By: Melissa Nunes
The Varsity baseball team is off to a good start so far this season, Right Fielder Will Leffler said. The team should be performing well this season as they are playing in the El Camino division; a lower league than the team is used to playing in, Leffler added.
“So far in league we are one and one standing,” Leffler said. “I’m pretty sure we’re going to have a pretty successful season as long as we stay together as a team,” Leffler added.
The Varsity team won their first game thanks to Pitcher Max Gonzalez, Leffler said. While their defense was not performing well, they were able to win their first game at Gunn High School with a final score of eight to one, Leffler added. In their second game at home against Gunn High, Gonzalez was not present, and the Trojans fell short ten to sixteen.
“They scored six runs in the first inning and it sort of brought our morale down for the rest of the game. We don’t have a lot of people come to our games,” Leffler said. “They’re pretty fun to watch. Maybe if we did it would boost the team morale a little bit,” Leffler added.
The JV Baseball team’s season is off to a really good start as well, Left Fielder Rene Michel said. They are three, three and zero in the season so far, and one and one in league, Michel added.
“We’re playing a lot of league games so I feel like we really need to step up our game,” Michel said. “The team is really gelling well, and we’re really confident in our season. We really think it’s going to be a good season,” Michel added.
The team’s losses have only been by one run, Michel said. In most of the games the Trojans have played, there were really good hits accompanied with a lot of runs, Michel added.
“This is my second year playing baseball for the school,” Michel said. “I think we really need to step it up, but it’s going to be a good season,” Michel added.
Varsity Coach Jesus Zamudio has been coaching the team for fifteen years, Zamudio said. The season so far has been up and down, and how the team plays is very crucial in the next couple weeks to see where the team will end this season, Zamudio added.
“We’re still waiting for the gelling to happen, and we believe it’s going to happen. It’s just a slow process right now,” Zamudio said. “I am still optimistic about the ball club that we can get to where we want to be, and that’s the play-offs.”