March 6, 2010
Purple Sweeps Annual Intrasquad Games
Junior Bob Cruikshank homered and drove in 4
in Purple’s 8-1 win.
On
a day that felt like mid-April rather than early-March, the Purple teams won a
pair in the Kangs annual Purple/White intrasquad games on Saturday. In the first game, sophomore catcher R.J.
Rusch doubled twice and drove in a run to lead his Purple team to a 4-2
win. Fellow sophomores Graham Fields and
Logan Pillings doubled as well, while junior Austin Allemand pitched two
shutout innings for the win. Junior Zeke
Herrera was the losing pitcher, allowing 2 runs (1 earned) on 2 hits in 2
innings of work.
The
night game was the coming out party for junior infielder Bob Cruikshank, as he
was 2-for-2 with a home run and 4 RBI in an 8-1 Purple victory. Cruikshank got the scoring started early with
a three-run home run off senior Trevor Dunlap in the first inning. The junior followed with a sacrifice fly in
the third inning and later added an infield single to complete his perfect
night at the plate. He also shined on
the mound, allowing a hit while striking out the side in his inning of
work. Sophomore Victor Mayorquin singled
twice and drove in a run, while junior Nori Shimizu and senior Colin Tremblay
each scored two runs to pace the offense.
Shimizu was the winning pitcher (spring training rules), allowing just a
hit and a walk in two innings of work, striking out three. Senior Alex Houghton drove in the lone run
for the White team, who managed just four hits in the contest. The Purple pitching staff struck out 14
batters, and enjoyed strong performances from sophomore Zach Johnson (5
strikeouts in 2 innings), junior Spencer Jackson (perfect inning with 2
strikeouts) and senior Jamie Wallace (shutout inning).
With
the intrasquad games in the books, the Kangs will spend the week preparing for
Saturday’s jamborees. The Varsity and JV
teams will travel to Island Crest Park to take on Mercer Island and Garfield,
while the sophomore team will play host to Inglemoor and Eastside Catholic.
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