James Whelan struck out four without a walk, using
52 pitches over 4 1/3 innings of relief.
(Photo by Ed Piper)
James Whelan pitched 4 1/3 innings of three-hit ball in relief, giving up only an unearned run, to pick up the win in a 4-2 Viking non-league win over visiting Country Day Mon., April 20.
It was a stellar effort by the righty, La Jolla's starting center fielder, who came in in relief of starter Trenton Fudge with two outs in the third inning.
Coach Gary Frank saved Timmy Holdgrafer to pitch against Mission Bay in a Western League game the following day, Tues., April 21. The Vikings are 0-2 in league play, and need a jump start to get into the race.
La Jolla had also built its way briefly into the Top Ten rankings in CIF, but dropped out after early losses in league play to Madison and University City.
In the win over Country Day, Luke Bucon had two hits and drove in a run. Shortstop Zach Sehgal hit a double and added an RBI. In all, the Vikings collected seven hits against two Torrey hurlers.
Garrett Brown played the entire game behind the plate, and had a hit in his three at-bats.
Frank shuffled his lineup and inserted Sean Hofmann back in the leadoff spot in the batting order, with Holdgrafer moved into the third slot. Hofmann recorded a hit. Timmy added another stolen base.
Copyright 2015 Ed Piper
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