Baseball

Garrett Patterson Tosses Five-Hit Shutout & Strikes Out Eight in Bonita’s 2-0 Victory Over Santiago

Apr 08 2023 04:33:40

Baseball:

Garrett Patterson willed his team into Saturday’s Norco Tournament title game.

The Bonita senior tossed a five-hit shutout in a 2-0 victory over Santiago.

Patterson didn’t issue a walk and struck out eight.

Sixty-five of his 95 pitches went for strikes.

Jesse Kneip singled and doubled for Santiago.

Barrett Ronson doubled, while Austin Gamell and Logan Clear had one single each.

Nick Lewis was saddled with the loss.

Lewis went the distance as well, and surrendered two runs on seven hits.

He walked one and struck out eight BHS batters.

Bryan Bradshaw went 2-for-4 and scored.

Diego Vazquez singled, doubled and drove in a run.

Andrew Sanchez had an RBI single in the third inning to give Bonita a 1-0 lead.

Austin Owens singled and scored.

Diego Villa singled in the win.

Up next: Bonita faces Norco (7-7) in Saturday night’s championship game.

The first pitch is set for 7.

Quotable:

Bonita coach, Ryan Marcos: “Patty is a student of the game. His grit and determination set him apart, and his ability to make it happen at literally any position on the baseball field, and in the box, make him a rare talent. He plays every game like it’s his last and for that he’s a lot of fun to watch.”

Box Score:
S: 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)
B: 0-0-1-0-0-0-1-(2)

Win: Garrett Patterson
Loss: Nick Lewis

2B: Jesse Kneip (S), Barrett Ronson (S); Diego Vazquez (B)

Records: Bonita (11-3); Santiago (10-6)

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