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Check out Tulare County's top high school spring sports performers for Week 12

vongni yang, visalia times-delta
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The Times-Delta/Advance-Register will recognize Tulare County's top high school sports performers on a weekly basis this school year.

Coaches, please submit your results/top performers after each game, match or meet to sports reporter Vongni Yang at vyang2@gannett.com to have players highlighted.

This story will be updated throughout the week with that information.

April 25

Track and field

  • Wyatt Talk, Central Valley Christian: Talk established a new school record, clearing 13 feet and 10 inches in the pole vault.

Softball

  • Mason Hatton, Tulare Union: Hatton hurled 12 strikeouts in a complete game to help the Tribe defeat Lemoore 5-4. She also hit a home run in the top of the seventh to break 4-4 tie and finished three hits, two runs and two RBIs.

  • Kayloni Cox, Tulare Union: Cox had two hits and an RBI.

  • Destanee Early, Tulare Union: Early had an RBI.

  • KaiLee Gilbert, Tulare Union: Gilbert added a double, RBI and run.

More: Former MLB player Adam Pettyjohn mentors next wave of pitchers at Redwood

April 24

Baseball

  • Miles Munger, Exeter: Munger was the winning pitcher in a 9-3 victory over Hanford West.

  • Ruben Ruiz, Exeter: Ruiz blasted two doubles and knocked in three runs.

  • Tanner Garnett, Exeter: Garnett had a hit and three runs.

  • Memo Rosales, Woodlake: Rosales got the win on the mound in a 6-5 victory versus Corcoran.

  • Landon Gamez, Woodlake: Gamez registered the save.

  • Erik Rico, Redwood: Rico, the winning pitcher, tossed nine strikeouts in five innings as the Rangers beat El Diamante 6-2.

  • Nate Ramirez, Redwood: Ramirez had the save with a two-strikeout performance in two innings.

  • Wyatt McElree, Redwood: McElree went 2-for-2 hitting with two runs, three RBIs, a home run and a walk.

  • Isaac Esquivel, Redwood: Esquivel had hit, run, RBI and walk.

  • C.J. Ramos, Redwood: Ramos finished with a hit, two runs and was hit by a pitch.

  • Jaxon Griffiths, Redwood: Griffiths added a hit, walk and stolen base.

  • Elijah Contreras, El Diamante: Contreras slugged a home run and finished with an RBI, run and walk.

Softball

  • Audrina Rodriguez, Woodlake: Rodriguez surpassed 550 career strikeouts in a 5-1 win over Corcoran.

Woodlake's Audrina Rodriguez pitches against Corcoran in an East Sequoia League high school softball Wednesday, April 24, 2024.
Woodlake's Audrina Rodriguez pitches against Corcoran in an East Sequoia League high school softball Wednesday, April 24, 2024.

April 23

Softball

  • Mason Hatton, Tulare Union: Hatton recorded 16 strikeouts in a 7-0 win versus Tulare Union. She also hit a home run with two RBIs.

  • Kayloni Cox, Tulare Union: Cox had a hit and RBI.

  • Jazlene Salazar, Tulare Union: Salazar finished with two hits, a run and two RBIs.

  • KaiLee Gilbert, Tulare Union: Gilbert went 2-for-3 hitting with two runs, an RBI and a double.

April 20

Baseball

  • Truett Pettyjohn, Redwood: Pettyjohn fired five strikeouts in four innings to pilot the Rangers to a 4-1 victory against Monache.

  • Vincent Barba, Redwood: Barba picked up the save, hurling three strikeouts in a couple of innings.

  • Cruz Rodriguez, Redwood: Rodriguez had a hit, run, two RBIs, a walk and two stolen bases.

  • Jaxon Griffiths, Redwood: Griffiths totaled two hits, a run, RBI, two walks and a pair of stolen bases.

  • Scotty Weber, Redwood: Weber had a double with a run and two RBIs.

  • Wyatt McElree, Redwood: McElree finished with two doubles, one RBI and a walk.

  • Isaac Esquivel, Redwood: Esquivel launched a double and scored a run.

  • Hunter Kittinger, Redwood: Kittinger had a hit and run.

  • JJ Llerenas, Redwood: Llerenas registered a hit, run, RBI and a walk.

  • Logan Montano, Exeter: Monatano was the winning pitcher after leading the Monarchs to a 20-0 rout of Granite Hills. He tossed nine strikeouts in six innings and allowed just two hits.

  • Owen Robertson, Exeter: Robertson went 4-for-5 hitting with three RBIs.

  • Ruben Ruiz, Exeter: Ruiz smashed three hits and five RBIs.

  • Gunner Lentz, Exeter: Lentz added two hits.

  • James Dougherty, Exeter: Dougherty scored three runs on two walks and was hit by a pitch.

More: Check out Tulare County's top high school spring sports performers for Week 11

April 19

Softball

  • Mason Hatton, Tulare Union: Hatton fired 12 strikeouts in a complete game to anchor the Tribe to a 4-2 win over Dinuba. She also knocked in a run as a hitter.

  • Jazlene Salazar, Tulare Union: Salazar had hit, RBI and a run.

  • KaiLee Gilbert, Tulare Union: Gilbert finished with a double, run and RBI.

  • Bellajah Nunley, Tulare Union: Nunely blasted two hits with an RBI.

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