There was plenty to be pleased about for Palisades High baseball coach Mike Voelkel after last Tuesday’s season opener against San Pedro. In fact, the only thing he’d change is the final score.
The Dolphins lost 2-1 in nine innings but there were a lot of positives, not the least of which was a stellar outing on the mound by Jed Moscot, who pitched a five-hitter with seven strikeouts and one walk in seven innings.
Photo: Steve Galluzzo
“We pitched well and fielded well – it was a well-played game by both teams,” Voelkel said. “Jed probably could’ve gone another inning. He was right at 90 pitches, but I didn’t want to chance it.”
The host Pirates scored in the first inning but Palisades tied it in the third when Tyler Yeh and Moscot singled and Lance Pugh lined a single up the middle to score Yeh.
“We had a runner in scoring position with one out in the sixth and with two outs in the ninth so we had some opportunities.”
Before their opener the Dolphins scrimmaged Narbonne and won 5-2. They travel to San Fernando to open the Southern California Invitational at 11 a.m. Saturday and play at Buena on March 3. Their home opener is March 5 against Oxnard Pacifica.
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