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Written by By Bob Brownne / Tracy Press /
Thursday, 10 April 2008
Tracy High Bulldogs 16, Bear Creek 5. Tracy High shortstop Stevie Ramos (left) can’t get the tag on time on Bear Creek’s Mychl Harris as he slides in safe at second with the steal. Glenn Moore/Tracy Press Josh Frea’s job Wednesday was to hit the ball, so he finished the Tracy Bulldogs’ game against Bear Creek with four base hits in four trips to the plate and drove in four of Tracy’s runs in the 16-5 win at Tracy High. Frea, a senior who alternates between pitcher and designated hitter for the Bulldogs, led Tracy’s 18-hit assault against the Bruins in the first game of San Joaquin Athletic Association play. The Bulldogs are now 14-3 overall. Tracy High’s B.J. O’Bryan makes contact for a single in the game against Bear Creek. Glenn Moore/Tracy Press “We just picked up everything he pitched and jumped on ‘em,” Frea said, adding that with runners on base each time he came to the plate his shots to short right field were all the team needed to keep its rallies going. “I just want to get base hits in,” he said. Ryan Scornaienchi got more than that in the bottom of the sixth inning when he ended the game on the 10-run rule when he smashed a middle fastball over the center field fence and into the residential neighborhood along Eaton Avenue for a two-run home run. Tracy High’s Bret Maddox faces off against a Bear Creek batter. Glenn Moore/Tracy Press Bear Creek coach John Stevenson said he figures the only way his team could have held back the Bulldogs would be to play more aggressive defense, which might have ended a couple of the innings before Tracy rallied. Tracy scored six of its runs in the third and fourth innings with two out in each inning as Bulldog batters hit through the gaps in the Bear Creek infield. “That’s a very good baseball team, and we could compete if we make the plays,” Stevenson said. The teams were tied 3-3 going into the bottom of the third inning and the Bruins had two outs on Tracy with B.J. O’Brien, who outran the throw after he hit a high bouncing ball to shortstop, on base. Frea, Johnny Espana, Jacob Valdez and Stevie Ramos all followed with base hits, including Ramos’ 2 RBI double to the left field fence. Tracy High third baseman Daniel Heefner can’t get the throw in time to catch the Bear Creek runner. Glenn Moore/Tracy Press Heefner drove in two more in the fourth with two out, and two more in the fifth right after Daniel Heefner batted in two with a bases-loaded single. Tracy also scored on a bases-loaded walk in the fifth inning. The Bruins collected eight hits and had speed on the base paths. Bear Creek catcher Tyler Eppler was three-for-three, including a two-run homer over the right-field fence in the fifth inning. But the bottom of the Bruins batting order rarely got on base. Tracy High’s Josh Frea gets to second with the double before the tag from Bear Creek’s Nick Scofield. Glenn Moore/Tracy Press “They can hit the ball,” Tracy pitcher Bret Maddox, who took the win, said afterward. “I have a solid defense behind me.” • We want to hear what you have to say. Comment on this story at www.tracypress.com, or to reach Sports Editor Bob Brownne call 830-4227 or e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Set as favorite Bookmark Email This Hits: 655 Trackback(0) TrackBack URI for this entry Comments (0) Subscribe to this comment's feed Show/Hide comments This content has been locked. You can no longer post any comment. You must be logged in to post a comment. Please register if you do not have an account yet.
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