PLEASANTON — Dominant pitching performances from a pair of Crest High baseball pitchers propelled them to victory in a couple of games at Pleasanton Thursday.
Trevor Church started on the mound in game one and allowed only one hit while striking out 12 batters in an 11-0 win. Stetson Setter took the hill in game two and delivered another shutout while striking out 11 Blu-Jays in another 11-0 victory.
Game one
Church seemed confident and comfortable on the mound when he sat down 15 of the 16 batters through five innings. The Lancer offense tacked on five runs in the fourth inning for an 8-0 lead before scoring three runs in the fifth for the 11-0 win.
“My game plan is always to get outs while making the least amount of plays possible,” said Church. “I’m trying to strike them out or only allow weak contact so my defense doesn’t have to make the tough plays. Eliminate the hard hits, jam them and keep them on their toes.”
Jenson Barker scored the first run for Crest when Logan Kistner ripped an RBI groundout to shortstop for the 1-0 lead in the top of the second.
Crest then struck for two more runs in the third inning when Stetson Setter doubled and scored on a Rogan Weir RBI double to left for the 2-0 edge. Avery Blaufuss then sent an RBI single to left field which scored Weir and made it a 3-0 Lancer lead.
When Kistner and Ryan Golden each got on base in the top of the fourth inning, Church laced a two-run double down the left field line to score two runs and give Crest a 5-0 lead. Jack White then roped an RBI single to center for the 6-0 advantage.
Setter then jacked a two-run homer down the left field line to take an 8-0 lead heading to the fifth.
Crest ended it in the fifth inning when Golden shot an RBI double to left center to plate Jenson Barker for the 9-0 lead. Kistner scored on a Church groundout for the 10-0 lead and Golden scored on a White RBI single for the 11-0 final score.
The Lancers compiled 12 hits as a team, led by J. Barker’s three hits. Setter and White also had two hits apiece. Church’s final line saw him work five innings, surrender only one hit and strike out 12 Blu-Jays for another win for the senior.
Game two
Setter provided another dominant start on the mound for Crest in an 11-0 game two win.
The senior threw into the fourth inning and struck out 12 Blu-Jays while allowing only one hit and three other baserunners. Avery Blaufuss then came on in the fifth inning to relieve Setter. Blaufuss worked the sixth and seventh innings without allowing a run.
“As long as we’re putting balls in play we’ll be just fine,” Setter said. “We’ve got good arms behind us so we’re pretty confident. I just wanted to throw strikes and keep everyone involved. I work to keep a good pace and be efficient on the mound.”
