After opening Empire League play with a 7-0 win over Valencia and also blanking Ocean View 4-0 the following game, the Cypress High baseball team ran into a hot pitcher, as Valencia evened the Centurions’ early league record at 1-1, with a 2-0 win over Cypress on Thursday, April 6.
Valencia’s Kyle Crane allowed just two hits to the Centurions, with three strikeouts in a complete-game performance. Prior to that, the Centurions had opened the league season with a 7-0 win over Valencia. Senior pitcher Raul Salazar pitched a complete-game shutout with six strikeouts.
Sophomore infielder Cameron Repetti was 3 for 4 with a run and two RBIs. Mike Marsh was 2 for 4 with two runs and an RBI.
The Centurions competed in the National Classic Tournament last week and took a break before getting back into Empire League play on April 21 at home against Kennedy. Game score was unavailable as of press time.
The Centurions won the Empire League last year with a 10-0 record, ahead of Kennedy and Tustin, who both went 7-3.
Cypress softball looking to rebound in league play
After struggling in the Michelle Carew Tournament, the Cypress High softball team will try to pick up some momentum as they get back into Empire League play this week.
The Centurions were able to get a 4-2 win over Roosevelt High in the Carew Classic, but struggled to losses in its other games. In the win over Roosevelt, junior pitcher Emily Iannotti pitched eight innings, allowing just two earned runs.
Brianna Gargano had two hits and a run scored, while Carlyn Hernandez had a hit and two runs scored. Marcy Galipeau, Jessica Martinez and Michelle Borchardt each had a RBI.
The Centurions won its league game against Kennedy 6-4 on Tuesday, April 11 and lost a non-league game against Canyon High of Anaheim 8-1, at Cypress High on Thursday, April 13.
The team hosted Western on Tuesday this week. Game score was unavailable as of press time.
This article appeared in th April 19, 2017 print edition of the News Enterprise.