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Photograph by Jacqueline Ramseyer
Safe at Third: Westmont's Katherine Bamford slides safely into third in a league game against Mitty last week. The Warriors lost 3-1 to the Monarchs.
Kuhny tosses no-hitter for Westmont
Two more baseball wins for Prospect
By Dick Sparrer
Young pitchers had Westmont girls softball coach Jon Hennig a bit concerned heading into the 2002 spring season.
Sure, the Warriors boast a solid lineup, led by returning all-leaguers Jennifer Brown, Bonnie Huggett and Katherine Bamford. But Westmont was going to have to count on freshmen hurlers Breanna Kuhny and Allyson Carrothers to lead the pitching corps.
Well, Hennig isn't so worried anymore.
Kuhny and Carrothers both came through with solid performances last week, even though the Warriors could manage just a split in two games in the Mt. Hamilton Division of the Blossom Valley Athletic League.
Kuhny got the win for the Warriors, and it was a masterpiece. The freshman pitcher whirled a no-hitter to lead Westmont to a 5-0 win over Piedmont Hills. The win pushed her record to 2-0 for the year.
Brown homered and singled and Kyle Soden doubled twice to lead a nine-hit attack for the Warriors. Victoria Alexander chipped in with two hits in the win and Bamford doubled.
The Warriors, 2-2 in the division and 8-6 for the year, lost 3-1 to powerhouse Mitty a couple of days later, despite a solid pitching performance by Carrothers. The freshman allowed single runs in the third, fifth and sixth, but Westmont could manage just one run and five hits against the title-favored Monarchs.
Bamford singled and tripled to lead the Westmont assault, and Danielle Chapman doubled.
In other local action last week, Prospect rolled to wins over Independence and Pioneer to push its record to 3-1 in the Santa Teresa Division of the BVAL and to 5-4 for the year.
Randi Gillespie flipped a five-hitter to lift the Panthers to the win over the Mustangs. Gillespie gave up single runs in the third and sixth to fall behind 2-0, but Prospect fought back with a run in the bottom of the sixth and two in the seventh to win it.
Stephanie Nichols cracked a double to lead a six-hit effort for the Panthers.
Gillespie, 2-1 for the year, teamed with Jamie Ann Rodriguez to toss the Panthers to the 5-3 win over Independence. Gillespie was the winning pitcher and Rodriguez came on in relief to get the save.
Cassie Gilford belted a three-run homer in the first and Alex Harkins added a two-run triple in the third to lead the Panthers to the win.
Gilford finished with two hits for Prospect, and Harkins and Nichols each tripled.
Del Mar dropped a pair of Santa Teresa Division games last week, falling 3-1 to Pioneer and 7-0 to Valley Christian.
Baseball
The Prospect baseball team rolled to two more wins last week in Santa Teresa Division play, beating Piedmont Hills 8-4 and blanking Pioneer 10-0.
It was the battle for first place when the Panthers and Pirates collided early last week. Piedmont topped the circuit at 4-0-1, with Prospect just a half game back at 4-1.
But Steve Vidal went the distance to toss a seven-hitter and Kyle Bonvechio provided the firepower at the plate with a home run and a single to knock in three runs to lead the Panthers to the 8-4 win.
Vidal, who struck out seven and ran his record to 4-0 with the win, blanked the Pirates over the first four frames and took a 4-0 lead into the fifth. Piedmont picked up two runs, but Prospect answered back with four in the sixth to go up 8-2. Piedmont added a couple of runs in the seventh, but it was too little too late for the Pirates.
Kevin McPeck singled twice to drive in two runs for Prospect in the win and Andrew Meade singled and doubled.
Aaron Jacks flipped a two-hit shutout and Prospect unloaded for 12 hits in the 10-0 win over Pioneer two days later. Jacks, who fanned seven, evened his mound record at 1-1.
Meade, McPeck, Nick Graydon and J.D. Mazzuca each singled and doubled for the Panthers in the win. Graydon, Mazzuca and McPeck knocked in two runs each.
Prospect is now 6-1 in the division and 7-4 for the year.
In other Santa Teresa Division action, Del Mar won two of three games last week, beating Pioneer 4-2 and Piedmont Hills 8-2 after falling 10-8 to Mt. Pleasant.
Greg Myers and Seth Williams teamed to toss a seven-hitter for the win over Pioneer. Myers started on the hill for the Dons, but left the game with the score tied 2-2 in the sixth. Del Mar rallied for two in the bottom of the sixth to take a 4-2 lead, and Williams finished up to get the mound win.
The Dons snapped the 2-2 tie in the sixth when Matt Dompe walked, Eric Martin singled and Robert Martinez smacked a run-scoring single to make it 3-2. Martin was thrown out on the bases, but Matt Barrera singled home Martinez with an insurance run.
Pioneer took a 1-0 lead in the second, but the Dons matched that with a run in the fourth. Singles by Marc Steeves and Myers got the Dons going, and Steeves scored when Martin reached on an error.
Del Mar went up 2-1 with a run in the fifth. Barrera cracked a two-out single, stole both second and third, and scored on a single by Marc Stary.
The Mustangs tied it in the sixth, but that just set the stage for Del Mar's game-winning rally in the bottom of the frame.
Steeves doubled and singled twice to lead the Dons, and Martin and Barrera had two hits apiece.
The Dons came through with an 8-2 upset win over Piedmont later in the week. Del Mar improved to 4-4 in the division and 6-8 for the year with the win. Stary knocked in three runs in the win and Williams doubled twice. Martin Dompe and Shaun Amelia also doubled.
Amelia was the winning pitcher, pushing his record to 2-0.
Stary had three hits to knock in five runs and Williams and Barrera each singled and doubled, but the Dons lost 10-8 to Mt. Pleasant.
In the Mt. Hamilton Division, Westmont slipped to 1-4-1 after a 5-2 loss to Leland. The Warriors are 5-7-1 for the year. Mike Gorski had two hits and Matt Mills doubled in the game for Westmont.
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