TWAS NOT PRETTY, BUT A WIN
West Wolf Pack 7R, 7H, 3E
Tracy Bulldogs 17R, 13H, 1E
Tracy jumped out to a 16-0 lead with everyone contributing to the party and Jace Johnson controlling things on the mound, but as they sought to close things out in the top of the 5th with a 16 run lead, the West bats began to make some noise producing 7 runs which caused Tracy to have to bat one more time to win it in the bottom of the inning.
Nolan Wortham had a big day going 3-4 with 2RBIs, 2 doubles, 1 triple, and 2 runs scored. Wortham has been on fire as of late and now has pumped his team leading batting average to .400.
David Goularte was 2-3 with 3 RBIs, Malakai Jacobo had 3RBIs, and Bryce Correll had 2RBIs, and 2 runs scored. Jaydee Herrera would win it for Tracy with a hard hit single to left to generate the 17th run giving Tracy their 10 run mercy score.
Coaches Comments: "Nolan is hitting the ball great the last several weeks. He is doing a great job all the way around. David Goularte is starting to heat up again at the plate which is nice to see."
"We had 13 hits and took advantage of the fielding mistakes they made as well. It was great to see Aiden Juran and Jaydee Herrera get some hits today. Jaydee hit the ball well with both his at bats."
"We played good defense until the last inning. Unfortunately the way the top of the 5th went, I think we gave West some momentum going in to Tuesday's game. Now we have to take it right back."
Goularte 3AB, 2R, 2H, 3RBI, 2B, SB
Giuliacci 0AB, 1R, 0H, 0RBI, 1BB
Gutierrez 1AB, 2R, 0H, 0RBI, 1BB, 1HBP, SB
Jacobo 1AB, 0R, 1H, 3RBIs, 2B
Romano 3AB, 1R, 0H, 0RBI
Campbell 1AB, 0R, 0H, 0RBI
Wortham 4AB, 2R, 3H, 2RBI, 2B (2), 3B
Torres 2AB, 1R, 1H, 0RBI, SB
Juran 1AB, 2R, 1H, 0RBI, 1BB
Correll 3AB, 2R, 1H, 2RBI, 1BB
Giannini 2AB, 0R, 0H, 0RBI
Karle 2AB, 1R, 1H, 1RBI
Mattos1AB, 2R, 1H, 1RBI, 1BB
Herrera 2AB, 0R, 1H, 1RBI
Godoy 1AB, 0R, 0H, 0RBI
Irwin 1AB, 1R, 1H, 1RBI
Pitching:
Johnson (W) 4 1/3 IP, 6R, 6H, 5ER, 2BB, 7K, 85 pitches
Brandt 2/3 IP, 1R, 1H, 0ER, 1BB, 1K, 20 pitches
The Dogs will play at West on Tuesday before returning home for the final game of the season on Wednesday.
STRIKEOUTS A PLENTY IN MONDAY LOSS
Monday, April 15, 2024
St. Mary's 6 - Tracy 0
Tracy faced a hard throwing Junior on the St. Mary's squad Monday and could only generate 3 hits off Tanner Grove who threw a complete game collecting 15 strikeouts. Meanwhile the Tracy pitching staff consisting of Jace Johnson, Wyatt Brandt, and Kayden Mattos worked diligently with their catcher Ryan Torres to keep the Rams from inflicting overwhelming damage. Although the game ended in a 6-0 loss, the Bulldogs did stay in the game early and ultimately did not let the Rams run away with it.
Johnson would throw the first 3 innings allowing 3 runs on 5 hits. Brandt came in for 2 2/3 innings of relief and also gave up 3 runs. Mattos kept the Rams guessing and threw the final 1 1/3 allowing just 2 hits.
Tracy's offense was led by Nolan Wortham who started at 2nd base and went 2-2 plus a walk. Tony Romano was the only other Bulldog with a hit.
Coaches Comments: "We probably faced the best pitcher we have seen this year. He was overpowering and I tip my hat to him. On the other side of the ball, I feel like we were hurt by not having any first pitch strikes. Most of their runs today were the result of walks. We threw 125 pitches in our first 5 innings, which is not a recipe for success," said Coach Muniz postgame.
PITCHING AND HITS COMBINE FOR A WIN
Varsity
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
1|2|3|4|5|6|7 R|H|E
Tokay Tigers 0|0|0|0|0|0|0| 0|5|4
Tracy Bulldogs 1|4|1|0|3|0|x 9|8|0
Jake Tyler started on the mound today and the first inning got tense quickly as three consecutive singles had the bases loaded. Tyler would strikeout the next three to show his internal fortitude and eliminate the Tokay threat.
In the top of the 2nd Tyler would again face some pressure with 2 outs when he walked two in a row, but he struck out the next batter to end that threat as well. From there Tyler moved into autopilot mode and began to mow down the Tigers en route to a shutout and 8 strikeout day through 6 innings of work. Wyatt Brandt came in and quickly finished the 7th inning.
Offensively Tracy collected 8 hits with Ryan Torres and Nolan Wortham each having two hits. Gabriel Jarata had a nice RBI double early in the game to electrify the dugout. Romano would score twice as he continued to be a major disruptor on the basepaths. Tracy also laid down some good bunts to move runners along.
Coaches Comments (From Muniz and Alkire) "We felt the game was won in the shift of momentum in the first inning. Things looked great for Tokay when they had the bases loaded and their dugout was sensing blood. For Jake Tyler to strike out the next three and for our guys to manufacture a run was a huge momentum shift that then carried into the 2nd innings when we put the game away with four more runs."
"Jake has been throwing great lately. He has 11 innings of shutout ball, a win against Lincoln and the win today. We complimented his pitching performance with good at bats and fundamental baseball like our bunting. We are doing the little things that we struggled to do at the beginning of the season," said Coach Muniz.
Goularte 2AB, 1R, 1H, 1RBI
Correll 1AB, 0R, 0H, 0RBI
Gutierrez 2AB, 0R, 0H, 0RBI, Sac Bunt
Mattos 1AB, 0R, 0H, 0RBI (victim of a bad call)
Romano 2B, 2R, 0H, 0RBI, 1BB, 1SB
Irwin 1AB, 0R, 0H, 0RBI
Torres 2AB, 1R, 2H, 2RBI, 1BB
Wortham 2AB, 2R, 2H, 1RBI, 1BB
Jacobo
Madrid 1AB, 0R, 0H, 1RBI, Sac Bunt
Johnson 3AB, 1R, 1H, 1RBI
Giannini 2AB, 1R, 1H, 0RBI, 1BB
Jarata 2AB, 1R, 1H, 1RBI, 2B, 1SB
Herrera 1AB, 0R, 0H, 0RBI
Godoy
Pitching:
Tyler (W) 6 IP, 0R, 0ER, 4H, 3BB, 8K, 96 pitches
Brandt 1 IP, 0R, 0ER, 1H, 0BB, 2K, 15 pitches
RBIs Missing In Action
Saturday, April 6, 2024
1|2|3|4|5|6|7| R | H | E
Lincoln Trojans 0|0|3|0|0|1|0 4 | 7 | 1
Lincoln Trojans 0|0|0|0|0|0|0 0 | 5 | 0
In a fast paced 1 hour and 40 minute game, the Bulldogs could not drive in runners that they had in scoring position and failed to challenge Lincoln after the Trojans scored 3 in the the 3rd inning. Lincoln did not really run away with this game as they only roughed up David Madrid in the 3rd when he gave up a lead off single, then a walk, and a homerun. Other than that, the game was there for Tracy to get back into, but with just 5 hits, the Bulldogs were dealt their 2nd league loss.
Madrid pitched well in his 5 innings of work giving up 4 hits, 2 walks, and the 3 runs. The only well hit ball was the homerun that just cleared the left center fence. Kayden Mattos followed Madrid to pitch the 6th and a piece of the 7th until Coach Muniz decided to give Wyatt Brandt some work for the final 2 outs of the 7th.
Offensively, David Goularte started off with a bang as he belted a double to lead off and followed that up with a single in the 3rd. Nolan Wortham would double to left in the 4th. The Bulldogs would strand runners in scoring position in the first, fourth, and fifth innings.
Two positives today were 1) the return of a working scoreboard and 2) the appearance of longtime Head Coach Vic Alkire who is in town for a week visit.
Coaches Comments
"Diego Davis threw a really good game against us and you have to give him credit. I also think David Madrid pitched well but Davis is also a really good hitter and while we had held him down in the first two games, he broke loose in this one and launched it."
"I liked how all three of my pitchers did today, ultimately we could not support them as we did not put the ball in play when we needed to."
The Bulldogs will play Tokay next week, but Zupo Field is not ready for play yet, so the away games are at Kofu Park. JV on Monday is at 4 p.m. and Varsity will be under the lights at 6:30 p.m.
Goularte 3AB, 0R, 2H, 0RBI, 2B
Gutierrez 2AB, 0R, 1H, 0RBI
Romano 3AB, 0R, 0H, 0RBI
Torres 3AB, 0R, 1H, 0RBI
Wortham 3AB, 0R, 1H, 0RBI, 2B
Giannini 3AB, 0R, 0H, 0RBI
Campbell 2AB, 0R, 0H, 0RBI
Madrid 2AB, 0R, 0H, 0RBI, 1BB
Correll 1AB, 0R, 0H, 0RBI
Tyler 2AB, 0R, 0H, 0RBI
Pitching:
Madrid (L) 5 IP, 3R, 4H, 3ER, 2BB, 5K, 81 pitches
Mattos 1 1/3 IP, 1R, 2H, 1ER, 1BB, 0K, 27 pitches
Brandt 2/3 IP, 0R, 1H, 0RBI, 0BB, 9 pitches
VARSITY CELEBRATE 10 HITS ON WEDNESDAY
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
1|2|3|4|5|6|7| R | H | E
Tracy Bulldogs 0|3|0|0|2|3|2 10|10|1
Lincoln Trojans 0|0|0|0|0|2|0 2 | 1 | 4
"We played about as good as we could play today," said an enthusiastic Coach Muniz as he drove home from the game. "Jake Tyler had a great start for us today pitching 5 innings of no hit ball. He kept the Trojans off balance and they did not hit him hard. David Madrid then came in and pitched well to close out the game. We need good pitching performances like this as we are running thin at this time on arms."
"We got hits all up and down the lineup today. It was a complete team effort as we had good approaches at the plate and executed bunts today. We worked the Lincoln pitchers for 12 walks and we really put the pressure on their defense. One example of that was Tony Romano scoring on a passed ball all the way from 2nd base."
Tracy is now 1-1 this week and look to win the series on Friday at home.
Goularte 5AB, 1R, 2H, 0RBI, 1SB
Gutierrez 3AB, 1R, 1H, 1RBI, 2BB, 1SB
Romano 3AB, 1R, 1H, 2RBI, 1BB, Sac Fly
Torres 2AB, 1R, 2H, 2RBIs, 3BB
Madrid 3AB, 1R, 0H, 0RBI, 2BB
Giannini 3AB, 2R, 1H, 1RBI, 2BB
Wortham 3AB, 1R, 2H, 1RBI
Johnson 3AB, 0R, 0H, 0RBI
Corell 0AB, 0R, 0H, 0RBI, 1BB
Jarata 3AB, 2R, 1H, 0RBI, 1BB
Pitching
Tyler (W) 5 IP, 1R, 0H, 0ER, 4BB, 3K, 91 pitches
Madrid 2 IP, 1R, 1H, 1ER, 1BB, 3K, 30 pitches
MISTAKES COSTLY IN GAME 1
Monday, April 1 2024
1|2|3|4|5|6|7| R | H | E
Lincoln Trojans 0|0|0|1|0|3|0| 4 | 3 | 1
Tracy Bulldogs 0|0|0|0|0|3|0| 3 | 5 | 2
Coach Muniz was proud of the fight in his team as he summed up the game late Monday. "We faced one of the top pitchers in the league and the Section today and we touched him up a bit with a 3 run 6th said Muniz. I was proud of our comeback from 4-0 and I think it was the first time all year we had four hits in an inning."
"I also thought Jace Johnson had a good day on the mound with his 1 hitter, but walks and some fielding errors put us in the hole." Johnson ran into some bad luck in the 4th when the bases were loaded, but he had an inspirational response as he struck out the next three batters with authority. Unfortunately on the last strikeout (swinging), the pitch was down and away and it went to the backstop allowing the first run of the game to score.
Tracy would mount a nice comeback with 1 out in the 6th when Elijah Gutierrez singled, Tony Romano singled and Ryan Torres had a RBI single. David Madrid produced a RBI fielders choice and then Jason Campbell singled in Torres to pull to within 1 run. Tracy could not get another hit in the 7th and thus took their first league loss.
Goularte 4AB, 0R, 0H, 0RBI
Gutierrez 3AB, 1R, 1H, 0RBI
Romano 2AB, 1R, 1H, 0RBI, 1BB, 1SB
Torres 3AB, 1R, 1H, 1RBI
Madrid 2AB, 0R, 0H, 1RBI, HBP
Campbell 3AB, 0R, 1H, 1RBI
Giannini 3AB, 0R, 1H, 0RBI
Jacobo 2AB, 0R, 0H, 0RBI
Godoy 2AB, 0R, 0H, 0RBI
Brandt 1AB, 0R, 0H, 0RBI
Pitching:
Johnson (L) 5 1/3 IP, 4R, 1H, 3ER, 4BB, 6K, 98 pitches
Contreras 1/3 IP, 0R, 0H, 0ER, 0BB, 0K, 2 pitches
Tyler 1 1/3 IP, 0R, 2H, 0ER, 0BB, 0K, 16 pitches
MADRID DEALS VS WEST
TRACY 11 - WEST 1 (5)
The National Anthem did not go as planned at West High, but shortly after that Tracy made some noise starting with 3 runs in the first, 4 more in the 2nd, 2 in the 3rd, and another 2 in the 4th. As the Tracy bats moved the line, David Madrid collected 8 strikeouts in 5 innings of work only allowing an unearned run in the 2nd on an outfield error.
"I thought we lacked a little energy but we played pretty well," said Coach Muniz. "If it is the last time David is on the mound in his High School career, I think he can walk away proud of his performance. He pounded the zone and threw strikes."
"I'm really looking forward to tomorrow's game and celebrating our seniors. I plan to start Ronin Contreras and then share the ball with others."
Goularte 3AB, 3R, 0H, 0RBI, 1BB, 2SB
Gutierrez 3AB, 1R, 3H, 1RBI, 2SB
Romano 4AB, 2R, 2H, 2RBI, 1SB
Wortham 3AB, 3R, 1H, 3RBI
Torres 4AB, 1R, 3H, 0RBI, 1SB
Correll 4AB, 0R, 0H, 2RBI
Jarata 1AB, 0R, 0H, 0RBI, 1BB
Mattos 1AB, 0R, 0H, 0RBI
Giannini 2AB, 0R, 1H, 1RBI, 1BB
Jacobo, 1SB
Godoy 3AB, 1R, 1H, 0RBI
Pitching:
Madrid (W) 5 IP, 1R, 4H, 0ER, 1BB, 8K, 82 pitches