Redlands East Valley baseball group blanked by San Marcos in Department 3 quarterfinal

REDLANDS-- Friday's CIF Southern Section Division 3 quarterfinal game matched two baseball teams who had excellent pitching and excellent basics.

Redlands East Valley sent out Ryan Halamicek to the pitching mound, while Cole Schoenwetter pitched for the visitors from San Marcos. The video game actually came down the method the ball bounced.

Caden Hadena led off the game with a solid hit to best field. It must have been a single, however the ball took an amusing get on the outfield yard and developed into a triple. Halamicek retired the next two batters, but Brad Cedeka smacked a single which hit the back of the pitching mound and passed by the infield.

Pat Kelly followed with another RBI single, which was all San Marcos needed to earn a 2-0 triumph.

San Marcos (21-6), the Olympic League champ, will play South Torrance or Westlake in the semifinals Tuesday. Redlands East Valley ended up with a 17-13 record.

Schoenwetter, a 6-foot-3 senior right-hander who will stay near to house to play at UC Santa Barbara, set out 9 batters in 6 innings. He did not enable a runner to reach 3rd base, and the just struck he permitted was to Halamicek, who fought off 10 pitches before drilling a single to.

" If there was another pitcher, possibly we get to keep playing," REV coach Chris Paterson stated.

Regardless of Friday's result, the first-year coach thinks about the season a success since the Wildcats ended up next-to-last in the Citrus Belt League standings last season.

Schoenwetter started out two batters after Halamicek's single to stop the fourth-inning rally.

In addition to outstanding pitching, Schoenwetter likewise had some lucky timing in the third inning. He stepped off the mound, and caught Cameron Leaney trying to steal 3rd.

" We understood he (Leaney) was actually quick'," said San Marcos coach Wesley Ghan-Gibson, who is in his 3rd season as the Royals' coach.

Paterson credited Halamicek with keeping the Wildcats in the video game. That was evident in the top of the seventh.

Mason Pettingil opened the seventh with a single to center. Steven Bradley bunted the ball to Halamicek, whose off-target toss allowed Bradley to reach base. Darren Orlando had an effective sacrifice and Hadina was deliberately strolled to pack the bases with one out.

Brendon Cedeka hit a ball to shallow center, and Halamicek started out Schoenwetter to retire the side.

Schoenwetter tossed 100 pitches in six innings. He was replaced by Orlando to begin the seventh.

" He (Schoenwetter) offered us everything he had," Ghan-Gibson said. "We've used Orlando late in games."

Halamicek drew a lead-off walk, however Orlando retired the next three batters to save the San Marcos success.