Rebels
Split With Chico
By
Paul Gadbois
The
Red Bluff Rebels 18-and-under fall
American Legion baseball team split
a doubleheader with the visiting
Chico Suns on Friday, winning the
opener, 12-11, and dropping the
second game, 7-4.
Red Bluff 12, Chico 11
Andrew Lish's pinch-hit single in
the bottom of the seventh drove in
Lance Zazueta for the game-winning
run in Red Bluff's 12-11 seesaw
victory in the first game.
The lead changed sides a total of
five times, but after giving up
three runs in the top of the seventh
to fall behind, the Rebels battled
back to win it.
E.J. Stanton singled to start the
rally, Zazueta reached base on a
passed ball with one out and Simon
Villalvazo doubled to tie the game,
bringing Stanton around to score.
Lish batted in place of Trevor Rau
and worked a full count before
delivering the game-winning hit.
Villalvazo homered in the third
inning and finished 3-for-4 with six
runs batted in and two scored to
lead the Rebels' 12-hit parade.
Zazueta was 2-for-4 with three runs
and two RBI, Ramon Barajas singled
home two runs, Stanton scored three
times and Zelwick doubled and scored
twice.
Rebels starter Gerald Baker gave up
two earned runs on five hits in four
innings, but did not earn the
decision despite a solid start. Rau
yielded five runs in two relief
innings and Zelwick finished the
game, getting a blown save and the
victory.
He entered the game ahead 10-9 and
gave up three unearned runs on two
hits, but Red Bluff's offense
trumped its defense in the end to
survive Chico's final rally.
Chico
021 050 3 — 11 11
2
Red Bluff 202 420
2 — 12 12 3
RED BLUFF
IP H
R ER
BB SO
Baker
4 5
3 2
2 3
Rau
2 4
5 5
3 0
Zelwick (Bs, 1; W, 2-1)
1 2
3 0
0 1
Top hitters:
Stanton 1X2, S, 3 R; Zelwick 1X3,
2B, 2 R; Zazueta 2X4, 2B, 2 RBI, 3
R; Villalvazo 3X4, 2B, HR, 6 RBI, 2
R; Lish 1X1, RBI; Barajas 1X4, 2
RBI; Altman 1X4; Dodero 1X2, R
Chico 7, Red Bluff 4
The Rebels carried the lead into the
seventh inning, but Chico rallied
for four runs to upset Red Bluff,
7-4, in the second game.
Modesto Ramirez hurled five innings,
allowing two earned runs on seven
hits and exiting the game with his
team ahead, 4-2, but the bullpen
couldn't hold onto his lead. The
Suns struck once in the sixth and
three times in the seventh to pull
ahead, and the Rebels were retired
in order in their final turn at bat.
Zazueta was 2-for-3 with two runs
scored, Villalvazo was 2-for-4 with
a RBI and a run scored, and Annis
singled and scored as well for Red
Bluff.
Jeff Watson, Stanton and Storm Lewis
combined to pitch the last two
innings for the Rebels; Stanton
wound up with the loss.
Chico
001 011 4 — 7 12 1
Red Bluff 100 030
0 — 4 6 1
RED BLUFF
IP H
R ER
BB SO
Ramirez
5 7
2 2
2 1
Watson
1 1
1 0
1 0
Stanton (L, 1-1)
0.1 4
4 4
1 0
Lewis
0.2 0
0 0
0 1
Top hitters:
Zazueta 2X3, 2 R; Villalvazo 2X4,
RBI, R; Annis 1X3, R; Lish 1X3
