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The Amador Valley girls’ softball team had a great spring break, advancing to the Championship Flight of the prestigious Livermore Stampede before finishing third in the 16-team tournament.
The Dons opened the event on April 6 with a tough 2-0 loss to Benicia, but then rallied on Friday for a 2-1 win over Carondelet.
Amador was led by sophomore pitcher Lauren Tran, who pitched a complete-game victory with no earned runs and seven strikeouts. Tran also had the game-winning RBI in the final inning.
The big game of the week for Amador came later Friday when Amador faced and beat highly touted Mitty of San Jose, 3-2.
This time it was sophomore pitcher Kaylee Davis who pitched a complete-game victory, only allowing one earned run, while striking out seven. The offense was led by freshman shortstop Mai Falcone who had three hits and senior second-baseman Aleena Helms who drove in three runs.
That sent the Dons to the four-team championship bracket, where they fell in the semifinals to eventual champion Saint Francis.
The loss put Amador in the third-place game where they played East Bay Athletic League rival Livermore, and it was the Dons who came away with the 6-2 win.
Junior pitcher Emily Bull pitched a complete game without giving up an earned run while striking out 10 and surrendering no walks.
Falcone, Davis, sophomore catcher McKenna Charboneau, Bull and senior third-baseman Maddie Neves each had two hits. Charboneau drove in three runs, with Bull plating a pair of runs.
The game was tight at 3-2 until the top of the seventh where the Dons blew it open.
Charboneau hit a booming double to the centerfield fence to drive in an insurance run, then Bull singled to right to drive in a pair, accounting for the final score.
Amador Valley baseball
The Dons made the trip to the Central Valley to take part in the Fresno Easter Classic and came away with a 4-0 mark.
Amador opened the tournament on April 3 and got going with an 8-0 win over North Clovis.
The next day, the Dons beat Hoover 4-2, then followed with an 8-0 win over Highland in the second game of the day.
In their final game of the tournament the Dons dumped Madera 8-1 to end the perfect week.
Oliver de la Torre was the starting pitcher in the first game, with Brady Lederer getting the win in the second game. Gavin Haus kept the game going with a win in game three, and Matthew Foley finished off the unbeaten run through the tournament. Foley had the big hit with a go-ahead home run in the tight win over Hoover.
The Amador offense was strong all week, scoring 28 runs, with the pitching staff equally as tough, yielding only three runs.
Editor’s note: Dennis Miller is a contributing sports writer for the Pleasanton Weekly. To contact him about his Pleasanton Preps column, email acesmag@aol.com.
Editor’s note: Dennis Miller is a contributing sports writer for the Pleasanton Weekly. To contact him about his Pleasanton Preps column, email acesmag@aol.com.
