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Varsity vs Thousand Oaks- Saturday 3/18

West Ranch beat visiting Thousand Oaks 7-6 on Saturday afternoon. Drew Greenberg got the start and went 5 innings allowing 1 earned run while striking out 6. Ben Cushnie got the win in relief getting the Cats out of a jam in the 6th and then tossing a 3 up 3 down 7th inning. At the plate, Nolan Stoll had a hit and 2 RBIs. Matthew Lloyd had 2 RBIs. Ty Diaz hit a RBI single. Landon Hu hit a double. Adding hits were Ty DePerno and Mikey Murr. West Ranch next plays a big 2 game series with Valencia. First game is set for 3:30pm at Wildcat Field on Wednesday.

Varsity @ Saugus- Friday 3/17

The Wildcats beat Saugus on Friday night 5-1 to complete the season sweep. Jackson Banuelos got the start and threw a complete game allowing 1 run while striking out 7. At the plate, Ty DePerno had a double. Mikey Murr hit a 2 RBI single. Matthew Lloyd and Nolan Stoll each had a hit and a RBI. Bret Potter added a single and Brett Ishikawa chipped in with a RBI. The Cats are right back at it tomorrow as they host Thousand Oaks at 11am.

Varsity vs Canyon- Thursday 3/16

West Ranch beat Canyon 11-8 on Thursday evening. The game was a make-up game from last week. The win moves West Ranch to 3-0 in Foothill League play. Shane Buchbinder got the start and the win throwing 5 scoreless innings. Bret Potter earned the save closing out the game. On offense, Aidan Buntich and Landon Hu had back-to-back home runs. They both ended with 3 hits on the day. Potter added a double and a single. Matthew Lloyd had 2 hits and 3 RBIs. Nolan Stoll had 2 hits and a RBI. Ty Diaz had 2 hits. Mikey Murr had a hit and 2 RBIs. Ty DePerno added a sigle.

Varsity vs Saugus- Monday 3/13

West Ranch beat Saugus 3-2 on Monday. The game was moved up from Wednesday due to the weather forecast. The second Saugus game this week will be played as scheduled on Friday at 3:30pm at Saugus. Ben Cushnie got the start and went 5 strong innings allowing 1 run while striking out 7. Ryan Shalkevich got the win in relief. He tossed 2 strong innings to close out the game. At the plate, Matt Lloyd had a RBI single. Ty DePerno hit a double and scored the winning run on a Josef Brosche walk-off sacrifice-fly. Aidan Buntich added a single.

Varsity @ Canyon- Wednesday 3/8

West Ranch beat Canyon 14-1 in a game called due to darkness with 2 outs in the top of the 7th. Jackson Banuelos got the start and the win in the first Foothill League game of the season. He struck out 6 in 4 innings of work. Shane Buchbinder pitched the last 2 innings allowing no runs while striking out 2. At the plate, 10 different Cats contributed with a hits. Matthew Lloyd had a double, single, and 4 RBIs. Aidan Buntich had a double, single, and a RBI. Landon Hu and Ryan Shalkevich each had 2 hits and a RBI. Josef Brosche had 2 hits. Nolan Stoll hit a RBI double. Mikey Murr hit a RBI single. Ty DePerno, Ty Diaz, and Ashton Tsukashima each added a hit. Canyon will now travel to West Ranch for a game at 3:30pm on Friday.

Varsity Double Header @ Buchanan- Sat 3/4

Game 1

In the first game of the day at Fresno Junior College, The Wildcats beat the Bears 5-3. Ben Cushnie got the start and the win going 5 innings, allowing 3 runs, while striking out 10. Ryan Shalkevich picked-up the save throwing 2 scoreless inning in relief. At the plate, Josef Brosche had a double and a single. Aidan Buntich had 2 hits and a RBI. Mikey Murr had 2 hits. Landon Hu hit a double and had 2 RBIs. Brett Ishikawa had a RBI single, and Ty DePerno added a hit.

Game 2

The Cats were beat in the second game of the day 0-7. Shane Buchbinder threw 3 scoreless innings in relief striking out 4. At the plate, Aidan Buntich had 2 hits. Landon Hu, Bret Potter, and Buchbinder each added a single. The Wildcats start league play on Wednesday when they travel to Canyon for a 3:30pm start.

Varsity @ Granada Hills- Wednesday 3/1

West Ranch beat Granada Hills 11-4 on a cold and windy San Fernando Valley day. Jackson Banuelos got the start and the win going 4 innings allowing 2 earned runs while striking out 7. Shane Buchbinder closed out the game tossing 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Thw game was called due to darkness after 6 innings of play. On offense, Mikey Murr had a double, 2 singles, and 3 RBIs. Mathew Lloyd hit a home run and ended the day with 3 RBIs. Bret Potter had 2 hits and 2 RBIs. Ty DePerno, Josef Brosche, Ryan Shalkevich, and Molan Stoll each singled. Brett Ishikawa chipped in with a RBI. The Wildcats next play Buchanan in a double header at Fresno Junior college. First game is Saturday at 11am.

Varsity vs Maranatha- Tuesday 2/21

West Ranch lost to visiting Maranatha 1-7 on Tuesday afternoon. With the loss, the Cats move to 3-2 on the season. Ty DePerno hit a solo homerun to start the game in the bottom of the first. Adding hits were Josef Brosche, Bret Potter, Mikey Murr, and Ryan Shalkevich. All 7 runs allowed by West Ranch were earned runs. Next on the schedule is Moorpark on Friday. Stay tuned for more details as rain is in the forecast later this week.

Varsity @ Quartz Hill- Saturday 2/18

The Wildcats beat Quartz Hill 2-1 on Saturday morning. Ben Cushnie got the start and the win tossing 5 innings allowing 1 run on 0 hits. He struck out 6 batters. Ryan Shalkevich picked-up the save throwing 2 scoreless innings to close out the Royals. At the plate, Brett Ishikawa, Landon Hu, Matthew Lloyd, and Nolan Stoll each had a hit. Mikey Murr had the big go ahead run via a fielder's choice. The Wildcats flashed some leather in the game with several highlight reel plays in right field, center field, and third base. The Cats next host Maranatha on Tuesday in the final game of the Easton tournament.