Photograph by George Sakkestad
Prospect players meet teammate Kyle Bonvechio at home plate after his three-run homer in last week's clash with Del Mar. The Panthers beat the Dons 6-2 before losing 3-0 to Mt. Pleasant later in the week. Prospect has already wrapped up the championship in the Santa Teresa Division of the Blossom Valley Athletic League.
Bonvechio HR lifts Prospect to win
Warriors lose three, Falcons drop a pair
By Dick Sparrer
Things could get pretty interesting in the final week of the baseball season in the Santa Teresa Division of the Blossom Valley Athletic League.
Oh, not for league-leading Prospect. The Panthers have already wrapped up the division championship, and even a split last week could do nothing to impact Prospect's standing in the league race.
But the Prospect split did plenty to affect the teams in the running for second place and a berth in the Central Coast Section playoffs.
Prospect knocked off Del Mar 6-2 before falling 3-0 to Mt. Pleasant. The two clubs are currently vying for the number two spot in the league standings.
The Cardinals hold a slim edge in the fight for second with a 10-6 record following the win over the Panthers. But Mt. Pleasant faces a tough slate this week, hosting Pioneer on May 8 and Del Mar on May 10.
The Dons are just a game back at 9-7, and the Mustangs sit a game and a half back at 9-8.
Prospect tops the pack with a 14-2 record and had the title clinched prior to action last week. But the Panthers dealt Del Mar a severe blow nonetheless with the 6-2 win to open the week, and the big blow of the game was a three-run homer in the fifth by Kyle Bonvechio.
The homer snapped a 1-1 tie, and that was all hurlers Steve Vidal and David Lenske needed. Vidal went on to nail down the win, pushing his season record to 8-2, and Lenske came on in relief to pick up the save.
The Panthers, 17-6 for the year, lost to Mt. Pleasant two days later. Nick Graydon doubled in the game for Prospect.
Warriors fall
Westmont lost three Mt. Hamilton Division decisions last week, falling 3-2 to Valley Christian, 11-0 to Oak Grove and 12-5 to Leigh.
The Warriors, 2-14 in the division and 7-17 for the year, gave Valley all it could handle in the second game of the week. Westmont led 2-1 heading into the last of the sixth, but Valley picked up a run in the sixth to tie it and another run in the seventh to win it.
Reed Dickert was the hard-luck loser for the Warriors, despite flipping an eight-hitter. Mike Haynes doubled in the game for Westmont.
Ben Peterson doubled twice to drive in three runs, and Mike Gorski ripped a pair of doubles in Westmont's loss to the Longhorns.
The Warriors wrap up the season this week with two home games. Westmont was to host Santa Teresa on Tuesday and will entertain Leland on May 9.
Falcons lose a pair
The Saratoga baseball team lost twice last week in the De Anza Division of the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League. The Falcons dropped a 7-2 nod to Milpitas and lost a 5-1 decision to Gunn. The Falcons are 3-13 in the division, with just two games left to play.
Buck Wright singled and doubled to account for two of Saratoga's three hits in the loss to the Trojans, and Todd Ziegler doubled for one of the Falcons' six hits against the Titans.
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