Bryce Bandilla

Fair Oaks 12, Yolo 6 (League: 13-3, Overall: 30-8) - July 16 @ Clark Field, Woodland - (Story by Sean Swaby, 7/17/08, Woodland Daily Democrat) - Yolo Post 77 had a long night on Wednesday night in a 12-6 loss to Fair Oaks at Clark Field.
     If they're going to win the District 6 Tournament, it's going to require that they endure a considerably longer day today. And maybe Friday, too.
     Yolo will have to take the long route to the District 6 championship, needing a win today at 4 p.m. against West Sac, a 10-2 winner over Manhart in the early game on Wednesday. Then they will have to defeat Fair Oaks in a second game today just to force a do-or-die championship game Friday night in the double elimination tournament.
     Post 77's longtime rivals weren't fooled by starter Scotty Grunert as they took a quick 6-0 lead after two innings off of Grunert and fellow lefty Zach Vawter-Scoggins.
    Grunert allowed a run in the first inning only on a sacrifice fly that was a close play at the plate. But after he allowed a single, a ground-rule double, an error and another double to begin the second, Yolo coach Matt Castles pulled him in favor of Vawter-Scoggins.
     Vawter-Scoggins, who hadn't pitched in over two weeks since getting hit on the shin by a line drive, gave up three RBI singles after relieving Grunert, but eventually settled down and didn't allow another hit until giving up a fifth-inning home run to Cole Carter.
     Although Fair Oaks' highly-touted lefty Bryce Bandilla didn't shut down Yolo, but the six runs of early run support was plenty considering when Yolo and Fair Oaks meet up the games are traditionally low scoring.
     Post 77 rattled four runs off of Bandilla and closed within two at 6-4, but Fair Oaks responded by scoring a run in the fifth and two in the sixth and seventh to put the game out of reach.
     The middle of Post 77's order was particularly potent as Garret Wright, Cody Keefer and Mike Turay combined to go 10-for-17 and had all five of their RBI, but Post 77 finished the game stranding 17 baserunners.
     Adrian Perez struck out with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth to end the game.

TEAM	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
FAIR OAKS	1	5	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	12	16	1
YOLO	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	6	14	1

Fair Oaks: Pitching - Bandilla, Sanders (7) and Schwefel. Top Hitters - Garber 2x4, 2 RBI; Barr 2x5; Carter 3x5, HR, 2 RBI; Robertson 2x4, HR, 2B; Haley 2x5, 2B; Gutierez 3x5, 2 RBI.
Yolo: Pitching - Grunert, Vawter-Scoggins (2), Whitehead (7) and Turay. Top Hitters - Wright 3x6, 2B; Keefer 4x6, 2B, 3 RBI; Turay 3x5.