Sierra Valley Storm 9, Walbeck Baseball Academy 3

Walbeck 15U College Prep 15U get on top of SV Storm early but can't hang on in 9-3 loss

Walbeck 15U College Prep 15U jumped out to an early lead, but was unable to hold on and lost 9-3 to SV Storm on Saturday.

An RBI single by Starosciak gave SV Storm the lead in the fifth inning.

Alex Isola-Lefty (default) went a perfect 3-3 at the dish for Walbeck 15U College Prep 15U. He singled in the first, third, and sixth innings.

SV Storm's Starosciak, Garmston and Ito combined for five hits and five RBIs.

In the top of the first, Walbeck 15U College Prep 15U grabbed the early lead, 2-0. Isola-Lefty (default) singled to ignite Walbeck 15U College Prep 15U's offense. Alex Dailey doubled, plating Matthew Freeman. The scoreboard lit up again for Walbeck 15U College Prep 15U when Isola-Lefty (default) scored on a groundout by Aaron Lee.

SV Storm never trailed after scoring five runs in the fifth on a two-run error, a sacrifice fly by Martin, and two singles.

SV Storm tacked on another three runs in the sixth. Garmston singled, scoring Alvarez to start the inning. That was followed up by Ito's triple, bringing home Garmston.

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WALBECK 15U (3) AT SIERRA VALLEY STORM 15U (9)

WALBECK 15U          AB  R  H BI  SIERRA VALLEY STORM  AB  R  H BI
Jack Heringer         3  0  0  0  Sam Starosciak        3  1  2  2  
Matthew Freeman       2  1  0  0  Blake Martin          2  0  0  0  
Alexander Isola       3  1  2  1   Luke Johnson         1  0  1  1  
Alexander Dailey      3  0  1  1  Crew Wrinkler         3  0  1  1  
Aaron Lee             1  0  0  1  Brendan Galbreath     3  0  0  0  
 Addison Lueras       1  0  0  0  Anthony Palombi       3  0  0  0  
Chase Pyles           2  0  0  0  James Alverez         2  2  1  0  
 Marco Petrucci       1  0  0  0  Sean Garmston         3  2  2  1  
Ryan Ingersoll        3  0  1  0  Riley Persity         3  1  1  1  
Matt Clarke           2  0  0  0  Logan Ito             3  2  1  2  
 Kyle Roessler        1  0  0  0  CJ Harger             2  1  0  0  
Drew Gross            2  0  0  0   Sterling Holden      1  0  0  0  
Zach Silvert          1  1  0  0                                    
TOTALS               25  3  4  3  TOTALS               29  9  9  8

WALBECK 15U                   201 000 0 -- 3  
SIERRA VALLEY STORM 15U       010 053 x -- 9  

LOB--WALBECK 15U 4, SIERRA VALLEY STORM 15U 6. ERR--Andrew
Wiesenfarth, Matthew Freeman, Alexander Isola, Addison
Lueras, Marco Petrucci, Matt Clarke, Crew Wrinkler.
2B--Alexander Dailey, Riley Persity. 3B--Logan Ito.
SACF--Luke Johnson. SB--Zach Silvert, Sean Garmston, Crew
Wrinkler, Sam Starosciak (2).

 WALBECK 15U                     IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO   HR
Aaron Lee                      1.00    0    1    1    3    1    0
Matt Clarke                    4.00    4    5    2    0    1    0
Matthew Freeman                1.00    5    3    3    0    2    0
 SIERRA VALLEY STORM 15U    
James Alverez                  7.00    4    3    2    3    7    0

PB--Matthew Freeman, Brendan Galbreath. SO--Drew Gross, Kyle
Roessler, Matthew Freeman, Zach Silvert, Addison Lueras,
Chase Pyles, Jack Heringer, Blake Martin, Riley Persity,
Brendan Galbreath, Sterling Holden. BB--Matthew Freeman,
Zach Silvert, Addison Lueras, Crew Wrinkler, James Alverez,
Sam Starosciak.

Walbeck Baseball 4, Silverhawks 3

Walbeck 15U College Prep 15U defeats Silverhawks after late game error, 4-3

Walbeck 15U College Prep 15U and Silverhawks volleyed the lead five times on Friday, but Walbeck 15U College Prep 15U came out on top for a 4-3 win on Friday at McAuliffe.

Walbeck 15U College Prep 15U pulled out the win thanks to a strong fourth inning. An error scored Kyle Roessler and gave Walbeck 15U College Prep 15U the lead for good.

Matthew Freeman reached base two times in the game for Walbeck 15U College Prep 15U. He doubled in the third inning.

Walbeck 15U College Prep 15U jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first. More runs came home for Walbeck 15U College Prep 15U when Pyles scored on an error.

Silverhawks tied the game in the third on a passed ball that scored Longo.

Walbeck 15U College Prep 15U brought home one run in the third inning, and matched that run total in the fourth. In the third, Walbeck 15U College Prep 15U scored on a groundout by Chase Pyles, scoring Freeman.

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SILVERHAWKS (3) AT WALBECK 15U (4)

SILVERHAWKS          AB  R  H BI  WALBECK 15U          AB  R  H BI
Lungo                 2  1  0  0  Alexander Dailey      3  0  0  0  
Kester                3  0  0  1  Matthew Freeman       1  2  1  0  
Trevor Beards         2  0  0  0   Andrew Wiesenfarth   0  0  0  0  
Otterbine             3  1  1  0   Addison Lueras       1  0  0  0  
Stamey                3  0  0  0  Alexander Isola       1  0  0  0  
Nelson                3  0  0  1  Chase Pyles           2  1  0  1  
Brown                 2  0  0  0  Aaron Lee             3  0  0  1  
 Myers                0  0  0  0  Kyle Roessler         3  1  0  0  
J Steamy              2  0  1  0  Matt Clarke           3  0  0  0  
Folsom                2  1  1  0  Ryan Ingersoll        2  0  0  1  
                                   Jack Heringer        1  0  0  0  
                                  Drew Gross            2  0  0  0  
TOTALS               22  3  3  2  TOTALS               22  4  1  3

SILVERHAWKS                   002 100 0 -- 3  
WALBECK 15U                   201 100 x -- 4  

LOB--SILVERHAWKS 1, WALBECK 15U 4. ERR-- Folsom, Trevor
Beards, J Steamy,  Brown. 2B--Matthew Freeman. SB-- Lungo, 
Folsom (2), Trevor Beards,  Otterbine.

 SILVERHAWKS                     IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO   HR
Trevor Beards                  5.00    1    4    1    4    1    0
Myers                          1.00    0    0    0    0    1    0
 WALBECK 15U                
Marco Petrucci                 2.00    0    0    0    1    3    0
Zach Silvert                   2.00    3    3    3    1    3    0
Andrew Wiesenfarth             3.00    0    0    0    1    2    0

PB-- Otterbine. WP--Trevor Beards, Zach Silvert. BALK--Zach
Silvert. SO--Lungo, Trevor Beards (2), Stamey (2),
Otterbine, Brown (2), Drew Gross, Jack Heringer. BB-- Lungo,
Trevor Beards,  Myers, Matthew Freeman, Alexander Isola (2),
Chase Pyles.

Eileen's Graduation - St Francis Class of 2013

Sharon, Jack and I went with the Frame Clan to Sharon's niece Eileen's graduation from St. Francis High School. The group included Tom, Becky, Brun, Kim, Tim, Kathy and Kathy's uncle and aunt. Sharon and Brun are Eileen's godparents.

We were sitting in the upper deck of the Memorial Auditorium when a 5.7 earthquake hit outside of Greenville in Northern California. It was a very weird sensation to feel the building roll! It has been a long time since I felt an earthquake.

ESPN Films 30 for 30: Elway to Marino

On Saturday night, Sharon and I finally watched Elway to Marino. Studying for finals, Jack wandered in and ended up watching most of it with us. This is the eighth installment of ESPN's 30 for 30 Vol II. An episode guide for Vol II is here.

In the spring of 1983, six quarterbacks were selected in the first round of the draft; this is still the most ever. The film explores the first round of the draft through the eyes of the players, head coaches, general managers, team owners and agents who participated. Agent Marvin Demoff who represented both John Elway and Dan Marino kept a diary in the months leading up to draft day. Demoff reads from parts of the diary as the story moves along.

Elway was drafted first by the Baltimore colts. This storyline could have almost been a 30 for 30 by itself. Elway and his father were adamant that John was not going to play for the Colts. One of the 30 for 30 Volume I films--The Band That Wouldn't Die--looked at the move of the Colts franchise from Baltimore to Indianapolis in 1984. The shots of Colts owner Robert Irsay in this documentary brought back memories of Irsay staggering drunk through the other 30 for 30.

Marino ended up dropping to the next to last pick of the first round. Four other quarterbacks were drafted between Elway and Marino, including Todd Blackledge #7, Jim Kelly #14, Tony Eason #15 and Ken O'Brien #24.

The film walks through each choice in the draft as it falls towards Marino. Some time is spent looking at each draft choice's career.

I was pleasantly surprised by the story; it was not quite what I was expecting. While not my favorite of the current set of 30 for 30s, the film is worth looking for.

Elway to Marino is available on iTunes.

A trailer for the film is here.

Virtually Biking Across America - Day 59

On day 59 in an early morning ride before work, I rode east 16.1 miles across Nebraska. Starting from Bridgeport, I rode south on US-385 Scenic, Road 105 and then several unnamed roads to the Mud Springs Pony Express Station [N41 28 57.6 W103 00 42.6].

The trip log for Virtually Biking Across America is here.

Starbucks iTunes Pick of the Week - The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving

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Chester Allan Arthur by Zachary Karabell

I finished reading Chester Allan Arthur by Zachary Karabell. After finishing the book on James Garfield, I wanted to read about more about the Vice President who became President after Garfield died. This was one of the few books that I could find. This is part of my continuing effort to read about all of the United States Presidents.

Arthur served effectively as a quartermaster for the state of New York in the Civil War. After the war, he was a successful lawyer in New York City. Eventually, Arthur was appointed by Roscoe Conkling to head of the Custom House of the Port of New York. The New York Customhouse was then the largest federal office in the country. In an era before income tax, it accounted for not only three-quarters of all custom duties, but more than a third of the government's revenues.

Arthur was forced out as the head of the Custom House in 1877 in a power struggle between the two wings of the Republican Party. He became such a celebrity that he was nominated for vice president in 1880 in spite of his never before having run for office. Elected alongside James A. Garfield, Arthur found his life transformed just four months into his term, when an assassin shot and killed Garfield, catapulting Arthur into the presidency.

Largely ignored and discounted by historians, Arthur's term marked a turning point in a couple of interesting areas, Although he was a product of the patronage system and bossism, Arthur signed the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act into law. This started the United States on the road to a professional civil service system. He also started a modernization of the Navy that would be key to the United State role in the world over the next twenty years.

Arthur died at age 57 just a little over a year after leaving office. He ordered nearly all of his personal and official papers burned.

Only 140 pages long, I enjoyed this book and recommend it.

2013 Jesuit Spring Sports Banquet

Sharon, Jack and I went to the Spring Sports Banquet at the Fr. Barry Gym. It included the Baseball, Tennis, Swimming, Diving, Track & Field and Volleyball teams. After short speeches by the athletic director and principle and a pasta dinner, the teams broke up into separate rooms. The freshman baseball team went to the music room in the Harris Center.

Coach Bittle talked a little about the year. He then reviewed each boys accomplishments and gave them a certificate. After the individual acknowledgments, three awards with plaques were given for the season: Jared - MVP; Jordan - Most Inspirational; and, Sam - Most Improved.

One footnote: It looks like at least one other Jesuit Frosh player (Nick) will be joining the Walbeck 15U team.

Jesuit Marauders 2013 Frosh Baseball Roster

2 - Nick Sogard
3 - Nile Redmond
4 - Nick Iwasa
7 - Alex Isola
8 - John Louis Chiappe
11 - Cole Jacobi
12 - Jordan Vujovich
14 - Bailey Abercrombie
15 - Jonah Allman
17 - Sam Starosciak
20 - Trevor Beards
21 - Jack Heringer
22 - Jack Wolger
23 - Bryce Colombara
24 - Jared Alameida
30 - Kyle Roessler
31 - Ryan Kane
32 - Christian Flores
34 - Kevin Fitzsimon

Walbeck Baseball Academy 15U Practice

Jack went to the first practice for the Walbeck Baseball Academy 15u team at Bella Vista High School. After trying out last weekend, he got offered a spot on the team. Jack had been planning to return to the Outlaws this summer, but after some soul searching we felt like this was an opportunity that we couldn't pass up. It is a decision made with a heavy heart. Jack has played with the Outlaws, including Cooper, Trevor, Breyton and Josh for almost five years. We have built connections with a number of the families.

There were 12 boys at the Walbeck practice. I think that the final roster will be 16. There were 5 Jesuit players: Jack, Alex and Kyle from the frosh team and Petrucci and Wiesenfarth from the JV team. One of the parents said that there are 5 Bella Vista players and then a couple of boys from Granite Bay.

Try-outs for the Walbeck 17U team were held right after the 15U practice. Two boys from the Jesuit freshman team--Nick and Jared--are trying out for that team.

Dinner with the Gainsleys

Sharon and I had dinner with Kevin and Donna at Roxy's. We spent a large part of the evening talking about Kauai. Donna and Kevin have a timeshare on the island and have spent two weeks a year there each of the last ten years. We will be spending part of our vacation there this year.

California Historical Landmark #898

Roberto-Suñol Adobe
California State Historical Landmark #898
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This landmark is located at 770 Lincoln Avenue, San Jose , California. There are 42 other California State Historical Landmarks in Santa Clara County. The GPS coordinates for this location are N 37° 18.942 W 121° 54.389.

You can log your visit to this landmark at waymark.com.

This historic adobe was built in 1836 by a native Californian, Roberto Balermino, on Rancho de los Coches, which was officially granted to him by Governor Micheltorena in 1844. The one-story dwelling was enlarged in 1847 by the new owner, Antonio Suñol, the second story and balcony were added in 1853 by Captain Stefano Splivalo.

the signal and the noise by Nate Silver

In April, I finished reading the signal and the noise: why so many predications fail-but some don't by Nate Silver. I bought the book after seeing Nate Silver interviewed on the Jon Stewart Show.

Silver launched to fame when he accurately predicted the presidential winner of 49 of the 50 states and the winners of all 35 Senate races in 2008. Before he focused on elections, Silver developed a sophisticated system for analyzing baseball players' potential and became a skilled poker player.

The book is largely about evaluating predictions in a variety of fields. There are chapters covering forecasting in the areas of economics, politics, baseball, weather, earthquakes, diseases, gambling, chess, poker, the stock market, climate change and terrorists attacks. In all of these areas, Silver examines predictions that have gone bad due to biases, vested interests, and overconfidence. He also shows where and how sophisticated forecasters have gotten it right.

Although I have an Agricultural Economics degree, I was really a math and statistics major in college. I was very interested in the field of econometrics: the branch of economics concerned with the use of mathematical methods in describing economic systems. We used computers to build models of the economy. After taking a couple of graduate level class, I realized that I was more interested in the computers than in econometrics.

One of Silver's comments hit close to home. He notes that "the idea that a statistical model would be able to 'solve' the problem of economic forecasting was somewhat in vogue in the 1970's and 1980's when computers came into wider use." Silver goes on to say that "improved technology did not cover for the lack of theoretical understanding about the economy; it only gave economists faster and more elaborate ways to mistake noise for signal." I graduated from college in 1979, right in the middle of this period. Professionally, I am probably very lucky that I got opportunities to pursue information systems as a vocation rather than econometrics.

The signal and the noise was named by Amazon.com as the #3 best nonfiction book of 2012. While I found some parts of the book very interesting, I struggled through some big sections. I wouldn't rate it as highly as Amazon did. I don't frankly don't recommend it as a general read unless you have some specific interest in forecasting...

Virtually Biking Across America - Day 58

On day 58, I rode east 24.4 miles across Nebraska. Starting from the Ficklin Springs Pony Express Station Marker [41° 47' 22.45", 103° 32' 0.64"], I followed Highway E-92 past the Chimney Rock Pony Express Station [41° 43' 13.50", 103° 20' 19.02] and into Bridgeport.

The trip log for Virtually Biking Across America is here.

Starbucks iTunes Pick of the Week - Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Despair

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2013 Jesuit Marauders Frosh baseball Player by Position by Inning

Mother's Day 2013

Mother's Day morning, I made omelets for breakfast. We gave Sharon a roomba for Mother's Day; both she and Jack were fascinated by it. Afterwards, I dropped Sharon at Bannister Park with her bike. She did a 20 mile ride, while I spent the rest of the morning shopping.

We invited the Tom Frames and Jim over for dinner. With some help from the boys, I barbecued steaks. Dinner included the steaks, baked potatoes, spinach soufflé and salad. The group finished the evening watching the finale of Survivor: Caramoan.

Walbeck Baseball Academy 15U Try-outs

After spending seven hours working at Loaves and Fishes as part of his community service, Jack went to the Walbeck Baseball Academy 15U Try-outs. This is a tournament baseball team that is going to play in June and July. I heard about this program from one of the Jesuit parents [Dana]. Jack and three of his teammates (Kyle, Alex and Trevor) from the Jesuit team went, as well as two players from the Jesuit JV team.

The group included about 22 boys. I didn't stay and watch the try-outs. Additionally, I signed Jack up after the parent meeting. As a result, I am pretty oblivious to how many kids that the team is going to carry, what the schedule for practices and tournaments will be or what the quality of the kids trying out was. I was shocked to see a number of very small kids in the group of boys trying out. My guess is that they must have been 12 and 13 year olds.

In one of those odd coincidences, Coop was also signed up for the try-out. The coaches actually called Coop's name as they were listing the groups for batting practice. Talking to Rod over the last couple of days, they decided to focus on soccer for the next couple of months.

Talking to a couple of the Jesuit parents when I wandered back at the end of try-outs, they were very complimentary about how Jack did. Jack said that one of the coaches told him that he had the two fastest 60 yard dash times of any of the outfielders and catchers.

At the end of the try-out, the coaches told the boys that we would be contacting the players in the next week to ten days. The plan for the summer has always been to go back and play with the Outlaws. I am honestly not sure what we will do if they offer Jack a spot on this team. I think that part of the key to the puzzle will be who else from the Jesuit team gets offered a spot.

Milo Greene beer tasting in Belgium

Beer tasting in Belgium is definitely on my bucket list...

Jack #21 - 2013 Jesuit High School Freshman Baseball

2013 Jesuit High School Freshman Baseball Team

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The 2013 Jesuit High School freshman baseball team had 22 wins and 5 losses. The game log is here.

Starbucks iTunes Pick of the Week - ESPN Films: Catching Hell

Catching Hell was originally announced in 2009 as part of the 30 documentaries that ESPN ran to celebrate its 30th anniversary; it did not run as part of the series. It eventually ran under the ESPN Films banner as part of a group of seven documentaries that aired in late 2011.

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Jesuit Frosh baseball versus Oakmont

The Jesuit Marauders played the Oakmont Vikings in their 27th and last game of the season. The Marauders beat the Vikings by the score of 25 to 4 in their first meeting.

Jack led off and started in centerfield.

At dinner for mexican food on Sunday night, Jack asked me for the first time this season what his batting average was. I told him that it was exactly .400. You could see the wheels immediately start turning. Jack was clearly very motivated to keep his average above .400.

At the plate, Jack was 3 for 3 with 2 RBIs, 3 runs scored and 4 stolen bases. In his first at-bat, he hit a 1 and 1 pitch for a sharp grounder up the middle. He stole second. After Kyle struck out looking, Jack scored on Jordan's double to left center. Jack grounded a 1 and 2 pitch up the middle for single in his second plate appearance. He stole second. After Kyle struck out swinging and Jordan walked, Jack stole third. He scored on a wild pitch during Ryan's at-bat. Ryan eventually struck out swinging to end the second inning. In his third at-bat in the third inning with the bases loaded and one out, Jack ran the count to 3 and 2. He lunged at the sixth pitch and fouled it off. Jack hit the seventh pitch for a hard line drive in left center for a single and two RBIs. He stole second, went to third on Jordan's single to right, and scored on Ryan's single up the middle.

In the field, Jack played three innings in centerfield. He did not have a put-out or an assist.

Leading 4 to 0 in the top of the third, the Marauders blew the game open. They scored 7 runs and won the game by the score of 11 to 1 in five innings. The box score is here and the scorecard is here.

Beards (1 - 1, ERA 3.15, 1 start, 4 relief appearances, 6.2 innings) was the winning pitcher. Redmond and Chiappe pitched the fourth and fifth innings, respectively.

The Jesuit Frosh baseball team finished the season with 22 wins and 5 losses. In league, they had 15 wins and 1 loss. The game log is here.

After having a little bit of slump in the middle of the season, Jack finished the year on an absolute tear. He had great games against the two toughest league opponents (Christian Brothers and Oak Ridge) and tore up a couple of weaker teams. I will be writing a separate post summarizing his statistics for the season. Quoting Rod, Jack had a phenomenal season.

Jesuit Frosh Marauders baseball versus Oakmont Box Score

The game log is here.

JESUIT MARAUDERS (11) AT OAKMONT (1)

JESUIT MARAUDERS     AB  R  H BI  OAKMONT              AB  R  H BI
Jack Heringer         3  3  3  2  Cameron Daniels       2  0  1  0  
 Nile Redmond         1  0  0  0  Zach Phillips         3  0  0  0  
Kyle Roessler         3  0  0  0  Tim Wieser            1  0  0  0  
 Bailey Abercrombie   1  0  0  0  Paul Gershon          2  0  0  0  
Jordan Vujovich       2  2  2  2  Austin Salois         2  0  0  0  
 Nick Iwasa           1  0  0  0  Michael Niekamp       2  0  0  0  
Ryan Kane             3  1  2  3  Daniel Reich          2  1  1  0  
 Jared Alameida       1  0  0  0  Andrew Robertson      1  0  0  0  
Kevin Fitzsimon       2  1  2  0   Jarrod Fuller        1  0  0  0  
 Byrce Colombara      1  0  0  0  Timmy Balmain         2  0  1  0  
Jack Wolger           0  0  0  0                                    
 Christian Flores     0  0  0  0                                    
John Louis Chiappe    2  1  0  0                                    
Trevor Beards         2  1  1  1                                    
 Jonah Allman         1  0  0  0                                    
Nicholas Sogard       2  1  0  0                                    
 Sam Starosciak       1  0  0  0                                    
*Cole Jacobi          0  1  0  0                                    
TOTALS               26 11 10  8  TOTALS               18  1  3  0

JESUIT MARAUDERS              317 000 -- 11 
OAKMONT                       001 00x -- 1  

LOB--JESUIT MARAUDERS 6, OAKMONT 4. ERR--Michael Niekamp,
Paul Gershon, Daniel Reich. 2B--Jordan Vujovich. SB--Jordan
Vujovich (2), Jack Heringer (4).

 JESUIT MARAUDERS                IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO   HR
Trevor Beards (W)              3.00    2    1    1    2    4    0
Nile Redmond                   1.00    0    0    0    0    2    0
John Louis Chiappe             1.00    1    0    0    0    0    0
 OAKMONT                    
Tim Wieser (L)                 2.67    9   11   10    5    5    0
Timmy Balmain                  2.33    1    0    0    1    1    0

PB--Jordan Vujovich, Austin Salois (2). WP--Tim Wieser (2).
SO--Byrce Colombara, Kyle Roessler (3), Ryan Kane, Trevor
Beards, Paul Gershon (2), Daniel Reich, Austin Salois, Zach
Phillips, Andrew Robertson. BB--Jack Wolger (3), Jordan
Vujovich, John Louis Chiappe, Kevin Fitzsimon, Tim Wieser,
Cameron Daniels.

Virtually Biking Across America - Day 57

On day 57, I rode 20.8 miles across Nebraska. Starting in Mitchell, Nebraska, I rode south on a series of named and unnamed roads until I got to Highway NE-92 Scenic. I rode past the Scotts Bluff Pony Express Station [41° 49' 42.12", 103° 42' 25.92"] and ended the ride at the Ficklin Springs Pony Express Station Marker [41° 47' 22.45", 103° 32' 0.64"].

The trip log for Virtually Biking Across America is here.

Dinner with the Sanborns

Saturday night, Sharon, Jack and I met the Sanborns at Taro's at the Arden Fair Mall. Tim has been accepted into Jesuit High School next fall.

Jesuit Frosh baseball versus Ponderosa

The Jesuit Marauders played the Ponderosa Bruins in their 26th game of the season. The Marauders beat the Bruins by the score of 13 to 3 in their first meeting.

The boys got a chance to play on the varsity field. Back from Europe last night, Tom, Kevin and Eric showed up to the game in the second inning.

Jack entered the game in the fifth inning batting lead off and playing in centerfield.

At the plate, Jack was 1 for 1 with a double and an RBI. Coming to bat in the bottom of the fifth, Jack crushed a 3 and 1 pitch into right center. The ball one hopped to the fence near the 367 foot sign. Jordan scored the 10th run and the game was over. Jack had a walk off hit!?!

In the field, Jack played one inning in centerfield. He did not have a put-out or an assist.

The Marauders were held hitless for the first three innings and then exploded for 9 runs in the fourth inning. With Jack driving in the last run in the fifth inning, the final score was Jesuit 10, Ponderosa 0. The box score is here and the scorecard is here.

Cole (2 - 1, ERA 0.54, 2 starts, 4 relief appearances, 13.0 innings) was the winning pitcher. Kevin pitched the fifth inning.

This was the last home game of the season. A couple of the parents organized a very nice pizza party for the team and the families.

The Jesuit Frosh baseball team now has 21 wins and 5 losses. In league, they have 14 wins and 1 loss. The game log is here. The Marauders last game of the year is Monday, May 6 at Oakmont.

Jesuit Frosh Marauders baseball versus Ponderosa box score

The game log is here.

PONDEROSA BRUINS (0) AT JESUIT MARAUDERS (10)

PONDEROSA BRUINS     AB  R  H BI  JESUIT MARAUDERS     AB  R  H BI
Matt Crusha           3  0  1  0  Nile Redmond          3  1  1  2  
Cole Stamer           2  0  0  0   Jack Heringer        1  0  1  1  
David Dyas            3  0  1  0  Bailey Abercrombie    1  1  0  0  
Max Hall              3  0  1  0   Trevor Beards        0  0  0  0  
McLinden              3  0  0  0  Nick Iwasa            2  1  1  0  
Jacob Silva           2  0  1  0  Jared Alameida        3  1  1  1  
Garrett Grubaugh      2  0  2  0  Byrce Colombara       2  1  1  2  
Donald Hood           2  0  1  0  Christian Flores      2  1  0  1  
Kevin Katz            1  0  0  0  Alexander Isola       2  1  1  0  
                                  Jonah Allman          2  1  1  0  
                                   Jordan Vujovich      1  1  1  0  
                                  Sam Starosciak        2  1  1  2  
                                   John Louis Chiappe   0  0  0  0  
TOTALS               21  0  7  0  TOTALS               21 10  9  9

PONDEROSA BRUINS              000 00 -- 0  
JESUIT MARAUDERS              000 91 -- 10 

LOB--PONDEROSA BRUINS 8, JESUIT MARAUDERS 6. ERR--Matt
Crusha, Max Hall, Nicholas King, Cole Stamer. 2B--Jared
Alameida, Jack Heringer, Sam Starosciak. 3B--Byrce
Colombara, Jordan Vujovich. HBP--Kevin Katz, Bailey
Abercrombie. SACF--Byrce Colombara. SACB--Cole Stamer.
SB--Nile Redmond, John Louis Chiappe, Nick Iwasa, Sam
Starosciak.

 PONDEROSA BRUINS                IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO   HR
Jacob Silva (L)                3.00    6    8    7    1    2    0
Nicholas King                  1.00    3    2    2    4    1    0
 JESUIT MARAUDERS           
Cole Jacobi (W)                4.00    6    0    0    0    1    0
Kevin Fitzsimon                1.00    1    0    0    0    1    0

WP--Cole Jacobi. SO--McLinden (2), Jared Alameida, Nile
Redmond, Byrce Colombara. BB--Bailey Abercrombie, Alexander
Isola, Christian Flores, John Louis Chiappe, Nick Iwasa.