YHS ranked No. 1

Barry Ferris - Sierra Star Sports

 

Yosemite High School’s baseball team is ranked No. 1 in the Central Sections Sierra/Sequoia division. Their record is 10-4 after taking a double-header from McLane last Saturday. The scores were 6-2 and 10-5 in favor of the Badgers.

Their 10-4 record also includes their loss to Immanuel. The Immanuel game was played Wednesday [March 26] at Immanuel.

Jake Burns, Yosemite’s pitcher, dueled Immanuel’s hurler, Neal Hubman. Hubman had six strikeouts, while Burns had 10. Neal gave up three walks, while Burns gave up five. Hubman allowed just two Badger hits. Jake limited Immanuel to three hits. This game was a definite pitching duel as both team’s bats were silenced.

Yosemite scored its lone run in the third inning on two base-on-balls to Alex Cano and Chase Solaegui. They moved to second and third on a passed-ball. Derek O’Reilly hit a two-out double to right field to score Cano to make the score 1-0, Badgers.

The Immanuel two runs were scored in the bottom of the fifth on a lead-off walk and a second walk with one out. A base hit by Cardoza along with an overthrow on the same play accounted for two Immanuel runs that made the score 2-1 in favor of Immanuel. Immanuel won the game 2-1.

“I’m real proud of our first-place ranking. We have been working hard especially early in the season.  I hope we keep working hard because this league will get tougher as the season progresses,” said head coach George McWherter.