Play is underway in the California Classic at the new Sportsplex USA at Santee, near San Diego, California today. Fastpitchwest is at the tournament and will be providing coverage throughout the weekend.
Saturday, June 19, 2010
8:00 a.m.
Game 1
California A’s – 8
Cal Builders – 0
WP-Travis Price
LP-Darren Strang
Game 2
Bakersfield Silverhawks – 2
Portland – 2
(tie)
Pitchers-Sebastian Gervasutti (Bakersfield); Bricklen Anderson (Portland)
Game 3
Vancouver – 6
Italian Athletic Club – 3
WP-Derek Mayson
LP-Tyson Barkman (threw a 1-hitter)
10:00 a.m.
Game 4
California A’s – 4
Maccabi- 1
WP-Dave Drotzmann
LP-Ron Rupp
Game 5
Rude Pac – 14
Pala Braves – 1
WP-Ron Mizener
LP-n/a
Game 6
Vancouver – 2
Tow Pro’s – 2
(tie)
12:00 noon
Game 7
Rude Pac – 9
Portland – 8
WP-Cory Avery
LP-n/a
Game 8
Bakersfield Silverhawks – 4
Cal State Builders – 4
Game 9
IAC – 9
Barona – 0
2:00 p.m.
Game 10
California A’s – 6
Portland – 1
WP-Sean Whitten
LP-Terry Luster, Bricklen Andersen relieved in 4th, with score 4-0
Game 11
Maccabi – 7
Pala Braves – 7
(tie)
Game 12
Vancouver defeated Barona
4:00
Game 13 (Broadcast live on Ballparkradio.com)
Rude Pac – 4
Bakersfield Silverhawks – 0
WP-Gerald Pyle
LP-Sebastian Gervasutti
# 26 Rude Pac, of Sun Valley, California knocked off # 11 Bakersfield Silverhawks 4-0, behind the 9 strikeout performance of Gerald Pyle. Pyle worked the first five innings, while Cory Avery worked the final inning in relief. The Silverhawks scored one run in the first, as Jason Obregon led off with a base hit, and came around to score on a RBI hit by Ron Brannon.
The game remained a pitchers duel between Gervasutti and Pyle until the 5th when Rude Pac scored 3 runs on 4 hits. Jason Obregon broke things open with a line drive to left center field, driving in two. Joe Vigil pushed an infield hit in front of the plate for the third run.
Bakersfield was unable to muster much offense against Pyle, who mixed a change up very effectively, amidst the hard stuff. Bakersfield got a runner to third in the fifth with no one out, but the runner was cut down in an unsuccessful suicide squeeze play.
Game 14
Cal State Builders defeated Pala Braves
Game 15
Tow Pro’s – 2
IAC – 0
6:00
Game 16
Macabbi – 6
Rude Pac -1
WP-Russ Snow
LP-Ron Mizener
Game 17
Tow Pro’s – 16
Barona – 1
8:00 p.m.
Game 18
Consolation playoff game
Barona vs. Pala, was still in progress; winner to play at 10am Sunday morning vs. IAC
See blog post above for Schedule of Games for Single Elimination Sunday.
Photo of fields at new Sportsplex USA, courtesy of Mark Bennett. In his words, “primo fields”
