DP jumped out to an early lead when 5 hits and 2 hit batters put up 6 runs for DP.  They added three more in the 4th and 5th.  Alec Churchill pitched a great 7th, striking out three in a row.  The Dons mounted a rally in the 7th when back to back doubles by Kees T'Sas and Johnny Brontsema broke up the shutout.  Peter Ghersen and Steven Hirschberg each scored, and Peter and Zach Torres each drove in runs in the 7th.

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Gabe Grandcolas pitched 6 innings, holding Buena scoreless until the 5th.  The Dons got the lead in the 1st when Buena walked in a run.  The Dons added two more in the 4th when Michael Day singled and Jason Jimenez walked to reach base.  Advancing to 2nd and 3rd on a pickoff error, Max St. John executed the squeeze to score a run.  Next Jason scored on a delayed steal play at 2nd.  Buena got runs back in each of the next three innings to tie the game in the top of the 7th.  In the bottom of the 7th, Zach Torres was hit by a pitch, then Connor McManigal bunted for a hit.   Kenny Crawford sacrificed them to 2nd and 3rd.  Kees T'Sas  then drew an intentional walk to load the bases.   With bases loaded and no outs, Johnny Brontsema singled up the middle for the walk-off hit to win the game 4-3.

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DP got an early lead in the 1st, jumping ahead 2-0, but the Dons answered with 2 runs in the bottom of the inning when Connor McManigal single, Kenny Crawford sacrificed, and John Brontsema and Kees T'Sas drove in runs.  The game stayed tied until the 4th when DP scored a run on two hits. Walks and some timely hits added 4 runs for DP in the 6th.  Evan Smith came in and pitched well in relief.

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San Marcos got the lead in the 3rd when a lead off walk was backed by three singles to make it 2-0.  They added 6 more runs in the 5th to make it 8-0.  The Dons mounted a comeback in the 6th, scoring three times on Kees T'sas and Johnny Brontsema singles, and Michael Day coming home on a wild pitch.

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Kees T'Sas pitched 6 strong innings, allowing just 2 runs on 4 hits.  He got plenty of run support, mostly from a meltdown by Royals pitching that gave up 9 hits,15 walks, and 5 hit batters.  Michael Day had 3 RBI, Connor McManigal, Kees T'Sas, and Jason Jimenez had two RBI each.

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The Dons struggled to mount an offense against very strong pitching.   Buena got the lead in the 1st inning on a single backed by a double.  The game stayed 1-0 until the 4th when Buena plated two more runs after a hit batter and a single were scored by a double.  Buena had a no hitter going until the 7th, when Michael Day broke it up beating out a throw with an infield single.

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Gabe Grandcolas pitched a complete game 3-hitter.  The Colts got on the board first in the 2nd inning when an error, backed by a single and a sacrafice fly got a run across to make it 0-1.  They added another run in the 5th to make it 0-2.  In the 6th inning the Dons rallied when John Brontsema hit a bases loaded double to tie the game and put runners at 2nd and 3rd.  With two outs, Jason Jimenez it a triple to plate two more runs and make it 4-2.  The Colts threatened in the 7th when the got the tying runs on base, but the defense shut them down to secure the win.

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Tanner Guerra pitched a complete game shutout, giving up just 1 walk.  Jason Jimenez made a couple of great catches on hard hit flys into the left-center gap, including one in the 3rd that likely would have scored a run or two.  Riverton's pitching and defense were strong and held it scoreless until the 4th when John Brontsema was hit by pitch, the stole 2nd to get in scoring position, and Michael Day hit a line drive to right-center to plate the winning run.  The Dons tried to get an insurance run in the 6th, when Kenny Crawford singled, then stole 2nd.  The pitcher walked the bases loaded, and then stole 2nd and took third on a failed pickoff, but Kenny was tagged out trying to come home on a double steal.  Riverton threatened in the top of the 7th when they started a two-out rally and got runners on 1st and 2nd, but Tanner shut it down with a big strike-out to end the game.

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The Dons stuggled against a very strong San Clemente team that pitched, hit, and defended at a very high level.  San Clemente got the lead early when a ground rule double made it home to make it 0-1 after 1 inning.  San Clemente took advantage of lead-off walks to score again in the 2nd and 4th innings to make it 0-3.  The Dons tried to get something going in the 5th, when a lead-off double by Kees T'Sas was backed by a Michael Day single, but Kees was tagged out on a fielder's choice.  Dana Hills added three more runs in the 5th to make it 7-1.  The Dons did get on the board in the bottom of the 5th when John Brontsema hit a two out triple and was driven in by Kees T'Sas.

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The Dons won a battle against a strong Saugus team.  Kenny Crawford pitched a complete game.  The Dons got off to a rough start giving up a walk, two errors, and a hit, but a timely pickoff and a strikeout ended the inning with just one run scored.  They came right back in the 2nd inning when Kees T'Sas walked, Michael Day singled, and Jason Jimenez drove them in for two runs.  The Dons added a run in the 5th when Zach Torres singled and Kenny Crawford followed with an RBI double.  In the 6th inning Kees reached on a lead-off bunt and Michael Day followed with a single, then Max St. John and Toby Minehan each drove in runs.  Saugus fought back in the 6th and 7th, scattering timely hits to allow one run in each inning and tightening the score to 5-3.  Saugus put the tying runs on 2nd and 3rd with two outs in the bottom of the 7th and then hit what looked to be a bloop single, but were foiled by a great over the shoulder catch by John Brontsema to end the game!

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The Dons crushed Canyon with steady offense up and down the lineup.  Kees T'Sas pitched 6 strong innings and had 7 strikeouts while only giving up two singles. John Brontsema and Kees T'Sas each scored four times, and Kenny Crawford went 3 for 5 and scored 3 times.  Michael Day drove in 4 RBI.

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The Dons struggled to get any offense going against great pitching.  Kenny Crawford pitched a great complete game, allowing no hits and just two walks, giving up three unearned runs.

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The Dons couldn't get much going in this game.  In the 2nd inning, DP got a rally going and put up 2 runs on 3 walks and 2 singles then a misplayed fly ball allowed 3 more.  Max St. John went 3 for 3 at the plate

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The Dons won a pitching duel that featured great pitching performaces on both sides.  The Dons broke a scoreless tie in the 3rd inning when Connor MacMannigal reached on an error, then scored on another error.  San Marcos tied the game in the 5th, on a walk and an error.  The Dons got the lead back for good in the 6th when Kahlil Pipersburg singled and Zach Torres drove in pinch running Pete Ghersen.

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The Dons lost a hard fought battle at home. The game was scoreless until the bottom of the 3rd when Toby Minehan drew a lead-off walk, Tyler Nichoson sacraficed him to 2nd, Connor McMannigal hit a single to move him to third, and Kenny Crawford drove him in with a fielders choice.  Bueana came back in the 4th when a single, an error, and a hit batter loaded the bases and then followed with a grand slam to make it 1-4.  In the bottom of the 4th, Kees T'Sas singled and then scored on an error.  In the top of the 5th Buena strung together a series of base hits to score 2 more. The Dons got back another run in the bottom of the 5th to make it 3-6.  In the bottom of the 7th the Dons got a rally going and plated two more runs, then put the tying run on 3rd and the winning run on 2nd, but came up just short.

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Strong pitching from Kees T'Sas, Connor McMannigal, and Evan Smith held the Knights to 3 runs.  The Dons lead 2-0 after 3 innings, then exploded with 8 more runs in the 4th when every batter in the lineup either scored or hit.

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Kenny Crawford pitched a complete game shutout.  The Dons got on the board in the 3rd when Kess T'Sas hit a hard line drive for a double and John Brontsema followed with a home run.  They added two more in the 5th when Brontsema doubled, Connor McManiggal singled, and then Max St. John drove in both for runs.

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Kees T'Sas allowed just 1 hit in 5 innings.  The Dons got ahead early when Kenny Crawford doubled and Kees T'Sas homered.  By the end of the 3rd, the Dons were up 9-0.  Johnny Brontsema hit a 3 run homer in the 5th.

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Kenny Crawford pitched 6 strong innings, allowing just 1 run on 5 hits.  The Dons got the lead in the 1st when Kees T'Sas singled and John Brontsema scored him with a double.  In the 5th, Kenny Crawford lead off with a single, then Kees doubled, and John Brontsema drew an intentional walk to load the bases and bring up Jason Jimenez, who responded with a grand slam!

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Kees T'Sas got the season started by throwing a complete game shutout!  The Dons scored in the 1st inning when Toby Minehan drew a leadoff walk, was sacrificed over by Kenny Crawford, then John Brontsema drove in the run.  The Dons got an insurance run in the 7th when Kenny Crawford was hit by pitch and Kees T'Sas drove him in.

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