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BASEBALL: Sierra rallies to secure sweep of Central Catholic
Joseph Lomeli delivers walk-off hit in 9th
Bulletin baseball 2019
Julian Cantu plates a run for Sierra as Central Catholic catcher Nicholas Bray applies the tag in Friday's Valley Oak League contest. - photo by Photo By Sean Kahler
Joseph Lomeli was looking for an inside fastball. The Sierra High senior right fielder was in a bases-loaded situation in a tie game Friday with one out in the ninth inning against visiting Central Catholic. The Timberwolves won the earlier meeting, but trailed throughout the Valley Oak League rubber-match game, rallying with four runs in the sixth and seventh combined to force the extra frames. “I know I had two strikes (on me),” said Lomeli, who found his pitch, driving the ball deep enough to center to score pinch-runner Maruicio Arnoldus. The result was a hard-fought 8-7 victory.