Rotary cranks win streak to five

A slow start to the 2002 Majors Division season had not deterred the

spirit of Rotary. Since a 4-4 start the team has won five in a row.

Rotary kept its winning ways intact by defeating the San Juan

Capistrano Yankees, 8-6, the San Juan Capistrano Dodgers, 17-0, and

Hobie, 15-7.

During the streak, Rotary (9-4) has outscored its opponents, 57-13.

Against the Yankees, Rotary built an 8-1 lead behind the hitting and

pitching of Nick Witte and Austin Hyden, yet had to rally in their final

at-bat to pull out the win.

Witte pitched three shutout innings and held the Yankees to two hits

while striking out five. He, along with Hyden, had three hits. Hyden also

had an RBI, Will Bonsey and Roy Herbert each had RBI singles, Chris Smith

singled and scored, and Lorenzo Torriero had a double, scored, and closed

on the mound to preserve the victory.

Herbert, Hyden, John Palfreyman and Jack Monroe provided solid

defensive support.

The 17-0 whipping of the Dodgers saw Witte and Hyden combine on their

fourth one-hit shutout in their last eight games and every Rotary player

registered at least one hit for a total of 15.

Palfreyman tripled and singled twice, Hyden doubled off the left field

fence and had a four-run triple, Chris Smith tripled and singled and

Torriero and Herbert each had a double among two hits to power the

offense.

Smith and Jesse Cook each ripped long home runs and Hyden shut out

Hobie in the final three innings as Rotary overcame a 7-3 deficit to win,

15-7. Smith, who also had an RBI double, hit a solo homer in the first

inning and Cook delivered a three-run homer in the fifth to knot the game

at 7-7.

In the fifth, Rotary sent 14 batters to the plate and scored nine runs

to take a 13-7 lead.

Hyden finished with four hits and two RBI, Herbert had three hits and

two RBI, Witte had an RBI double, Torriero had two hits and an RBI and

Dylan McDonald had an RBI double.

Zak Johnston and Mathew Moisen each had an RBI triple and Brett Simons

had an RBI single to lead Hobie.

In other games:

Laguna Surf & Sport 6, SJC Yankees 0

Laguna Surf & Sport produced three home runs against San Juan

Capistrano pitching, including back-to-back homers by Michael Tachovsky

and Caine Fair.

Tachovsky, who also notched the win, hit a two-run homer in the fourth

inning, followed by Fair’s blast over the right field fence. Christian

Bosworth, who earlier had an RBI single, started the home run derby with

a two-run shot in the third inning.

Fair also had a double, Phillip LeBon singled. Fair and Matt Miller

keyed Surf & Sport’s defense.

Laguna S&S; 12, SJC Dodgers 3

Dalton Sype’s fine performance included a three-run home run, an RBI

double and solid pitching for Laguna Surf & Sport.

Sype teamed with Michael Tachovsky to hold the Dodgers scoreless in

the third through fifth innings.

Caine Fair also had a productive offensive outing for Laguna Surf &

Sport with a pair of RBI doubles and a steal of home. Nikko Okomoto-Coen

also had an RBI double, and Christian Bosworth had an RBI single.

Daniel Hernandez scored twice, including a steal of home, and Braden

Altstatt also scored for San Juan Capistrano.