{"id":2840,"date":"2025-04-03T19:25:19","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T19:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briansumptersports.com\/?p=2840"},"modified":"2025-04-03T19:25:50","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T19:25:50","slug":"cards-just-miss-no-hitter-against-ul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briansumptersports.com\/?p=2840","title":{"rendered":"Cards just miss no-hitter against UL"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Clear Lake varsity baseball improves to 2-0 in league play, wins fifth straight<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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UPPER LAKE >> Three Clear Lake High School pitchers limited Upper Lake to a single hit and run on Wednesday afternoon as the Cardinals reeled off their fifth straight victory, a 2-0 win over the Cougars in North Central League I varsity baseball action at Upper Lake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The news wasn\u2019t all bad for Upper Lake, which had All-Leaguer pitcher\/outfielder Kyler Brothers came in the lineup after the senior missed the team\u2019s first seven game of the season while recovering from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to be really nice, especially the way he throws,\u201d Upper Lake head coach Don Meri said of Brothers, who in his first taste of action pitched 1 1\/3 scoreless innings of relief, striking out four and walking none.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brothers also had Upper Lake\u2019s only hit, his leadoff single in the bottom of the seventh breaking up a combined no-hit bid by the Cardinals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAll three of my pitchers had command of the strike zone,\u201d Clear Lake head coach Brian Horne said of starter Peyton Portlock and relievers David Cruz and Zane McAuley. \u201cI was proud of all of them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Portlock worked the first two innings for the win. Cruz followed with two more innings of hitless relief before McAuley pitched the fifth, sixth and seventh, striking out five and walking none.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clear Lake (2-0 league, 7-2 overall) wasted no time getting on the scoreboard, putting up five runs in the top of the first inning against losing pitcher George Rahmer. The Cardinals had a 5-0 lead after two innings, a 7-0 lead after three innings, and a 9-0 lead after four innings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Cardinals\u2019 final two runs came in the top of the seventh. Brothers led off the seventh with a hit in front of Clear Lake\u2019s charging right field Levi Ewing, who nearly threw out Brothers at first base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Ewing\u2019s strong throw got to first baseman Sawyer Smith in a hurry, it was just a bit off the mark, allowing Brothers to leg out the hit and break up the no-hitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA more accurate throw probably gets him,\u201d Horne said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brothers eventually came around to score on a RBI groundout by Jimmy Sanchez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clear Lake runners were on the move throughout the game, stealing 21 bases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re still learning how to how hold runners on,\u201d Meri said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jesse Hayes (2-for-3) stole four bases and scored three times while McAuley (2-for-4, RBI_) Cruz (2-for-4, RBI), AJ Bruch (1-for-2), Fabian Moreno (1-for-2, 2 RBIs), and Johnny Gonzales (3-for-5, 2 RBIs) all had three steals. Ewing (0-for-2) drove in two more runs while Smith (1-for-2) and Ryken Villanueva (1-for-3, double) also knocked in runs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both teams are back in action Friday at 4 p.m. Clear Lake hosts Fort Bragg while Upper Lake travels to Cloverdale.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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