The start of round three in the Catalina CoEd Softball League was played Thursday night. Leave it to Leo Handyman took on Straight Up Builders in the first game.
Leave it to Leo Handyman was up first and scored three runs on a base hit and back to back home runs from Leo Aguilar and Luis Lazaro. Straight Up Builders answered with two runs off three base hits.
Straight Up Builders tied it up in the bottom of the second when they turned an error into a run. The third inning saw Leave it to Leo Handyman get back on the board. A base hit, doubles from Marco Gallegos and Matilda Martinez, and a home run from Luis Lazaro added four more.
Leave it to Leo Handyman kept the pressure on in the fourth with another four runs home. This time they had five base hits, a walk, and a double from Matilda Martinez. Straight Up Builders answered with a run, off two base hits. In the fifth inning Jack Villagomez hit a solo inside the park home run for Leave it to Leo Handyman.
In the bottom of the sixth Straight Up Builders put together two base hits, used an error, and had home runs from Brandon Franco and Johnny Hernandez (inside the park) to put three more on the board. The bottom of the seventh was played during a sudden and unexpected downpour. No runs were scored. The game ended with the score Straight Up Builders 7, Leave it to Leo Handyman 12.
For Straight Up Builders Rachel McCormick and Maddie Hiniker contributed three hits. Chuy Sillas and Uriel Castillo had two hits. Brandon Franco, Johnny Hernandez, Isaac Gonzalez and Julio Chavoys collected one hit.
For Leave it to Leo Handyman Jose Octavo, Leo Aguilar, Luis Lazaro, Jack Villagomez, Daniel Madriz and Matilda Martinez contributed two hits. Marco Gallegos, Ivan Garcia, Stephanie Martinez and Grecia Condo collected one hit.
Game two had Sunset Bar & Grill taking on Buoys & Gulls. Sunset Bar & Grill was up first. Nestor Cubillas hit a solo home run, followed by three base hits for a second run. In the second inning Buoys & Gulls rallied for six base hits and used two errors to score six.
Sunset Bar & Grill regained the lead in the top of the third. Four base hits and a three RBI home run from Ryan Adkins brought home a total of five. In the fourth inning Gustavo Gutierrez hit an RBI triple for Sunset Bar & Grill. Ron Bevins made the amazing running over the shoulder catch into right field to end the inning.
Buoys & Gulls took that momentum into the bottom of the inning and brought home two on the inside the park home run from Jaime Alaniz to tie it up. Nestor Cubillas made the highlight reel with his catch at first. Avery Joharchi caught the high pop up behind the plate to end the top of the fifth inning.
Buoys & Gulls took the lead in the bottom of the inning when three base hits and a walk turned into two runs. The lead switched back to Sunset Bar & Grill in the top of the sixth. Four base hits and a triple from Tyler Engel brought home four runs. Buoys & Gulls turned a walk into a run in the bottom of the inning.
In the seventh and final inning Sunset Bar & Grill used two base hits, doubles from Francisco Bravo and Felipe and Gonzalez and a home run from Tyler Engel to bring home five. Buoys & Gulls got their last at bat. With two on Hugh Bevins hit an inside the park home run to collect three RBIs. Two outs followed, and the game ended with the score Buoys & Gulls 14, Sunset Bar & Grill 17.
For Buoys & Gulls Chris Arnold was 4 for 4. Brooke Trunelle also collected four hits. Hugh Bevins had three hits. Jaime Alaniz contributed two hits. Jose Merino, Brayan Aguilar and Avery Joharchi had one hit.
For Sunset Bar & Grill Tyler Engel was 4 for 4. Nestor Cubillas and Joe Hernandez contributed three hits. Ryan Adkins, Gustavo Gutierrez and Caitlin Lopez collected two hits. Gabriel Alvarado, Rafael Silva, Francisco Bravo, Felipe Gonzalez, Missy Schafer and Brittney Randall had one hit.
Schedule for Thursday, Nov. 5
6 p.m. Buoys & Gulls vs Straight Up Builders
7:45 p.m. Leave it to Leo Handyman vs. Sunset Bar & Grill