By Corey Kwok
(Arcadia) – Cleanup hitter Dillon Rezendes drove in two runs and Yucaipa, scored all three of its runs with two outs to beat Arcadia 3-1 Monday night at Giambrone Field in a second round game of the Babe Herman Tournament.
(Arcadia) – Cleanup hitter Dillon Rezendes drove in two runs and Yucaipa, scored all three of its runs with two outs to beat Arcadia 3-1 Monday night at Giambrone Field in a second round game of the Babe Herman Tournament.
Trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the first, Arcadia had a golden opportunity to strike back when David Dominguez, who dragged the first pitch up the 4-3 path for an infield single, stole second and advanced to third with one out on a wild pitch. But he was thwarted when the ensuing pitch went for strike two and a pickoff by catcher Billy Baldwin, before Taylor Pelissero dealt a strikeout to nix the threat and retire the minimum three. Pelissero retired the side in order in five of the six innings he threw in a convincing victory for the Thunderbird southpaw.
Baldwin later sizzled a two out RBI double past third and down left field foul land to cash Tom Lerouge, the leadoff man in the lineup who batted 3 for 4 and scored Yucaipa’s first two runs.
Arcadia finally got going in the bottom of the seventh against closer Austin Blakemore when Troy Resch led off with a double to the left-center alley. Yucaipa then held the Apaches on, getting a groundout at short, and air bloop to first baseman Kyle Roy, before Jason Bunch walked and Brendan Toy singled in Resch to put the tying run on first and go-ahead run at the plate. Blakemore then fanned that batter swinging at strike three to earn the save.
The Apaches conclude interdivisional pool play in the tournament Tuesday with a homestand versus Granada Hills at 3:30.
Leave a Reply