If its first game is any indcation, the Palisades High varsity baseball team will go far this season. The Dolphins needed only six innings to mercy Channel Islands, 11-1, Saturday at George Robert Field for the first of what they hope will be many victories this season. ‘I’m happy with the way we played, I’m just a little disappointed that Channel Islands didn’t give us a better game,’ Pali co-coach Tom Seyler said. ‘Usually they field much stronger teams.’ Matt Skolnik had two hits, including a triple, and scored two runs while Dylan Cohen and Austin Jones each had two hits and two runs batted in. David Bromberg pitched the first three innings, Turhan Folse pitched two more (striking out five) and Seri Kattan-Wright struck out the side in the sixth inning. Jeff Dauber hit the game-ending double and Tim Sunderland was solid behind the plate in his first varsity start for Pali. Palisades was supposed to have opened the season last Friday at Oxnard, but the game was rained. In a rematch of last season’s City playoff game, San Fernando shut out the Dolphins, 3-0, on Monday behind the pitching of Matt Navarez, who allowed one hit with eight strikeouts in five innings and worked out of two bases-loaded jams. Bromberg was equally impressive for Palisades (1-1), pitching a six-hitter with six strikeouts, but Palisades committed four errors, three of which led to runs.
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