Garrett Holtzen sends a pitch toward the plate in Fair Oaks' 11-1 win over Ft. Sutter. Holtzen had 13 strikeouts in the complete game victory.

Fair Oaks 11, Ft. Sutter 1 (League: 3-1, Overall: 3-1) - June 1 @ Bella Vista High School - Led by the pitching of Garrett Holtzen and hot hitting by a number of Oaks players, Fair Oaks defeated Ft. Sutter in the opening game of a twin bill, 11-1.
    The Oaks scored twice in the bottom of the first to get things rolling as center fielder Steve Snider started things off with a one out hit down the third base line. First baseman Mickey Weisser's ground ball to first moved Snider to second and then Snider scored on a double by left fielder Charles Smith. Smith scored as designated hitter Joe Gaggero followed with a hit to left to make it a 2-0 game.
    The Oaks broke the game open in the third as five runs came home to make it a 7-0 game.
    With one out, Smith got a hit to left, and then with two gone, a double to right center by catcher Doug Matlack scored Smith. With second baseman A.J. Vidlund at the plate, a pickoff to second got away allowing Matlack to take third. A passed ball allowed Matlack to score and then Vidlund grounded to short, but the throw to first pulled the first baseman off the bag and Vidlund was safe. With third baseman Derek Chase at the plate, a wild pitch sent Vidlund to second and then Vidlund made third on a steal. Chase walked and then right fielder Mike Wright's fly to right dropped in to score Vidlund to make it 5-0. Shortstop Josh Thompson followed with a hit to left to score Chase and then a hit to right by Snider scored Wright for a 7-0 Fair Oaks lead.
    Fort Sutter got its only run of the game in the top of the fourth after an error put a runner on. He scored on a hit and run play to make it a 7-1 game.
    The Oaks added two more runs in the fifth as Thompson reached after one was out on a booted play at third. Snider followed with a hit, but Thompson was erased trying to take third for the second out of the inning. Weisser followed with his first home run of the season over the right center field fence to score Snider and himself and make it a 9-1 game.
    The next batter, Smith, knocked Ft. Sutter's pitcher out of the game with a liner back up the middle off the Sutter pitcher's knee. Sutter's new pitcher struck out Gaggero to end the Oaks' threat.
    Sutter went down 1-2-3 in the top of the sixth and the Oaks came back for their final two runs in the bottom of the inning.
    Matlack led off with a walk, followed by a hit to left by Vidlund. Both runners advanced on a pitch in the dirt to Chase. Chase eventually grounded to short, but Wright followed with a hit down the third base line to score both runners and give the Oaks an 11-1 advantage.
    Holtzen allowed a hit to start off the seventh, but the runner was erased on a steal attempt and Holtzen struck out the next two batters to end the inning. Sutter went out in order in the eighth and managed only a two out walk in the ninth as Holtzen shut Ft. Sutter down for the complete game victory.

TEAM	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
FT. SUTTER	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	5
FAIR OAKS	2	0	5	0	2	2	0	0	-	11	13	1

Ft. Sutter: Pitching - Rodriguez, Sampson (5) and Brachter. Top Hitters - Nino 2B.
Fair Oaks: Pitching - Holtzen and Matlack. Top Hitters - Snider 3x5; Weisser HR, 2 RBI; Smith 3x5; Matlack 2B; Vidlund 2x4; M. Wright 2 RBI.