When it comes to making a push for the CIF playoffs, both the Mission Bay High baseball and softball teams are hoping to punch their tickets in the next few weeks.
On the baseball diamond, the Bucs, under head coach Chad Starkey, sported an 8-9 record (0-3 Western League) heading into action this week.
To date, the Bucs have been led by the likes of senior Jake Casson (pitcher/right field), sporting four wins on the mound (38 K’s), while leading the team in RBIs; senior left fielder and captain Tim Daly (big part of team, heading to TCU for college); senior outfielder Eliagha Lewis (leads team in batting average and runs scored to date); and junior captain and shortstop Joey Witkowski (leads team in on-base-percentage, including in the Western League).
“Our goals are still to return to the playoffs again this year and continue to bring baseball back to where it once was when I played under Coach Pugh,” Starkey commented. Softball
In girls’ softball action, the Bucs, under head coach Vince Ichihara, came into play this week with a record of 5-8.
According to Ichihara, the girls are “battling really hard this season, having two rivalry league games go nine innings against La Jolla and UC.”
Although Mission Bay came back in both games and lost, Ichihara noted that the team never quit.
Mission Bay has had a couple of really good wins including a 14-3 win over Southwest High School and a 14-5 victory over Montgomery High.