In today's intrasquad game, center fielder Ernie Ortega collided with left-fielder Tony Aceves. Ortega suffered a contusion on his temple and is listed as day to day. He's hoping to avoid a stint on the 15-day disabled list.
Aceves had a fine day at the plate, going 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs to lead Team 1 to a 9-5 victory. He hit a solo HR off of Junior Joey Mercado in the 6th inning and then proceeded to hit another 2-run triple off of him in the 7th inning.
Mercado had a statistically rare 0-0 at the plate with 4 BBs and a HBP. He scored 3 runs, but only two for Team 1 since he was traded for Junior Mario Carrillo in the middle of the game.
Carrillo pitched two innings as he seeks to reclaim his role the "ace" pitcher of the JV baseball staff, a moniker he held in the 2007 season. Carrillo also played a solid second base and recorded an assist as he gunned down sophomore Kevin Jenkins trying to tag from 3B on a shallow fly ball to right field.
Jenkins had a stellar day at the plate, going 3 for 3 with a BB and a HBP. He also contributed 3 scoreless innings as he makes the case for being the "Go To Guy" in the 2008 Los Altos JV rotation.
Other notable plays today included Adam Ayala making a diving catch near near the visiting team's dugout and proceeding to make a double play out of it.
