In a home game to start off the week, the varsity Oakdale Mustangs baseball team welcomed Manteca to town on Monday, March 30.
The Valley Oak League contest went Oakdale’s way, as they roughed up the Buffaloes by a 13-2 final.
A five-run bottom of the third was key for Oakdale, which had 13 runs on 12 hits, committing just one error. Manteca had two runs on three hits with four errors.
Landon Schutte got the win on the mound, striking out seven in his five innings of work.
Offensively, there were a couple of big power hitters for Oakdale against Manteca. Griffin Costa went 3-for-4 with a home run, a triple, four RBI and three runs scored. Peyton Wallace also went 3-for-4 on the day, notching a home run, four RBI and a run scored.
BOYS GOLF
The golf team is off to a great start this season, said head coach Jeremy Fields.
Playing so far in two league tournaments (18 holes), the Mustangs have won both of them. The most recent Valley Oak League tournament was at Creekside golf course in Modesto.
“Oakdale’s team score was 381 beating second place Central Catholic (451) by 70 strokes,” Fields said.
East Union finished third at 452, Sierra was fourth at 453.
“Oakdale was led by three players who all shot 74: Estuardo Duque, Fred Herschbach, Julian Velazquez,” explained Fields. “Brody Boysen carded a 75, and Easton Thalman 84 to round out the scoring for Oakdale.”
Oakdale competed in a non-league invitational tourney called the “Crosstown Cup” at Turlock Country Club on March 23.
“This event was a team combined three-man scramble event. Oakdale captured first place with a team score that totaled 11 under par,” Fields said.
Victorious team members, included Duque, Herschbach, and Boysen (9 under) and Thalman, Velazquez, and Nik Nlader (2 under).
The team was scheduled to host the Oakdale 100 on March 30, with 24 teams anticipated; look for results of that competition in the April 8 edition.
TRACK AND FIELD
Hosting the County Clash on Friday, March 27, there were some solid performances for the Oakdale Mustangs during the track and field competition.
BOYS: 100 meters, Beau Kesterson, third. 1600, Weston McGhee, first, 4:36.97; Aden Cavanaugh, third. 3200, Sean Muturi, first, 9:53.09; Quinn Baca, second. Four-by-100, third, Caden Adams, Luke Kirkpatrick, Wes Burford, Beau Kesterson. Shot put, Eri Rubio, first, 57’ 6”; Discus, Eri Rubio, first, 158’ 10”. Pole vault, Grant Gardner, second.
GIRLS: 800 meters, Jordan Wylie, third. 1600, Addison Wylie, second; 3200, Addison Wylie, second. Four-by-100, second, Oakdale A – Payton Wilson, Danika Savage, Gianna Carroll, Skyler Burford. Shotput, Natalie Powell, first, 39’ 1.5”; Discus, Natalie Powell, second. High jump, Audrey Clark, second. Pole vault, Maeve Greenlee, third. Long jump, Ellie Constant, third.
SOFTBALL
Taking a win on the road, the varsity softball girls topped East Union in Thursday afternoon action, March 26. The Lady Mustangs crafted a 7-1 win in Valley Oak League play. Getting the win on the mound was Emily Thomason, allowing one run while scattering six hits. The offensive star of the game for Oakdale was Reese Donaldson, with a double, triple, three RBI and two runs scored.
The girls are scheduled to host Patterson on Thursday, April 2.
BOYS TENNIS
The lone match for this past week was on the home court, and the boys fell in shutout fashion. They hosted Mountain House in Valley Oak League play and the visiting Mustangs went home with a 9-0 decision in hand.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Two matches on the road, two matches went in the books as losses for the varsity volleyball boys. The Mustangs were unable to get a set, as they lost at Sierra 3-0 on March 23 and fell at Mountain House by the same 3-0 score on March 25.
Editor Marg Jackson contributed to this report.
