Inland Valley Pirates Sweep IV Bucs in Friday's Doubleheader; Zac Czerniawski Threw 7-Inning No-Hitter & Struck Out 12 in Game 1
Baseball:
The Inland Valley Pirates swept the Inland Valley Bucs in a Friday doubleheader.
In game one, Zac Czerniawski threw a seven-inning no-hitter.
He walked two and fanned 12 IVB batters in a 1-0 victory.
Czerniawski struck out nine of the 10 Bucs' batters at least once.
The Pirates offense came from a pair of former Ayala High School stars.
Jacob Badawi singled and Cole Koniarsky singled in his former teammate in the fourth inning for the game's lone run.
Bradley Chesterton, Matthew Darr and Isaiah Marquez had one single apiece to account for the rest of the Pirates offense.
In game two, the Pirates scored three runs in the first two innings and held on for a 3-2 victory.
Five IVP pitchers (Trevor Hinkel, Diego Cruz, Daniel Garcia, Adam Aguirre and Anthony Gibbons) teamed up on the mound.
Hinkel was credited with the win, going three innings and allowing one run on two hits.
He walked one and struck out four IVB batters.
Cole Smith doubled in a run for the Bucs.
Nin Burns walked, singled and scored.
Devon Diaz went 2-for-4, with an RBI.
Hideaki Tanaka was saddled with the loss.
Tanaka went three innings and allowed three runs on seven hits.
He didn't issue a walk and struck out one.
Daniel Garcia tripled and scored.
Ignacio Alvarez went 2-for-4, scored once and had an RBI.
Conner McKinney doubled in a run.
Bradley Chesterton walked, doubled and drove in a run.
Gabriel Rico singled and scored in game two's victory.
Game One Box Score:
IVB: 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)
IVP: 0-0-0-1-0-0-X-(1)
Win: Zac Czerniawski
Loss: Blake Griffin
Game Two Box Score:
IVB: 1-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-(2)
IVP: 2-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-X-(3)
Win: Trevor Hinkel
Loss: Hideaki Tanaka
3B: Daniel Garcia (IVP)
2B: Cole Smith (IVB); Bradley Chesterton (IVP), Conner McKinney (IVP)
Records: IVB (4-10-1); IVP (14-4)
