Gilroy
– The Tri-County Athletic League senior all-stars beat the elite
seniors of the Monterey Bay League 7-1 on Wednesday during the
second annaul battle of the leagues.
Gilroy – The Tri-County Athletic League senior all-stars beat the elite seniors of the Monterey Bay League 7-1 on Wednesday during the second annaul battle of the leagues.
Girls from comprised of six of the seven TCAL teams took on seven girls from the MBL.
According to Live Oak assistan coach Debbie Adamo, two schools pulled out at the last minute, which left the MBL with seven players. She said that the TCAL gave them two players to man the outfield.
“It was disapointing,” Adamo said. “There were other teams who wanted to send players who would have if they had notice.”
Adamo said as a result of the pull out, attendance was down from last year’s game.
But despite everything, Adamo said the girls all had fun.
Salinas’s Tiffany Ward was placed in the outfield to fill the gap left by the two schools and came up with some big plays, Adamo said.
“She robbed a couple of girls on our team of some hits,” Adamo said.
Gilroy’s Sarah Villar, the TCAL team’s starting pitcher, struck out nine batters in her six-inning outing. The Sonoma State-bound senior also homered to a gap in right-center field for the winning team.
“It’s really funny because I never get to actually see (the home run),” Villar said. “When I hit, I just run.”
The TCAL team jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning and never looked back. Notre Dame pitcher Teresa Cardinale relieved Villar in the circle to preserve the win. The TCAL also won last year’s inaugural all-star game.
Villar said she enjoyed getting to play with rivals she’s faced over the past three years.
“I just thought it was really cool because we’ve always been rivals and it’s always neat to have a different perspective,” she said.
It was also a preview to Villar’s upcoming college career. TCAL teammates Alyssa Adamo of Live Oak, Cardinale of Notre Dame and Ashley Eisemann of North Salinas will also be playing for Sonoma State next season. The three seniors – and Salinas’ Tasha Stokes – already play together for the same travel team.
