Two days after feeling like it had been ripped off in a game
against its rival, Gilroy baseball ended the regular season on a
glorious note, sending the Alisal Trojans home hat in hand with a
14-4 loss cut short by the mercy rule. The victory gives the
Mustangs a 17-12-1 final regular season record.
GILROY – Two days after feeling like it had been ripped off in a game against its rival, Gilroy baseball ended the regular season on a glorious note, sending the Alisal Trojans home hat in hand with a 14-4 loss cut short by the mercy rule. The victory gives the Mustangs a 17-12-1 final regular season record.
“It was nice Senior Day. We got a lot of guys in,” Gilroy coach Clint Wheeler said.
Thomas Harrington came in to relieve Max Fishler, who got into trouble early and often, and pitched three scoreless innings. Meanwhile, Gilroy’s bats provided plenty of support.
Derek Engen went 4-for-4 for the Mustangs, Roberto Celestino and Josh Carter both had a pair of hits, and Eric Vegas had two hits, one of which was a three-run home run.
Gilroy will find out who it will be playing Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. in the Central Coast Section playoffs at this Saturday’s selection meeting.
Despite going in as an underdogs, Wheeler thinks his club could be a darkhorse considering it has hung tough with many of the section’s best. Just two days prior to Thursday’s win, Gilroy fell 3-2 in its second extra-inning game of the season with Hollister. The game was lost on a controversial call of a ball that walked in the winning run in the ninth.
“I think were headed into Bellarmine or St. Francis by my calculations,” Wheeler said. “As good as they are, we’ve played with anybody around here, so we’ll definitely be a dangerous 12 or 13 seed.”
