Manson Baseball Combines Blistering Bats, Pitching Prowess and Debilitating Defense
Information Submitted by MHS Coach Thompson
Manson 16 – Oroville 4
The Trojans welcomed the Hornets of Oroville to Singleton Park in Manson for league play on Thursday.
Junior Jose Pascasio climbed the hill for the start and his receiver was freshman Caden Beazley. Pascasio pitched well and threw 2 2/3 innings, giving up 0 runs on 0 hits, using 38 pitches, striking out 4 and walking 0.
The Trojans use 3 different relievers: 8th grader Alex Solorio who went 1 1/3 innings, and gave up only 1 hit using 17 pitches. Freshman Ryan Gildersleeve tossed 1/3 inning using 24 pitches giving up 2 hits and recording 1 strikeout. And Senior Marcus Bernardo rounded out the relievers completing the game with a 2/3 inning stint, recording 2 strikeouts and giving up 2 hits.
Offensively the Trojans exploded for 16 runs on 10 hits and were in control the entire game. The Trojans were lead again by the hot hitting Avery Thompson who went 3/4 with a triple and just missed a home run with a wood bat. Thompson, Marcus Bernardo, and Caden Beazley all had 2 RBI’s. Victor Calderon knocked his first hit of the season and 8th grader Conner Clausen pounced on the first pitch of his only at bat and pounded his first career hit as a Trojan. Trojans with hits were Avery Thompson (3, 3B), Jose Pascasio, Marcus Bernardo (2), Jake Lodwig, Victor Calderon, Caden Beasley, Conner Clausen.
The Trojans played outstanding defense and recorded only 1 error. The game’s web gem was turned in by Jose Pascasio at shortstop when he tracked down a tough fly ball into shallow left field and made an impressive sliding catch on his knees.
Pitch counts:
Jose Pascasio: 38
Alex Solorio: 17
Ryan Gildersleeve: 24
Marcus Bernardo: 14
The Trojans overall record is 5-3
The Trojan’s next game is a league double-header at Liberty Bell on Saturday, April 14th with a special start time of 1:00 pm.
GO TROJANS!!!
