It was the type of situation that baseball players dream of from the time they first put on cleats: playoff game, extra innings, bases loaded, needing one run to win. And Davis High junior Hayden Duer took full advantage of it. Duer hit a walk-off single just inside the right-field line, bringing teammate Bobby Young … Continue Reading
When the Blue Devils hand the ball to pro prospect Ben Eckels in the opening round of the Sac-Joaquin Section baseball playoffs, it is with the hope that Davis High — for the first time since 2008 — survives the elimination round. If the locals get past Oak Ridge at Sacramento City College on Thursday … Continue Reading
It was a showcase of how competitive Delta Valley Conference baseball is, year after year. On Wednesday — with temperatures over 90 degrees and a slight wind blowing straight out to left field — third-place and playoff-bound Franklin came to Davis High and forged a 5-4 victory in the league’s finale. The Blue Devils (20-6, … Continue Reading
ELK GROVE — Ben Eckels has been touted as a terrific pitching prospect. The Davis High mound ace throws more than 90 mph, has great control and can mix his pitches. Visit any Blue Devil game and fans will see talent-hungry MLB scouts queue up, Juggs Guns in hand, to get a peek at the … Continue Reading
ELK GROVE — This one defies explanation. Over the years, Davis High and Elk Grove have played some important, wacky baseball games (one only has to think back to April 2011 when the Thundering Herd erased an 8-1 Blue Devil lead with a 10-run final inning). But Friday’s game — a Magical Mystery Tour that … Continue Reading
Sometimes, short-term memory is a good thing in baseball. Such will be the case for Davis High after the Blue Devils slipped back into a first-place tie after a 16-2 home loss to Elk Grove on Wednesday. The Thundering Herd (17-6 and now 10-2 in Delta Valley Conference) used three home runs in scoring eight … Continue Reading
It just got serious in Delta Valley Conference baseball. After a 10-0 win over visiting Monterey Trail on Monday, front-running Davis High is cruising along at 18-4 (10-1 in league). The Blue Devils now finish the regular season playing four straight games against the two schools chasing Davis in the DVC standings. “It’s one game at … Continue Reading
The only thing nicer than a Saturday afternoon drive to Yountville is tacking on an 8-2 nonleague baseball win while you’re there — and that’s just what the Davis High squad did against Vintage. DHS posted runs in five of seven innings against the Crushers in the rain make-up contest. “They’re a playoff caliber team,” … Continue Reading
After taking a three-run lead in the top of the third inning on Wednesday at Laguna Creek, the Davis High baseball team’s main goal was to finish the game quickly and get out of the steadily increasing rain. Fighting through six errors made that tougher, but the Blue Devils eventually finished off the Cardinals, 10-5, … Continue Reading
With its deep pitching staff, the Davis High baseball team often reminds fans of the San Francisco Giants during their 2010 championship season: give them a few early runs and let the horses on the mound carry it the rest of the way. On Wednesday, the Blue Devils were once again Giants-esque, but they didn’t … Continue Reading
Arriving early for their Friday matchup at Grant High — the fourth game in five days for Davis — the Blue Devils sat around for a few hours soaking up the heat. Once the contest began, DHS stayed hot and finished out its busy week with a 17-4 Delta Valley Conference victory over the Pacers. … Continue Reading
When Grant High School went to 2-1 to start the Delta Valley Conference schedule — thanks to a complete-game victory over Franklin last Friday by sophomore ace Cameron Avila-Leeper — it came with a price. The brilliant Pacer lefty threw 152 pitches in that game and needed to skip at least one start to rest. … Continue Reading
Take nothing for granted. This is the Delta Valley Conference baseball season. Dropping a 7-3 decision to visiting Franklin on Monday wasn’t the way Davis High wanted to start its jam-packed week. Playing four league games in five days — thanks to a rainout last Friday — the Blue Devils travel to Elk Grove on … Continue Reading
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