Carson High softball homers twice in loss to Spanish Springs

The Senators were able to harness some of their pop at the plate at various points in a five-inning, 18-4, loss to Spanish Springs.

In the bottom of the second, Corine Doran roped a loud single before Rhys Branham doubled off the wall to put runners on second and third.

With two outs, Kiele Franco singled up the middle to plate the first two runs of the afternoon for the Senators.

In the fourth it was Duran again, launching a solo home run to right center field on a 2-0 pitch. Doran was 2-for-2 at the dish as was Franco.

Sofia Morrison left the yard in the bottom of the fifth, homering over the right field wall.

The Cougars tallied at least two runs in every inning Monday.

“We have to be 100 percent clean. We have our opportunity to grow and I look forward to having some more time on the dirt,” said Carson High head coach Scott Vickrey. “If we can get some people on the bags and scoring seven or eight runs we will have a shot at getting some more ‘W’s.’”

Carson High baseball falls to Spanish Springs, Placer

The Senator baseball team hung with Spanish Springs through the first three innings Friday, but the Cougars pulled away for a 10-2 win.

At the plate, Jeremy Hernandez went 2-for-3 with a double and also drew a walk while Caleb Morgan knocked in a run in the second inning on a bunt single.

In the third, Tyler LaFollette plated a run on a Spanish Springs fielding error.

In an 8-3 loss to Placer, Carson used a three-run fourth inning to chip away at a 5-0 deficit before falling on the road.

Morgan hit a two-run triple to make the game 5-3 after Jordan Sieben knocked in a run on a fielder’s choice.

Decarlo Quintana and Tyler Palmer each had three strikeouts in the loss.

Senator track hosts first meet

Carson got its track season off to a hot start, winning the girls and boys team titles this past weekend at home. Douglas High finished second.

Ava Brehm posted a season record in the 100-meter dash, winning the sprint in 13.95 seconds.

Brehm was second in the 200, finishing two-hundredths of a second behind senior teammate Rachel Bush, who crossed the line in 28.97.

Senior Allyson Murphy took third in the 400 in 1:08.75.

Eleanor Romeo and Ella Dooley were 1-2 in the 800 meters, with Romeo winning in 2 minutes, 47.64 seconds.

In the 1,600, the Senators dominated with the top four finishers. Freshman Briana Rodriguez-Nunez won the event in 5:54.30. Madison Hager took second for the Senators, while Romeo and Dooley were third and fourth, respectively.

It was more of the same in the 3,200, where Hannah Budd won in 12:06.47. Vea Miner and Jinnie Ponczoch were second and third.

In the 300-meter hurdles, Kaylynn Bloomfield set a season record, winning the event in 50.54.

Carson won the 4x100 and 4x800 relay races on the girls side, as well.

Makenzie Fernandez was first in the high jump, clearing 5-0 while also taking third in the long jump.

On the boys side, Isaiah Hurlbert was fourth in the 100-meter dash and fifth in the 200.

Tristan Rutledge started his sophomore season with second place in the 400-meter run in 54.31, finishing three-tenths of a second behind Sierra Lutheran’s Flynn Schiebe.

Rutledge also won the 110-meter and 300-meter hurdle events.

Similar to the Senator girls, the boys dominated the distance events, with Carson taking the top four spots in the 1,600, led by Sawyer Macy’s 4:43.81 finish.

Samuel Davis, who was fourth in the 1,600, went on to win the 3,200 in 11:38.95.

Carson’s 4x200 team took first place in 1:43.06 between Jett Rupert, Hurlbert, Terrel Powers and John Pinto.

Alexander Myrehn had the second-best throw in the shot put, measuring 39 feet, seven inches.

Myrehn was third in the discus throw, marking 99-1.

Junior Maddox Sweet won the pole vault after clearing 9-6 and setting a personal best.

Powers was second in the long jump for the Senators, hitting the sand at 17-1.

Carson is home Saturday for its annual league meet.