Steele curtain dropping on league title
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on May 14, 2008
Steele Canyon broke out its one-two punch yesterday and had visiting Granite Hills seeing double.
As in double trouble from the Bellatti brothers – junior right-handed pitcher Andrew and senior southpaw first baseman Mark.
The 10th-ranked Cougars took down the three-time defending Grossmont South League champion Eagles 8-1 with a pair of left jabs and a strong right. The win earned Steele Canyon at least a share of the first league title in the program’s six years of varsity baseball competition.
Andrew Bellatti shut out No. 6-ranked Granite Hills (21-7, 10-4) on one hit through five innings before settling on a five-hitter and his sixth win in nine decisions. He struck out 10.
The pitcher was given an early lift when older brother Mark Bellatti laced an opposite-field home run leading off the Steele Canyon first.
“Whenever you can start a game off with a home run it is an automatic boost for the whole team,†said Mark, who has 11 homers. “It’s not just a run, it’s an emotion thing.â€
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