, an RBI and two runs in a 13-8 win over Portland, then hit a solo home run in Monday’s 2-1 win over Bowie.
Gio Brusa
High school: St. Mary’s Sport: Baseball Professional: San Jose Giants (Giants A-Adv.)
Brusa, an outfielder, went 2-for-3 with a double, an RBI and a run in an 11-7 win over Modesto last Tuesday, an had a single with a run in a 5-0 win over Stockton on Sunday.
Bryce Graddy
High school: Tokay Sport: Baseball College: Cal Poly-Pomona Graddy went 2-for-4 with a run in Saturday’s 8-4 win over San Francisco State.
Jessica Hartwell
High school: Liberty Ranch Sport: Softball
College: Texas Tech Hartwell had three home runs in six games in the past week, one each in three days of doubleheaders. She started with a triple in loss to Texas-San Antonio on Wednesday, then had a home run, a single and two RBIs in another loss in the nightcap. On Saturday, she went 2-for-3 with a home run and a double in a loss to South Dakota, and also had a single and an RBI in a loss to Colorado State. The Red Raiders finished the regular season on Sunday with a sacrifice fly with an RBI in a win over South Dakota, and a 2-for-3 game with a home run, two RBIs and two runs in a loss to Colorado State.
Allie Mendez
High school: Lodi Sport: Softball College: Corban University Mendez, a senior pitcher, allowed four runs (three earned) on five hits in a 6-5 loss to Southern Oregon on Sunday in the Cascade Collegiate Conference Tournament, then pitched 1 1/3 innings of hitless ball in the championship game the next day, a 4-1 loss to Southern Oregon.
Haley Kroll
High school: Tokay Sport: Track and field College: Chico State Kroll, a senior, placed fifth in the women’s 5,000meter run at the CCAA Championships, finishing at 17 minutes, 54.59 second and earning four points toward the Wildcats’ team championship.
Addison Gallagher
High school: Tokay Sport: Golf College: Delta Gallagher, a sophomore, shot a 1-under 71 and a 3-over 75 to place second at the CCCAA NorCal Regionals at The Reserve at Spanos Park on Monday. Gallagher will next compete at the state championships on May 15 at Cypress Ridge Country Club in Arroyo Grande.
Brett Young
High school: Lodi Sport: Baseball College: Delta Young, a sophomore outfielder, had a walk in a playoff win over Skyline on Friday, then went 2-for3 with a double, two RBIs and a run as Delta took the best-of-three series against Skyline with a 10-3 win on Saturday.
Alex Patterson
High school: St. Mary’s Sport: Baseball College: Delta Patterson pitched 6 1/3 innings of Friday’s win, allowing two runs on six hits with 10 strikeouts.
Kaylee Buhrkuhl
High school: Elliot Sport: Softball College: Delta Buhrkuhl, the Mustangs’ leadoff hitter, went 2-for3 with an RBI and three runs as Delta opened the playoffs with a 10-6 win over San Jose, then had a single and two runs as Delta won the best-of-three series on Saturday.
Lauren Garoutte
High school: Tokay Sport: Softball College: Delta Garoutte, a sophomore outfielder, had a run in the first game against San Jose, then a single in the second.
Taelor Ford
High school: Tokay Sport: Softball College: Cosumnes River Ford, a freshman third baseman, had a single and an RBI in the playoff opener, a win over Butte College, then had a single, two RBIs and a run as CRC finished off Butte 8-0 on Saturday.
Tokay Softball Cosumnes River Smith, a freshman second baseman, went 2-for-3 with a double in the first game against Butte, then had a single and a run in the second. Liberty Ranch Softball Cosumnes River Baroni, a freshman pitcher, pitched a complete game in the first win over Butte, allowing one unearned run on three hits, and pitched all five innings of the second game, scattering five hits with no runs.
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