Spirit tunes up with interleague softball against PV

The Spirit of Morgan Hill has been preparing for the upcoming competitive season with the inaugural season of recreational interleague play with the Pajaro Valley 14-and-under Senior Division.
Spirit hosted the Pajaro Valley teams on April 14th at San Martin Gwinn School, with the four Spirit Senior teams going 2-1-1. The Spirit Lightning beat Pajaro Valley’s Full Throttle 7-4, while Spirit Storm defeated the PV Heartbreakers 10-9.
Saturday, Spirit’s Senior division teams traveled to Watsonville to face the Pajaro Valley teams again and recorded another two wins over Pajaro Valley, finishing 2-2 for the day. The Spirit Thunder led off with a 6-3 win over the PV Full Throttle. The highlight of the game was Kylie Weeks’ barehanded catch of a soft line drive to end the game with two runners on. In the second game, the Spirit Lightning dominated in an 8-1 win over the PV Heartbreakers.
The local team was led by Maria Sandoval’s 1O strikeouts in four innings and her 3-for-4 effort with two doubles and two RBIs. Sarah Machado pitched two more innings in the six-inning affair, adding three strikeouts and went 2 for 3 with two RBIs and two runs scored. Other hitting highlights included Justine Tynan’s 2-for-3  effort with a double, Miranda Rehnborg’s three runs scored and 1.000 on-base percentage in four at-bats. The Spirit Lightning played flawless defense with superb catching by Liz Krall and Jennifer Rosales, with one stolen base allowed in the game and 2 passed balls.
The Spirit of Morgan Hill continues its season through the Championship Saturday on May 12. The league will field several competitive ASA B/C Junior Olympic teams in the 8U, 10U, 12U and 14U divisions after the end of the regular season. Spirit will hold evaluations on May 1 and May 2 for 12U and 14U divisions and May 6 for 8U and 10U, and host a 24-team ASA tournament at Community Park on June 1-3 in the 10U and 12U ASA B/C divisions.