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2009 Season Record 22-2-0; League Record 9-1-0

SJAA LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

Head Coach: Ken Perez
Assistant Coaches: Gary Reeve and Jim Campbell




Thursday, August 6
09 SOPHOMORE SEASON ENDING STATS

A summary of the batting stats is below.  A detailed description of all the stats is attached as a handout below this table (in Adobe pdf format).

Name

AB

R

H

RBI

SB

AVG

Camper 76 37 28 16 24 .363
Daily 51 13 20 14 1 .392 
Devlin 7 4 1 0 0 .143 
D'Onofrio 13 7 3 4 5 .231 
D'Souza 74 33 34 32 11 .459 
Fisher 70 17 29 25 1 .414 
Gerstenberger  10 1 3 0 0 .300 
Levand  76 37 30 12 14 .395 
Patterson  16 6 6 4 2 .375 
Sanfilippo  64 41 30 38 5 .469 
Skillsky  16 2 6 7 0 .375 
Soto  16 5 4 5 0 .250 
Tencati  12 3 4 3 0 .333 
Trew  82 53 36 31 12 .439 
Walker  24 9 7 4 1 .292 
Wesely  41 8 19 22 1 .463 
Wichman  62 17 26 19 1 .419 
Rodriguez-Frank 2 3 1 1 0 .500 

Team Batting Avg = .403

Pitching:

Name

W

L

S

IP

AB

K

H

BB

ER

ERA

Wesely 9 0 0 51 218 61 35 28 16  2.20 
D'Souza 6 0 2 41.6 183 59 30 27 14 2.36
Trew 1 0 0 8.3 50 5 10 10 12 10.08
Skillsky 3 0 4 23.3 104 29 21 9 8 2.40 
Camper 2 1 1 10.3 48 14 12 9 9 6.10
Walker 0 0 0 1.6 10 4 3 2 1 4.20 
Patterson 1 1 1 7.6 35 6 6 7 4 3.65 
Daily 0 0 0 3 14  2 4 3 1 2.33 
Team ERA = 3.10

Handout: SOPH STATS 09

Tuesday, May 12
SOPHOMORE CELEBRATION
sophomore champs celebration
The Sophomores Celebrate After Clinching a League Title

Final Sophomore League Standings

Team

Record 

Tracy

9-1 

Lincoln

8-2 

Bear Creek

6-4 

Lodi

5-5 

Chavez

1-9 

Franklin

1-9 



Friday, May 8
SOPHOMORES GAIN FIRST LEAGUE TITLE
SOPHOMORE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

R

H

E

Lodi Flames  0 0 1 0 0 X

4

5

Tracy Bulldogs 6 4 1 0 X X X

11

14

0

A very happy and proud Coach Perez called me this evening with his postgame comments.  Ken and his staff have been coaching for a lot of years.  This team, this year meant a lot to them.  I asked him to sum up the team in a couple of words.  "Stubborn and Dynamic."  Pretty powerful words that describe the character of a team that will help to form a powerful varsity squad next year.  "There are some very talented kids on this sophomore team that are going to make the varsity squad something special next year," stated Perez.

In closing, Ken Perez stated that he would be organizing a team party soon.  It would not take the place of the awards banquet later in the month, but he did want to have an individual event with his team to close the season.  "I'm so very proud of our 2009 team.  It was a great way to go," said Perez.

Player AB R H RBI Other
Levand 3 1 0 0 K, BB 
Camper 3 1 1 0
Soto 1 0 1 0  
Rodriguez-Frank 0 0 0 0  
Sanfilippo 4 1 4 2  
Trew 3 2 0 0 K, HBP 
D'Souza 4 3 2 1  
Fisher 3 2 2 0  
Wichman 2 1 1 1 BB 
Wesely 2 0 1 2 2B, Sac 
Skillsky 0 0 0 0  
Daily 2 0 1 1
Walker 1 0 1 0  

Pitching: Wesely (W) 4+ IP, 1R, 4H, 7K, 3BB

Skillsky:  1 IP, 3K


Final League Standings:

Tracy 9-1

Lincoln 8-2

Lodi 5-5

Bear Creek

Chavez




2009 SOPHOMORE ROSTER

Home # 

Away # 

Name

Height 

Weight

Pos

Year

6

6

Camper, Nick 

 5' 9"

140

OF, P 

2011

7

7

Wichman, Casey

 6' 0"

170

IF, P 

2011

9

9

Levand, Andy

 5' 8"

135

IF, OF 

2011

10

10 

D'Souza, Dominic

 5' 10"

140

IF

2011

11

11

Tencati, Jordan 

 5' 8"

138

C, IF

2011

12

12 

Skillsky, Steven

5' 11"

195

P, IF

2011

13

13 

Patterson, Matt 

 5' 9"

145

IF, P 

2011

14

16 

Wesely, Josh

6' 0

225 

P, IF

2011

17

17 

Devlin, Kyle 

 5' 9"

137

OF 

2011

21

21 

Gerstenberger, Oscar

 6' 0"

170

C, OF 

2011

22

22 

Soto, William 

 5' 10"

175

OF

2011

25

25 

D'Onofrio, Antonio

 5' 10"

165

IF, OF 

2011

28

Trew, Tyler 

 6' 1"

155

P, IF 2011

33

Sanfilippo, Tyler 

 5' 10"

162

IF

2011

39

24 

Daily, Tyler 

6' 0"

190

C, P 

2011

44

Walker, Aaron 

 5' 11"

205 

3B

2011

49

23

Fisher, James 

6' 0"

175

OF, P 

2011



2009 SOPHOMORE SCHEDULE
Handout: Sophomore 09 Schedule

Wednesday, April 29
SOPHOMORES DOMINATE OVER CHAVEZ
sophomore team pizza
The Sophomores Gather To Celebrate a Birthday
Sophomore 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Chavez Titans 0 0 0 0 0 x x 0 1 1
Tracy Bulldogs  4 4 5 1 x x x 14 17 1

The Sophomore Bulldogs gave Coach Perez an early birthday present by connecting for 17 hits in a one-sided win over the Titans.  Dominic D'Souza had a no hitter through 4 innings of work.  In the 5th, he gave up a double and Coach Perez went with the big red head to strike out the side.  "That's what I call Steven Skillsky now, The Big Red Head Who Comes In And Throws Me Strikes,"  said Coach Perez.

"We played well today and I'm proud that the guys stayed up the whole game and played to their standard of baseball.  I expect a different game over at Chavez.  They always play us tough there."  Coach Perez will go with Josh Wesely on Friday as the Sophomores continue their pursuit of a league title.

Coach Perez wanted to extend his thanks to Kennette Sanfilippo and her band of cohorts who were at Straw Hat Pizza.

Player AB R H RBI Other
Levand 3 3 3 0 2B, BB 
D'Souza 2 2 1 1 HBP
Devlin 1 1 1 0  
Skillsky 0 0 0  
Sanfilippo 2 3 2 2 BB 
Daily  1 0 1 0  
Trew 3 3 2 2 BB 
Wesely 2 1 1  
Donofrio 1 1 1 1  
Rodriguez-Frank 1 0 0 0  
Wichman 1 0 0 2 BB, Sac Fly 
Camper 1 0 1  
Fisher 2 0 2 0  
Soto 2 0 0 0  
Walker 1 0 0 1 BB
Patterson 1 0 1 0 2B 
Tencati 1 0 0 0 K, BB 
Gerstenberger 1 0 1 0  




daily vs chavez2
Tyler Daily Prepares to Score
Monday, May 4
WESELY NO HITS CHAVEZ / TREW HITS HR
With Gary Reeve at the helm, the Bulldogs gave him a solid win as he covered for Coach Perez who was out of town.  In addition to the Trew blast and the Wesely 5 inning no hitter, James Fisher was 3-3 with solid line drives in each at bat.  Nick Camper had 3 RBIs and a triple.
Sophomore 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

R

H

E

Tracy Bulldogs 1 0 4 9 3 X X 17 14 0
Chavez Titans  0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 4

Wesely (W) 5 IP, 0R, 0H, 10K, 1BB, 1HBP

Player AB R H RBI Other
Levand 4 3 2    
Camper 3 3 2 3 3B 
Sanfilippo 3 2 1 1  
Trew  2 2 1 3 HR 
D'Souza 3 2 2 2 2B 
D'Onofrio 1 0 0 0  
Walker 1 0 0 0  
Wichman 3 0 0 0  
Wesely 3 1 0 0  
Gerstenberger 1 0 0 0  
Fisher 3 1 3 1  
Soto 0 1 0 0  
Daily  3 1 2 0  
Rodriguez-Frank 1 1 1 1 2B 


donofrio throwing vs chavez2
Antonio Donofrio Gets The Out

Sunday, April 26
SOPHOMORE PICS AND VIDEO

We have the pics and video from the Sophomore battle against West Saturday on my photo website.  See Josh Wesely drive in runs + more action.

Wesely video

http://www.stujosseyphotography.smugmug.com/gallery/8011546_T9Seg#521050193_z8TVG-A-LB

Full site:  http://www.stujosseyphotography.com

 



D'SOUZA PITCHES THE SOPH'S ONE STEP CLOSER TO A LEAGUE TITLE
Sophomore 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

R

H

E

Tracy Bulldogs 0 1 0 2 2 0 0  5 7 0
Lodi Flames  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 3 2

Dominic D'Souza was solid on the mound today for the sophomores as he had himself a 3 hit, 13K and no run performance.  "The walks were a bit high at 6, but he pitched a heck of a game," said Coach Perez.  Perez went on to say that D'Souza was a bit under the weather leading into the game but he seemed to shake it off and attack the Lodi hitters.

For the sophomore Bulldogs, they are now 8-1 in league with one to play.  A win on Friday would at a minimum, give them a share of the league title with Lincoln (if Lincoln keeps winning).  This would be a first for Tracy as they have always placed 2nd or 3rd in league.

Player AB R H RBI Other
Levand 3 1 1 0 HBP
Camper 4 0 1 0
Sanfilippo 3 2 0 0 BB 
Trew  4 2 1 0 2B 
D'Souza  3 0 1 3 BB 
Fisher  0 1 2 Sac Fly 
Wichman  1 0 0 0  
Gerstenberger 2 0 1 0  
Wesely  2 0 1 0 BB 
Devlin  0 0 0 0  
Daily  3 0 0 0  



Saturday, April 25
BULLDOGS SWEEP WOLFPACK
levand slide vs West
Andy Levand Gets Very Dirty Entering 3rd

The Sophomore Bulldogs battled back from a 3 run deficit early to defeat their cross town rival 10-7 on a beautiful Saturday of late season baseball.   Josh Wesely who was the designated hitter for the Bulldogs, had a big day at the plate driving home 4 runs on a single and double.  

In a freak accident at the plate, Nick Camper fouled a ball up into his face.  Aaron Walker who replaced him, was spiked by at 3rd and will require stitches.

Sophomore Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
West Wolfpack  3 0 1 3 0 0 0 7 5 4
Tracy Bulldogs  1 0 5 4 0 0 x 10 10 3

Player AB R H RBI Other
Levand 4 1 2 1  
Camper 1 1 1 0 3B 
Walker 0 0 0 0 BB 
Skillsky 2 1 0 0  
Sanfilippo 3 1 0 1 BB 
Trew 4 2 2 0
D'Souza 2 1 0 0 BB, Sac Bunt
Fisher 3 1 1 1 Sac Fly 
Wichman 3 1 1 1 Sac Fly 
Wesely 3 2 2 4 2B 
Rodriguez-Frank 0 0 0 0  
Devlin 0 0 0 0  
Daily 3 0 2 2 2B 

Pitcher

IP

R

ER

H

K

BB

Trew 3 1/3 7 6 3 2 2 + 2HBP
Skillsky (W) 3 2/3 0 0 2 0 0 + 3HBP 

daily vs west
Tyler Daily Scoring

skillsky pitching vs west2
Steven Skillsky Shutdown the Wolfpack
Saturday, April 25

It was a hard fought battle with West.  Tracy suffered two injuries in the game.  In one play at 3rd, Aaron Walker was spiked during a slide.  Earlier in the game, Nick Camper fouled a ball from his bat up into his face which cut open the bridge of his nose.

(Note on photo below of Camper.  It's not my policy to take or post photos of injuries.  These were taken at the request of the Coach and Player).


camper injury
Nick Camper Wanted to Re-Enter The Game After His Serious Injury

Thursday, April 23
SOPHOMORES SCORE EARLY AND OFTEN
Sophomore 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Tracy Bulldogs 3 2 0 2 4 0 0 11 13 4
Franklin Yellowjackets 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 4 6

WP:  Wesely 6 IP, 3R, 1ER, 4H, 9K, 1BB

Skillsky:  1 IP, 3K

Coach Perez didn't like the four errors committed by Tracy, but other than that he was in good spirits on a Friday night.  His team hit the ball well and pitched well to handle the Yellowjackets.  Nick Camper was 2 for 4 with an inside the park homerun in the 5th.  Tyler Sanfilippo, Tyler Trew, and James Fisher all had doubles.  

Wesely and Skillsky combined to strikeout 12 Yellowjackets.

Player AB R H RBI Other 
Levand 4 3 1 0
Devlin 1 0 0 0  
Camper 4 3 2 3 HR, 2B, BB
Sanfilippo 5 1 3 1 2B 
Trew 5 1 2 2 2B (2), K 
D'Souza 4 0 0 1  
Fisher 3 0 1 1 2B 
Soto 1 0 0 0
Wichman 4 0 1 0  
Wesely  3 1 1 0  
Rodriguez-Frank 0 1 0 0 Pinch Run 
Skillsky  0 0 0 0  
Daily  3 1 2 1 HBP 



Wednesday, April 22
SOPHOMORE'S CRUISE TO WIN BEHIND D'SOUZA

Sophomore 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Franklin Yellowjackets 0 0 0 0 0 X X 0 1 3
Tracy Bulldogs  2 6 0 0 4 X X 12 8 0

WP:  D'Souza

Player AB R H RBI Other
Levand 3 1 0 0  
Camper 3 2 2 1  
Sanfilippo 2 3 2 3 BB 
Trew 2 2 2 0 2 2Bs, BB 
D'Souza 2 0 1 3 3B, Sac Fly 
Rodriguez-Frank  0 1 0 0  
Skillsky 0 0 0 0  
Fisher 2 0 0 0  
Wichman  0 0 0 1 Sac Fly 
Daily  3 1 1 0  
Walker  0 1 0 0 2 BB 
Patterson  0 0 0 BB 
Soto  2 1 0 0  
Gerstenberger 1 0 0 0  

D'Souza 4+ IP, 0R, 1H, 6K, 4BB, 1 HBP

Skillsky 1 IP, 0R, 2K  

Coach Perez had sort of a neutral demeanor after his team defeated Franklin 12-0.  He was pleased to get another league win, but he was concerned with elements of lackluster play from his club and a degree of erratic pitching shown by his starter, Dominic D'Souza.  "It was exciting to see him go after a no hitter entering that 5th inning, but he had thrown 80 pitches and walked 4.  We as a coaching staff decided that was enough and we went with our strike thrower Steven Skillsky," said Perez.  "We did not put on a clinic today, but we got the job done.  I expect even better things from my club Friday at Franklin."

Coach Perez went on to mention that his club will play West at 1 p.m. Saturday at Tracy High.

Practice on Thursday will be modified.  Players should come in shorts to Monte Vista prepared for batting practice only.  West High will be playing a game on the field due to a scheduling issue.



Monday, April 20
ST. MARY'S PULLS AHEAD TO DEFEAT THE SOPHOMORE BULLDOGS
camper catch vs rams
Nick Camper Makes The Catch in Right

The St. Mary's bats were just a little too much for Tracy as the Rams pulled ahead of the Bulldogs in the middle innings to defeat Tracy Monday afternoon in a 93 degree April heat wave.   Things started promising for the Bulldogs as they took an early 3-1 lead behind the pitching of Steven Skillsky and Nick Camper.  Tyler Trew hit a solo homerun in the 3rd, Dominic D'Souza and Casey Wichman tripled.

Sophomore (non league) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
St. Mary's Rams 0 0 1 0 3 1 2

7

13

1

Tracy Bulldogs  1 2 1 0 0 0 0

4

6

2

Ken Perez was a bit disappointed in his postgame press conference Monday evening.  "We lost our fire and determination midway through the game today.  Sure it was a hot day but that's no excuse," said Perez.  "It's not the loss that bothers me today, it's our overall team approach that began to slip away in the 4th inning.  We will discuss our loss of spirit over the next couple of days as we prepare to resume league play Wednesday," said Perez.

Perez complimented the Rams.  "Look, we have a good ball club with excellent pitching.  You have to give them credit they put 13 hits up against us, executed the small things, and didn't let the heat get to them."

Player AB R H RBI Other
Levand 3 1 0 0  
Camper 3 1 0 0 K, BB 
Sanfilippo 3 0 0 1  
Trew  3 1 1 1 HR, K 
D'Souza  2 1 2 0 3B, BB 
Fisher 2 0 0 0  
Soto  1 0 0 0  
Wichman  3 1 1 1 3B 
Tencati  2 0 0 0
Daily  1 0 0 0  

Skillsky 2 2/3 IP, 1R, 1ER, 5H, 1K

Camper 2 1/3 IP, 3R, 5H, 3ER, 1K, 1BB

Patterson (L) 2/3 IP, 1R, 1H, 1BB, 1HBP

D'Souza 1 1/3 IP, 2R, 1ER, 2H, 1K, 1BB


wichman at 1st vs st marys
Casey Wichman In a Foot Race to 1st

sophomores and ken
Ken Perez Attempts to Motivate in the Bottom of the 6th
Monday, April 20
trew hitting vs rams
Tyler Trew Takes This One Just Short of the Fence

Friday, April 17
SOPHOMORE GAME SUMMARY
soto closeup
William Soto Tripled to End the Game
Sophomore 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H
Bear Creek Bruins 0 1 0 1 2 X X 6 1
Tracy Bulldogs  2 0 3 5 4 X 14  11 4

Nick Camper got things started early with a homerun, Josh Wesely pitched well and William Soto hit a triple to clear the bases and end the game in the 5th as the Sophomores swept Bear Creek in league play Friday.


Player AB R H RBI Other
Levand 3 1 3 0 2B, BB 
Camper 3 3 1 2 HR, K, BB 
Sanfilippo 2 3 0 0 BB, HBP 
Trew 3 3 1 2  
D'Souza 3 3 2 3 HBP 
Fisher 3 0 0 0
Soto 1 0 1 3 3B 
Wichman 3 1 2 1 2B 
Wesely 2 0 1 2 3B 
Rodriguez-Frank - - - -  
Daily  2 0 0 0 BB 

Pitching:

Wesely (W) 4 1/3 IP, 4R, 3 ER, 5K, 5H, 2BB

Camper 2/3 IP, 1H, 1K



Wednesday, April 15
SOPHOMORES BASH THE BRUINS

After a long week off, the sophomores showed just a little rust around the edges as they took care of business against Bear Creek 16-5 on Wednesday afternoon.  "It wasn't our best game, but we got the job done today," said Coach Perez.  "It was nice to get the competitive juices flowing again after a long break."

When asked about Friday's home game against Bear Creek, Perez stated that Josh Wesely will start with backup from Nick Camper and Tyler Trew.  "I'm confident we are going to play even better on Friday," said Perez.

Sophomores 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Tracy Bulldogs 3 1 1 4 7 X X 16 13 3
Bear Creek Bruins 0 0 1 1 3 X X 5 7 7

Winning Pitcher:  D'Souza

Player AB R H RBI Other
Levand 3 2 1 0 HBP
Tencati 1 0 1 1 Pinch Hit Single 
Camper 3 3 1 0 BB 
Soto  0 0 0 0 BB 
Sanfilippo 5 1 2 3 2-2B, K 
Devlin   0 1 0 0  
Trew  3 3 3 1 2B, BB 
D'Souza 3 2 0 2 BB 
Fisher 4 1 1 1  
D'Onofrio 0 1 0 0  
Wichman 3 0 1 0  
Wesely  0 0 0 1  
Daily  3 1 2 3 2B 
Walker 4 1 1 1

Pitching:  D'Souza 4 1/3 IP, 5R, 3ER, 6H, 4K, 6BB, 2 HBP

Skillsky 2/3 IP, 0R, 1H, 1K


SJAA League Standings - Sophomores

Franklin 2-0

Tracy 2-1

Lodi 1-1

Lincoln 1-1

Chavez 0-2

Bear Creek 1-2




Friday, April 3
SOPHOMORE GAME SUMMARY

Coach Perez had a longer than normal press conference Friday night as he had a lot to say about the heartbreaking loss his undefeated team had just suffered.  "It took a very good team to beat us today, and Lincoln was the better team. They hit the heck out of the ball on their home turf."  The home turf was described by Perez as a fast surface and a wind tunnel.  "The course played slick today."

Perez stated he was not disappointed with the overall effort of his team.  "We played our hearts out and lost."  It was a walk off grand slam by the winning pitcher and D.H. Tony Giacovoni in the bottom of the 7th off Nick Camper that was the death spike for the Bulldogs.  "Nick pitched well today, and I wish I had gone to him sooner.  Even though he got the loss, I'm probably going to start giving him more innings based on the way he threw his first two innings."   Perez went on to provide details about his starter Josh Wesely.  "He was inefficient for us today.  He gave up 8 earned runs and 9 hits in 3 2/3 innings of work.  I look for a better performance from him the next time he goes out," said Perez.

Matt Patterson also pitched to a couple of batters in the middle of the game giving up 2 earned runs and not retiring a batter.

In closing Perez said it was a tough day but that his team will bounce back.  He was very confident of that!

Player AB R H RBI Other
Levand 5 0 1 0 2B 
Camper 5 1 0  
Sanfilippo 3 3 0 0  
Trew  3 2 3 2 BB, Sac Bunt
D'Souza 5 1 3 2  
Fisher 2 1 1 2 BB (3) 
Wichman  3 1 0 1 K, BB 
Wesely  2 1 0 0  
Patterson 0 0 0 0  
Gerstenberger 1 0 1  
Daily  2 1 1 2 HBP 
Walker  1 0 0 0  

Pitching:  Wesely 3 2/3 IP, 8R, 8ER, 9H, 3K, 4BB

Patterson 0+ IP, 2R, 2H,

Camper (L) 2 2/3 IP, 6R, 6ER, 5H, 4K, 3BB, 1HBP



Wednesday, April 1
SOPHOMORES FEELING VERY CONFIDENT WITH WIN #13

Lucky 13?  No luck with this squad, just pure talent and desire to win.  Coach Perez was very proud of his squad as they faced and defeated a good Lincoln team this afternoon to pick up league victory #1.  In the game several excellent defensive relays were made.  Perez described them as follows:

"In the 5th with the game tied 3-3, we had our biggest play of the game when a Lincoln's player named Pinzon hit a solid double to the gap in left/center.  He was well on his way to a triple when Levand threw perfectly to Trew cutting the ball off and then Trew threw a strike to Walker at 3rd to eliminate the threat," said Perez.  "In another great play to end the game, Fisher threw another ball to Trew who relayed to Daily at the plate to end the game."  "Another ESPN highlight moment was the towering 400 foot homerun that Tyler Sanfilippo hit to straight away center that hit the top of the Conex (shipping/storage container).  It was massive," said a jubilant Perez.

"We will start Wesely on Friday," said Perez.

Player  AB R H RBI Other
Levand  3 1 0 0 BB 
Camper 3 2 2 0 2B, BB 
Sanfillipo 3 3 2 4 2 run HR 
Trew  4 2 2 2  
D'Souza 4 0 1 1 3B 
Fisher 4 1 2 1 2B, K 
Wichman 4 0 3 0 2B (2) 
Daily  3 0 0 0  
Wesely  1 0 1 1 RBI Pinch hit 
Walker  1 0 0 0 BB 
Skillsky 1 1 1 0  

Pitching:  D'Souza (W) 5IP, 3R, 3ER, 5H, 3K, 2BB, 1HBP

Perez comment "D'Souza pitched a good game.  I could have taken him into the 6th, but he had pitched 73 pitches so we decided to go with Skillsky at that point."

Skillsky(S) 2 IP, 3R, 3ER, 4H, 2K, 1BB



perez and campbell looking out v. Stagg
Ken Perez & Jimmy Campbell Survey the Action
Sunday, March 29
SOPHOMORE GAME SUMMARY
wichman slide vs Stagg
Casey Wichman Kicks Up Some Dirt at 3rd

Sorry for the delay, here are the Sophomore Stats from Saturday:

Mission Accomplished!  That was the theme from Ken Perez as he took stock in the pre-season accomplishments of his inspired 2009 Sophomore squad.  A 12-0 record is deserving of a standing ovation, however the wins and losses mean more starting on Wednesday.  Perez was very pleased with the pitching performance he got from Josh Wesely and Matt Patterson who combined for a 1 hitter.  Perez also singled out the hitting of Casey Wichman.  "Casey is moving up in the lineup as he begins to increase his consistency and power at the plate." 

Perez stated he will start Dominic D'Souza on Wednesday against Lincoln.  He will also use Tuesday to evaluate the status of Andy Levand who is suffering from slight soreness.

Player AB R H RBI Other
Camper  3 2 0 0 BB 
D'Souza 3 1 1 0 HBP 
Sanfilippo 4 2 1 1  
Trew 4 0 1 0
Fisher  4 0 1 0  
Wichman  4 2 2 2 3B 
Wesely  2 0 1 1  
Patterson 1 1 1 0  
Gerstenberger 1 0 0 0  
Soto  1 0 0 0  
Levand  1 1 1 2 2B
Rodriguez-Frank 0 0 0 0  
Tencati  1 0 0 0  
Walker  1 0 0 0  
Daily 1 0 1  

Pitching: Wesely (W) 4 IP, 0R, 1H, 2K, 1BB

Patterson (S) 3 IP, 0R, 0H, 4K, 2BB


patterson running
Matt Patterson Running to 2nd

Tuesday, March 24
SOPHOMORES GUT OUT A WIN
skillsky pitching vs west2
Effortless - Steven's Smooth Motion Was Effective Tuesday

"These kids do not know how to lose, and they take it personal."  Those were the words from Ken Perez as his special club of 2009 stayed on a roll today to extend their unbeaten streak to 11 on the season.  They had to come from behind trailing 6-5 late in the game. 

"Dominic D'Souza pitched a good game and didn't want to come out, but I felt I had to make a change late," said Perez.  Perez was very pleased with his next decision when he put Steven Skillsky in for relief.  "He was solid throwing 3 effortless innings during a tense part of the game," said Perez.  "I was really proud of his performance today." Other players that had a good day were James Fisher who went 2 for 4 with a double and a run scored, Casey Wichman 2-4 with 2 RBIs, Tyler Sanfilippo doubled, Andy Levand was 2 for 5, and Dominic D'Souza was 2 for 5 with an RBI.

Player AB R H RBI Other
Levand  5 1 2 0  
Camper 5 1 1 0  
Sanfilippo 4 2 1 1 2B, BB 
Trew  5 0 0 0  
D'Souza 5 1 2 1
Fisher  4 1 2 0 2B 
Donofrio  0 1 0 0  
Daily  3 0 1 0 K(2) 
Wesely  1 0 0  
Wichman  4 0 2 2  
Walker  3 0 1 0 2B 
Sillsky 1 0 0 0  

D'Souza 5 IP, 6R, 3ER, 6H, 6K, 3BB, 1HBP

Skillsky (W) 3 IP, 0R, 1K, 1BB, 0H


donofrio passion vs west
Gotta Love That Sophomore Passion This Year

daily on base
Tyler Daily on Base
Tuesday, March 24
walker on base vs west
Aaron Walker on Base
dsouza throwing vs west
Dominic D'Souza Started for the Bulldogs

Saturday, March 21
SOPHOMORES A PERFECT 10

Coach Ken Perez was in a great mood on Saturday night after his ball club had an efficient win versus Alameda.  "It was a well played ball game today.  Tyler Trew was fantastic at shortstop today making some tremendous plays for us to support a good game pitched by Josh Wesely," said Perez.  "If I have one gripe, it's all the walks we keep giving up.  That needs to come down to a more reasonable level or we will eventually get burned."  Perez was referring to the 6 walks on the day.

Thinking ahead to Tuesday's matchup against West, Perez said "it's a special game for us.  We are 10-0 and on our way to a very special season, but a win against West is a must if we are going to look back on this season and consider it complete."  Perez will start Dominic D'Souza and have Matt Patterson and Steven Skillsky ready to go in relief.

Player AB R H RBI Other
Levand 4 1 1 0  
D'Souza 3 2 2 0 BB 
Sanfilippo 2 1 1 1 2BB 
Trew  4 2 3 3 3B 
Fisher  2 0 0 1 BB, SAC 
Daily  3 0 1 0  
Skillsky  1 0 0 0  
Wichman  3 0 1 0 BB 
Wesely  3 0 0 0  
Tencati  1 0 0 0  
Soto 2 0 0 0  
Donofrio  - - - -  
Walker  1 0 0 0  

PItching:  Wesely 6 1/3 IP, 1R, 1ER, 3H, 4K, 6BB

Patterson 2/3 IP, 1H, 1K, 0R, 0ER

Coaches comment on Patterson......"throwing like he threw today, he is going to get more innings.  Well done."



Thursday, March 19
9-0 AND FEELING FINE

Dominic D'Souza was shagging balls on Thursday afternoon at practice and mentioned how much homework he had waiting for him at home.  He said it with a smile on his face though, because at that moment there was no other place he wanted to be but on diamond with his teammates enjoying a crisp practice under the guidance of Ken Perez and staff.

I spent a few minutes at the Sophomore practice this afternoon taking in the positive vibe that surrounds this team and trying to unlock from the coaches and a couple of players what makes them so successful......what makes them tick.   A 10 minute video can be found below.



Tuesday, March 17
SOPHOMORES CONTINUE TO ROLL

Undefeated through 9 games and feeling very confident.  That sums up the Sophomore Bulldogs as they dominated Atwater today 24-9. 

Sophomores 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Tracy Bulldogs

10

1

3

10

0

X

X

24 

17 

Atwater Falcons

2

0

2

3

X

X

"We played in a hitters ball park today with no fences and the wind blowing out," said Coach Ken Perez.  Tyler Sanfilippo responded with a 3-4, 6RBI day which included an inside the park HR.  Dominic D'Souza saw the ball well too going 3-4 with 3RBIs and Josh Wesely was running all around the bases in Atwater with a 4-4 day collecting 4 RBIs, with a double and triple.

The win went to Dominic D'Souza who pitched 4 innings. 

Coach Perez announced that Wesely will get the start Saturday vs Alameda.

Player AB R H RBI Other
Levand 1 3 0 1 2 BB, 1 HBP 
Soto 1 1 1 0  
Camper 3 2 0 0 K, BB 
Sanfilippo 4 4 3 6 2B, HR, HBP 
Trew  3 2 2 3B, HBP 
D'Souza  4 2 3 3 BB 
Skillsky  0 0 0 0  
Fisher  3 1 1 3 SAC 
Patterson 1 0 0 0  
Daily  1 3 1 2 3B, HBP 
Walker 0 0 0 0  
Tencati  1 0 0 0
Wesely 4 2 4 4 2B, 3B 
Donofrio 1 0 0 0
Devlin  0 1 0 0  
Wichman  4 2 2 2 K, BB 

Pitching:  D'Souza (W) 4 IP, 5R, 4ER, 6H, 4K, 2BB

Skillsky 1 IP, 3R, 3ER, 4H, 0K, 1BB



Saturday, March 14
SOPHOMORES BANG HOMERUNS TO REMAIN UNDEFEATED

Coach Perez had mixed feelings after his 8th victory of the season Saturday.  "Well obviously I'm happy with a 16 run - 13 hit day, but we have to start reducing the number of walks we are giving up on the mound."  Perez was referring to the 7 walks given up by his two pitchers today.

Tyler Sanfilippo and Nick Camper each hit powerful 2 run homeruns this afternoon to keep Tracy undefeated as they get a step closer towards league which begins in about two weeks.

Player AB R H RBI Other
Levand  4 3 2 3  
Camper 3 2 1 2 2 run HR, K, BB
Sanfilippo 2 2 1 2 2 run HR 
Walker  1 0 0 0  
Trew  3 2 2 1 2B 
D'Souza  3 1 2 4 2B (2) 
Fisher  3 1 1  
Daily  3 1 1 2B 
Tencati  - - -  
Wesely  1 1 1 2B 
Patterson  1 1 K, HBP
Wichman  2 2 2 1 3B 

Pitching:

Wesely 2 2/3 IP, 5R, 3ER, 4H, 3K, 3BB, 2HBP

Patterson 2 1/3 IP, 1R, 1ER, 2H, 1K, 4BB

Coach Perez announced that Dominic D'Souza will be the starter when they travel to Atwater Tuesday.


diaz catching vs PG
Ricky Diaz Showed Leadership Behind the Plate

Thursday, March 12
SOPHOMORES WERE SLUGGISH BUT GOT IT DONE LATE

Coach Perez felt like he had some early St. Patrick's Day Luck during his game on Wednesday.  "We were sluggish Stu, we battled back but didn't play all that well today," said Perez.  "Their pitcher, John Seidel, was pretty good and his off speed stuff was killing us.  We did not get engaged with the bats until late.  Keys to the game was the pitching of Dominic D'Souza in long relief, a key double play in the top of the 7th to extinguish a Lancer threat, and the Jordan Tencati hit to drive home the winning run."

"I plan on starting Josh Wesley on Saturday vs Pacific Grove," stated Perez.

Player AB R H RBI Other
Camper  BB, HBP
Wichman  4
Fisher   
Trew  BB 
D'Souza  K, BB 
Daily  0 K, HBP 
D'Onofrio  0  
Sanfilippo  Double 
Walker  0 0 0  
Wesely   
Patterson 1 Pinch Hit 
Devlin   
Gerstenberger  0  
Skillsky
Tencati 1 0 1 1 Game winning hit

Pitching Stats:

Trew: 0+ innings pitched, 4 runs, 4 earned runs, 3 walks, 1 HBP, 2 wild pitches

D'Souza:  6 innings pitched, 1 run, 2 hits, 10 Ks, 2 walks, 1 earned run, 1 HBP

Camper:  1 inning pitched, 1 K, 1 walk



Monday, March 9
SOPHOMORE GAME SUMMARY

Coach Perez was in a very good mood Monday night feeling relaxed as his team has cruised to a 6-0 start.  The squad is producing a positive vibe that is contagious to the coaching staff.  "These kids don't understand anything but winning.  They expect to win everytime they step foot on the field," Perez said.

Monday night was no different.  After coming off an emotional weekend victory over Bishop O'Dowd, the coaching staff was a bit nervous that there might be a letdown Monday.  No such outcome.  Josh Wesely delivered again on the mound with 5 innings of 1 run, 2 hit, and 5 strikeout ball all delivered behind only 69 pitches.  "He has been my most consistent starter to date," said Perez.

Dominic D'Souza had quite a game too going 3 for 3 with a double.

"I plan on throwing Tyler Trew on Wednesday against East Union," said Coach Perez before he retired for the evening.

Player AB R H RBI Other
Levand 2 1 2 3 BB, Sac 
D'Onofrio Pinch run 
Camper  2B, K, BB 
Sanfilippo BB, HBP 
Walker   
Trew   
D'Souza  2B 
Fisher 
Soto 
Gerstenberger   0  0  0  
Dailey  
Devlin  1 PR 
Tencati   
Wichman  BB 
Wesley   

Pitching:  Wesely (W) 5 IP, 1R, 0 ER, 2 H, 2 BB, 5 K


Sunday, March 8
SOPHOMORE SPIRIT
One thing I noticed on Saturday was the spirit and enthusiasm of the 2009 Sophomores.  This team has something special going on.  I think this picture captures some of that.

dailey pitching vs odowd
Tyler Dailey in Middle Relief For the Sophs
Sunday, March 8
PICTURES FROM SATURDAY
Pictures from the two games on Saturday are available for viewing in the photo gallery.

Saturday, March 7
SOPHOMORES GAIN EXCITING WIN VS BISHOP O'DOWD
Sophomores 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Bishop O'Dowd Dragons 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 8 6 3
Tracy Bulldogs  0 2 3 0 0 3 1 9 15 3


Saturday, March 7
SOPHOMORE GAME STATS AND SUMMARY

 

Player AB R H RBI Other
Levand 1 1 1 1BB, 1HBP
Camper 5 0 3  0 2B 
Devlin (PR) 0 1 0 0 0
Sanfilippo   1  2 1 0 2B, 4BB 
Trew  4 2 2 3B, 1BB 
D'Souza  2B 
Fisher  2 Sac Flys 
Wesely   
Wichman   
Patterson   
D'Onofrio   
Gerstenberger 0 0 0  
Skillsky 0 1 0  
Dailey  

Pitching:

Trew 2/3 IP, 4R, 3ER, 4BB, 2HBP, 0H, OK

Skillsky 2 1/3 IP, 3R, 2ER, 1H, 2K, 4BB, 1HBP

Dailey 3 IP, 1R, 1ER, 4H, 2K, 3BB



Wednesday, March 4
SOPHOMORES CONTROL DAVIS

 Sophomore

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Tracy Bulldogs  4 1 1 0 13 12
Davis Spartans  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

4

The Sophomore Bulldogs made quick work of the Davis Spartans when they scored 5 in the first and never looked back defeating them 13-0.  Josh Wesely threw 5 shutout innings and helped his cause at the plate driving in 4 runs.  Nick Camper relieved Wesely and threw well for the final two innings.

Tyler Sanfilippo also had a good game at the plate with a couple of early doubles and RBIs.  

 Player AB R H RBI Other
Levand 0  
Soto  0 1 0 0 BB 
Camper 5 2 3 1 2K 
Sanfilippo 2 0 2 3 2B(2), SAC 
Patterson 1 1
Trew  4 0 1 1 BB 
D'Souza 
Walker  0 0  
D'Onofrio 1  
Fisher  2B 
Devlin 2 1 0 K
Daily 
Tencati  BB 
Wesley  2B, K 
Gerstenberger 1 1 0  
Wichman
Skillsky  
 Pitching:

Wesley (W) 5 IP, 0R, 2H, 9K, 1BB (threw 68 pitches)

Camper 2 IP, 0R, 0H, 6K, 2BB



fisher batting vs davis
James Fisher Connects for a Double

Tuesday, March 3
SOPHOMORE PHOTOS NOW ONLINE
donofrio sliding_patterson
Antonio D'Onofrio Scores - Photo by Wayne Thallander-THS

Tracy High journalism teacher and yearbook advisor Wayne Thallander took some photos at the Sophomore game Monday night.  Some of these photos will be in the school yearbook in May. 

Wayne's photos are in my photo gallery now for your viewing and printing pleasure.

I've already taken dozens of photos of the varsity and freshman and submitted them to the yearbook.


skillsky pitching vs west2
Steven Skillsky Got the Win Monday For the Sophs

Monday, March 2
SOPHOMORES GO CRAZY AT THE PLATE
skillsky pitching vs west2
Sophomore - Steven Skillsky

Sophomores vs Patterson 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Patterson  0 0 0 0 0 2 5
Tracy  12 8 4 13 x x x 37 28 0
Coach Perez was nearly speechless when he reached the podium at his 7 p.m. press conference.  "What can I say, we just hit the heck out of the ball today," said Perez.  That's an understatement.

With only 10 players active today due to an Ag/Science Field Trip, all 10 contributed with every player getting at least one hit.  Some did quite a bit more than that.

Steven Skillsky had a good day on both offense and defense pitching 4 innings and only giving up 2 hits. "His fastball was on target and he hit his spots well," said Coach Perez.  Skillsky threw 74 pitches in the game and had 11 strikeouts with 2 walks.  Steven also had a 3 run bomb to left.

Player AB R H RBI Other
Levand 3 5 3 1 2B(2), 2BB, 1HBP 
Patterson 3 3 2 2 2B, K, 1BB 
Soto  2B 
Camper  3 2Bs, 1BB 
Trew  2B, 1HBP 
Fisher  Triple 
Walker  2BB 
Donofrio  2 2Bs 
Skillsky  2B, 3run HR, BB 
Tencati  SAC Fly 



Saturday, February 28
SOPHOMORES GET A NOT SO PRETTY WIN

Sophomores

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Golden Valley  0 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 3
Tracy  3 0 0 1 0 0 X 4 5 3
Coach Perez was happy with a win Saturday night, but his excitement was tempered with the fact that it was not an efficient win.  "The game almost got away from us a couple of times," said Perez.  The Sophomores escaped the Monte Vista diamond after a few crazy plays with 4-2 victory. 

Just like the first game, Andy Levand led off the game with a double.  Tyler Sanfilippo and Casey Wichman homered in the victory and Tyler Trew got the win.

Of concern to all the Sophomores is the health of pitcher Joshua Wesely.  "He took a shot off the left shin, I think he is okay but the family took him to the doctor for some evaluation," stated Coach Perez.

"Bottom line is we did not play very well.  We did hit the ball hard, but overall we did not reach our potential today.  I'm happy to walk away with a win," stated Perez.

Player AB R H RBI Other
Levand 4 1 1 0  
Camper 2 0 0 0  
Sanfilippo 2 1 1 2 HR. BB 
Trew 3 1 1 0  
D'Souza  3 0 0  
Fisher 1 0 0 1 SAC
Devlin 1 0 0  
Soto   
Daily  3 0 0 0  
Patterson  2 0 0 0  
Wesely   -  
Wichman  3 HR 



sophomore ladies 3_7
Pretty Smiles, Bad Exposure, I was shooting into the sun
Saturday, March 7

Monday, February 23
SOPHOMORES WIN HOME OPENER VS SONORA

Sophomore Game 1  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Sonora 0 0 0 0 3 X X
Tracy  2 1 8 0 2 X X 13  1
Coach Perez was pleased to see such a large crowd on hand at Monte Vista.  His team took the field and gave their fans something to cheer about Monday.

"It was nice to get that first win under our belts today," said Coache Perez.   "We hit the ball well, and most of our hits (six of them) were doubles."

"If I had one area of improvement, it would be that we lost our focus in the last inning and Sonora made us pay as they did not give up.  Had there been fewer Sonora errors, this would have been a much closer game."

Joshua Wesely picked right up where he left off last year picking up wins on the mound.  Dominic D'Souza was the offensive standout with three hits (2 doubles) along with Nick Camper who had two doubles also.

Player AB R H RBI  
Levand 2 1 Double 
Camper 2 Doubles 
Sanfilippo Double 
Wesely  Sac Fly 
Fisher  
D'Souza  2 doubles,  
Trew 1BB 
Wichman  1BB 
Patterson 1HBP 
D'Onofrio  
Daily   
Skillsky   
Walker  
Gerstenberger 1BB 
Soto  
Tencati  0 0 0 0 HBP
Devlin   

Pitching:

Wesely (W) 3IP, 0R, 1H, 3K, 2BB, 0ER

Walker 1.6 IP, 3R, 2H, 4K, 1ER, 1BB

D'Souza .3 IP, 1 pop up out to finish the game



SOPHOMORE HISTORICAL TEAM RECORD

 

Season

Overall  League 

2001

10-10-1

6-8

2002

15-9

10-6*

2003

16-8

10-7

2004

11-16-1

8-10

2005

17-7

13-5

2006

21-5

11-4

2007

17-7

7-3

2008

 23-3

 8-2

 2009

22-2

9-1

 

 

*Buhach Colony joins the VOL (sophomores only)

 

 

 

 2009 LEAGUE CHAMPIONS



Monday, January 12
2008 SOPHOMORE SEASON IN REVIEW

Monday, January 12
2008 SOPHOMORE SEASON IN REVIEW PART II

Friday, February 1
2007 SOPHOMORE SEASON ARCHIVE
Click here for a recap of the 2007 season

Wednesday, February 27
COACH JIM CAMPBELL - A STORY OF COURAGE AND OPTIMISM
coach campbell
Sophomore Coach Jim Campbell

I came to Tracy High Wednesday afternoon thinking I was going to take some pictures of the freshman, sophomore, and varsity practice.  Once I arrived I was thrown a curve ball by Coach Perez when he asked me to interview his assistant, Coach Campbell.  My few minutes with Coach Campbell were very rewarding as I met a very tough, good natured man who has a very positive outlook on his life as he now confronts his 3rd round of cancer.  His story is below:

In 1992 Coach Campbell had his first battle with cancer when it invaded his throat area.  It was a tough ordeal but Jim came through and was now a cancer survivor.  The cancer returned in 2006 to an area slightly lower than where it appeared the first time.  Again Jim fought through the treatment and persevered a 2nd time. 

Just recently, Jim was diagnosed again with cancer of the throat.  He will soon begin chemotherapy treatment in Turlock at an extension of the Stanford Mecical Center.  “If I have to go through this, I’m going to the best place available in Stanford” commented Campbell.  “I’m not changing anything in my routine until I have to.  I’m going to get up, go to work, go get my treatments in Turlock, and return in time to coach the team.”

I saw a calm and confident man in Coach Campbell today.  He ended our encounter talking about how much he loves baseball, enjoys coaching the Sophomores with Ken, Gary, and Matt, and what a great support structure of friends he has to help get him through this. 

Please put Jim and his family in your thoughts and prayers.



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