With Eastern League play fully underway, Point Loma High\u2019s baseball team sits atop the standings after playing two of its four opponents. With an overall record of 10-8 and 3-1 in league play, the Pointers have the best overall mark in the league. Only Serra (10-9, 1-1) does not have a losing record to date.
\nOther league teams include Mira Mesa (8-9, 3-1), Patrick Henry (6-12, 2-3) and La Jolla (6-13, 1-4).
\nThis\u00a0year’s format calls for a three-game series against each opponent,\u00a0but only Henry was scheduled to meet the Pointers in three consecutive games, all played at PLHS’ David Wells Field due to field renovations underway at Henry.
\nThe Pointers inflicted 11-1 and 8-1 whippings on\u00a0the Patriots before dropping the series finale 3-2 when four errors led to all the Henry runs.
\nFreshman Duce Gourson, who leads the Pointers overall with a .357 batting average, went 3 for 9 in the series with a double, triple and 5 RBI’s.
\nSenior A. J. Schrader (.273) went 5-8 with 5 runs scored, a double and RBI.
\nAlso having a big series against the Patriots was sophomore Hunter Otjen (.314) who went 3-10, with a double and 2 RBI.
\nSophomore Jeffrey Barber (.290) went 3-9 with 3 doubles and an RBI. Senior Justin DaLuz (.256) went 3-6, scoring 4 runs.
\nIn\u00a0their earlier first\u00a0league game, the Pointers downed Serra 9-3 with Gourson and Shrader\u00a0collecting two hits apiece while junior Ben Berry (.315) had 3 RBI.
\nAs a team, the Pointers are hitting a tepid .268 with 28 doubles and 10 triples. They have stolen 40 bases (Berry and Otjen lead with seven each). In the field, regular players who remain errorless include Gourson, Otjen, sophomore Conor Ludwig and Barber.
\nOn the mound, senior Austin Correia leads the team with a 3-1 record, eight walks and 21 strikeouts. He has a 3.82 ERA and opponents are batting .277 against him.
\nSenior Mitchell Sardo has a 2-1 record, has yielded 14 walks and struck out 32. He has a 1.50 ERA and opponents are batting .115 against him.
\nJunior Austin Curtice is 2-2 with 12 walks and 29 strikeouts. He has a 1.27 ERA and opponents are batting .200 against him.
\nSenior reliever Dylan Vaughn has 10 appearances covering 18.1 innings. He has a 1-0 record, has not walked a batter and struck out 13. He has an ERA of 1.53 and opponents are batting .164 against him.
\n“I’m not too worried about this league,” said head coach David Wells following the Henry series win. “We haven’t played La Jolla or Mira Mesa yet, and those two teams are struggling. It’s just a matter of us going out and playing our game and going out there and capitalize. “Even though we didn’t hit the ball\u00a0very \u00a0well today,\u00a0it’s one game at a time. Go out and have a good approach every pitch,\u00a0every at bat and pull together as a team. That’s\u00a0how you do it.”
\nHis Pointers have seven league games left before CIF Div. II playoffs begin. Currently,\u00a0the Dogs rank ninth of 20 in the division. League foes Serra, Mira Mesa, Henry and La Jolla rank 10th, 12th, 17th and 19th respectively. Remaining Pointer Schedule
\nDate\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Opponent \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Location April 27 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Mira Mesa \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Home
\nApril 30 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Serra \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Away
\nMay 2 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Serra \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Away
\nMay 4 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Mira Mesa \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Home
\nMay 7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 La Jolla \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Away
\nMay 9 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Eastlake \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Home*
\nMay 14 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 La Jolla \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Home
\nMay 16 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 La Jolla \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Away *Non-league game played at Point Loma Nazarene
\nUniversity.
\nAll games are at 3:30 p.m. and are free to attend.
\nHome games on David Wells Field at Dana Middle\u00a0
\nSchool. \u00a0 \u00a0 Easter League Standings
\nTeam\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0League Record \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Overall Record
\nPoint Loma \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a03-1 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 10-8
\nMira Mesa \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 3-1 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 8-9
\nSerra \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a01-1 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 10-9
\nPatrick Henry \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 2-3 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a06-12
\nLa Jolla \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a01-4 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a06-13<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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