The Tri-Valley Bercovich (5-4) beat the Auburn Wildcats (7-8) 5-4 on Saturday at Granada High School behind David Elzig, who collected three hits.
He singled in the first and third innings and doubled in the seventh inning.Luchessi Joey baffled the Auburn Wildcats, striking out six batters. Joey allowed no earned runs, six hits and three walks over six innings.
David Collins was effective even in defeat, mowing down six the Tri-Valley Bercovich batters and allowing two runs.
Stefan Kancylarz racked up two RBIs on three hits for the Auburn Wildcats. He tripled in the fifth inning and singled in the first and eighth innings.
Brandon Chamberlain improved to 1-1 on the year by picking up the win for the Tri-Valley Bercovich. Chamberlain struck out one, walked none and gave up no hits.
Mike Pople couldn't get it done on the bump for the Auburn Wildcats, taking a loss. He lasted just two innings, walked two, struck out two, and allowed three runs.