In her final high school game, Live Oak High senior Juliette
Bowers was on fire. Pitching in relief during the Tri-County
Athletic League Senior Game on Wednesday, Bowers struck out the
side in the eighth inning of a 3-1 TCAL victory over an All-Star
team comprised of seniors from the Monterey Bay and Mission Trail
Athletic leagues.
In her final high school game, Live Oak High senior Juliette Bowers was on fire.
Pitching in relief during the Tri-County Athletic League Senior Game on Wednesday, Bowers struck out the side in the eighth inning of a 3-1 TCAL victory over an All-Star team comprised of seniors from the Monterey Bay and Mission Trail Athletic leagues.
The TCAL squad broke a 1-1 tie and scored two runs in the eighth inning for the 3-1 win, earning Bowers the victory.
The focus of the game was not so much on the result as it was on giving a talented group of seniors one last game on the diamond as high school players. An overflow crowd came out to the Salinas Sports Complex to watch the players, much to the delight of event organizers and participants.
“We weren’t sure what kind of crowd we would get, but we are just thrilled,” said Live Oak assistant coach Debbie Adamo. “We made enough money to cover expenses. We’re just real excited about it and hope that it can carry on.”
Adamo, who helped organize the event with Notre Dame coach Joe Given, said the league wanted to have a senior game last year but it never came to fruition. This year, they made it a priority.
“I brought it up at the league meeting and I said, ‘Can we do this?,’” Adamo said. “It would really be nice to do something annual, get the girls to all play together so they’re all on one team, and the coaches agreed to do it.”
Bowers, who heads off to play for Canisius College in New York in the fall, played left field before taking the mound for the last two innings.
