Mid-valley roundup: East Nicolaus beaten in eight innings

Jeff Larson, Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.
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Jun. 2—East Nicolaus fell an at-bat shy of its first Northern California state championship appearance when JulieAnn Lopez turned around an 8th-inning Meika Lauppe fastball for a three-run home run to take down the Spartans, 3-0 at home in the NorCal Division II semifinals Thursday in East Nicolaus.

Lopez was 3-4 on the day to lead Notre Dame of Salinas into the NorCal finals against No. 1 Willow Glen.

For East Nicolaus, it finishes the season 29-2-1.

Lauppe, who is bound for Arizona State in the fall, allowed three runs on five hits in 8 innings. At the plate, Danni Farris collected two hits against Notre Dame (22-7).

Pro baseball

Marysville 18, Martinez 8

The Drakes got back in the win column on the road Thursday with an 18-8 win at Martinez. The victory pushed Marysville to 4-2 — a half-game out of first place in the Pacific Division.

Joseph Starick had two hits and six RBI, while Lyndon Weaver added a pair of hits for Marysville.

The Drakes are in San Rafael for a two-game set beginning Saturday. Each game is set for 6 p.m. at Albert Park.

The Drakes are a member of the larger Pecos League, which is an independent level baseball league covering as far east as Oklahoma. The Drakes will be in a league alongside Santa Rosa, Lancaster, San Rafael, Martinez, Vallejo, Monterey, Bakersfield and Lancaster.

The winner of the Pacific league and Mountain division will square off in a world championship in early August.

For more information, including ticket prices, visit http://www.marysvilledrakes.com.

Editor's Note: Cutoff time for score submissions is 5 p.m. each night. To report scores, please send information to jlarson@appealdemocrat.com. Submissions on Friday may be held until next week.