Fresno-area prep baseball: Key wins in own tournament land new team in The Bee’s Top 25
Fowler High had notable wins in its own baseball tournament last week.
The Redcats defeated The Bee’s ranked teams Monache 10-0 and Kingsburg 8-7 on a walk-off hit by Jerod Smith.
Fowler gets into The Bee’s Central Section rankings at No. 25 with a 10-9 record. Fowler started the season 3-7.
Kingsburg dropped to No. 20 while Monache is now No. 23.
The rest of the rankings remain the same, led off by The Bee’s top-ranked Buchanan, which finished the Fresno Easter Classic at 4-0.
Around the horn
▪ Sierra Pacific senior Ryan Cronk led the Golden Bears to a 25-3 victory over Cesar Chavez when he drove in seven runs and scored five times.
▪ Kerman sophomore Adam Delgado led the way for the Lions last week at the Selma Kiwanis Tournament. He drove in five runs and pitched a six-hitter in a 4-2 win over El Capitan. He was named the tournament’s most valuable player to help the Lions remain undefeated at 20-0.
▪ San Joaquin Memorial junior Charlie Monterrosa was named most valuable player of the Fresno Easter Classic after going 2 for 3 in a 4-2 victory over Central. Teammate Max Mendes pitched five innings and gave up only three hits and struck out four to pick up the win. He was named the tournament’s most outstanding pitcher.
▪ Dos Palos got two no-hitters. Junior Will Montemurro struck out five in five innings at the Selma Kiwanis Tournament, and Derek Van Allman had nine strikeouts in a 14-1 victory over Selma.
Athlete of the Week winner
Zack Jones of Kings Christian baseball won The Bee’s boys Athlete of the Week poll for April 4-9.
He received 26,057 of the votes (57%) as he finished ahead of Ryan Cronk of Sierra Pacific baseball who tallied 19,592 votes (43%).
The sophomore pitched a no-hitter with no walks and had 11 strikeouts in a 13-0 win over Alpaugh. He also had two RBI and a walk.
An error prevented a perfect game.
Recent winners include: Orion Tomlinson of Fresno Christian basketball, Camden Thompson of Clovis East basketball, Landon Almeida of Caruthers basketball, Ismael Gonzalez of Riverdale soccer, Beunju Moon of Lemoore basketball, Luke Karle of Sanger basketball, Jackson Young of Clovis West basketball, Adam Delgado of Kerman baseball, Collin DeBorde of Clovis North baseball, Derek McNary of Hanford baseball, Gio Chavez of Lindsay baseball and Brayden Rhodes of Reedley baseball.
The Bee’s Top 25
(Records through Sunday)
1. Buchanan 15-2 (Pvs. 1). Last week: d. Oakmont, Davis, Bullard, Frontier
2. Clovis West 12-5 (Pvs. 2). Last week: lost to San Ramon Valley, d. Clayton Valley Charter, Palo Alto, lost to St. Mary’s
3. Stockdale 16-3 (Pvs. 3). Last week: d. Granite Bay, lost to Franklin, San Ramon Valley, Mountain View
4. Bullard 16-4 (Pvs. 4). Last week: d. Jesuit, Placer, lost to Buchanan, d. North
5. San Joaquin Memorial 15-5 (Pvs. 5). Last week: d. Redwood, Fresno, Jesuit, Central
6. Clovis 11-6 (Pvs. 6). Last week: d. Edison, lost to Frontier, d. Hanford, Pleasant Grove
7. Kerman 20-0 (Pvs. 7). Last week: d. Madera South, Immanuel, Selma, El Capitan, Dos Palos
8. Ridgeview 18-2 (Pvs. 8). Last week: d. Mar Vista, Del Oro, Canyon Hills, Linfield Christian
9. Liberty-Bakersfield 14-5-1 (Pvs. 9). Last week: lost to Archbishop Mitty, d. College Park, Sacred Heart Cathedral, Prepatory
10. Righetti 14-1 (Pvs. 10). Last week: did not play
11. Central 9-6-1 (Pvs. 14). Last week: d. Pleasant Grove, North, Frontier, lost to San Joaquin Memorial
12. Centennial 13-9 (Pvs. 11). Last week: d. El Diamante, Mt. Whitney, Tulare Western, lost to Hanford West
13. Reedley 15-5 (Pvs. 12). Last week: lost to Oakmont, Garces, Clovis East, d. Liberty-Madera Ranchos
14. Fresno 15-4-1 (Pvs. 13). Last week: d. North, lost to San Joaquin Memorial, d. Crater, Garces
15. Arroyo Grande 13-5 (Pvs. 19). Last week: did not play
16. Clovis North 8-7-1 (Pvs. 20). Last week: d. Placer, Davis, lost to Oakmont
17. Clovis East 8-9 (Pvs. 23). Last week: d. Chowchilla, lost to Pleasant Grove, d. Reedley
18. Porterville 15-4-1 (Pvs. 16). Last week: d. Independence, Taft, lost to Hanford West, Golden West
19. Redwood 11-8 (Pvs. 17). Last week: lost to San Joaquin Memorial, Bradshaw Christian, d. Madera, lost to Jesuit
20. Kingsburg 15-4-1 (Pvs. 15). Last week: d. Firebaugh, lost to Fowler
21. Liberty-Madera Ranchos 15-5 (Pvs. 21). Last week: d. Garces, lost to Madera, d. Edison, lost to Reedley
22. Hanford 13-7 (Pvs. 18). Last week: lost to Frontier, Edison, Clovis, d. Hoover
23. Monache 15-5-1 (Pvs. 22). Last week: lost to Fowler, d. Firebaugh
24. Bakersfield Christian 15-4 (Pvs. 25). Last week: lost to El Capitan, d. Foothills Christian, San Ysidro, Del Oro
25. Fowler 10-9 (Pvs. NR). Last week: d. Monache, Kingsburg
Bubble teams: Pioneer Valley (12-5), Morro Bay (16-5), Sierra Pacific (15-6), Sanger (9-9), Wasco (11-6), McLane (13-5-1), San Luis Obispo (10-6), Mt. Whitney (11-9), Washington Union (12-8), Golden West (11-9), Exeter (14-6), North (10-10-1), Central Valley Christian (10-9), Templeton (9-9), Hanford West (10-11), Immanuel (9-10-1), Madera South (8-10-1).
