LAKE COUNTY — Your momma told you there would be sporting days like this.
For the Lower Lake High School softball team and Kelseyville tennis star Moses Kuzu, that was all too true Thursday.
Cloverdale pitchers Danielle Perlenfein and Taylor Spaulding combined on a no-hitter in a 14-1 North Central League I road victory over the Trojans, and Kuzu dropped his first match of the season in straight sets to St. Helena”s Teddy Ulin during their No. 1 singles battle at St. Helena.
Softball
Cloverdale 14, Lower Lake 1
At Lower Lake, Perlenfein started for the Eagles (4-1) but left after only one inning in their league win over Lower Lake. She allowed the Trojans” only run, which was unearned. Spaulding relieved and worked the final four innings of the five-inning game, which was called early because of the 10-run rule. Spaulding struck out six and walked two while Perlenfein struck out one and walked none.
“They hit the ball well, they”re a great team,” Lower Lake coach Chris Emberson said of the Eagles, who were coming off a 6-3 loss to Clear Lake on Tuesday. “Not a whole lot we could have done.”
Cloverdale scored three times in the top of the first against losing pitcher Amanda Graf and never looked back. The Eagles tacked on six more runs in the second, added two in the third and three in the fourth. They finished with 17 hits overall.
Lower Lake, now 3-5 in league and 10-7 overall, has dropped four straight.
Tennis
Kelseyville 4, St. Helena 1
At St. Helena, Ulin overcame a 5-2 deficit in the first set to stun Kuzu 7-5, 6-4 in Coastal Mountain Conference action.
“Teddy is a retriever, he gets everything back,” Kelseyville coach Jeff McLaren said. “It frustrates you and you get mad, and when you get mad, you”re done.”
Despite Kuzu”s loss, the Knights still improved to 7-0 in the CMC standings as all of his teammates won. The victory clinched the outright conference title for Kelseyville.
Nils Mostin won by forfeit in second singles and Claire Vargas beat Gabe Thuma 6-0, 6-4 in third singles.
In doubles action, Kyle Schmidt and Max Lehman beat Gus Alfaro and Callie Flood 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 in first doubles, and Justin Lombardo and Aaron Fultz were 6-0, 6-2 winners over Jenna Ramos and Julia Scibetta in second doubles.
Kelseyville takes part in the CMC Championships today and Saturday at Mendocino College in Ukiah before closing out the regular season on Tuesday.
Golf
St. Vincent 320, M”town 342
At Windsor, St. Vincent all but wrapped up the CMC South championship with a 320-342 victory over Middletown at the par-72 Windsor Golf Club. St. Vincent improved to 19-1 in the standings to Middletown”s 16-4 with one match remaining, that on Tuesday at Oakmont West in Santa Rosa.
Thursday”s action was also round one of the CMC Championships, which help determine individual at-large berths for the upcoming North Coast Section playoffs. The final round is Tuesday at Oakmont West.
Evan Knight”s 3-over-par 75 led St. Vincent and teammate Joey Wertz was just one shot back at 76, matching Kasey Cazet”s 76 for Rincon Valley Christian.
Other low scores in the field had St. Helena”s Nick Cazet at 81, Middletown”s Daniel Eagle at 83 and Middletown”s Chasen Tom at 84. Wyatt Ferrell led Kelseyville with 88.
Golfers had to contend with 20 mph wind gusts.
Baseball
Cloverdale 7, Lower Lake 5
At Lower Lake, another poor start cost the Lower Lake Trojans a chance at a victory in NCL I varsity baseball action.
The Cloverdale Eagles scored four times in the top of the first inning, a hole the Trojans couldn”t quite climb out of.
“That”s what”s been happening to us all season,” Lower Lake coach John Miller said of his team”s penchant for bad starts.
One highlight for the Trojans (1-7 league, 6-9 overall) was Aron James” 4-for-4 day at the plate with two RBI.
“He stuck around yesterday (Wednesday) and took extra batting practice, so did a lot of guys,” Miller said. “You can tell it paid off because we had 12 hits … the most hits we”ve had in a while.”
Luis Martinez and Ryan Dahneke each went 2-for-4 for Lower Lake.
Losing pitcher Zef Roofener went the distance, striking out seven and walking one.
