By Kyle Foster Kfost91197@gmail.com Follow on Twitter/X: @NapaKyle @NapaSportsNews  One of the hardest things to do is put up runs with two outs. It doesn’t happen all that often when a team is able to muster hits with one out left in the inning.  On Friday afternoon at the Crusher softball field, this is what host Vintage did as they beat Petaluma, 9-1, in the final game of the Vine Valley Athletic League season.  Vintage’s Brianna Allen greets Malina and Devin Viruet after they score against Petaluma in the third inning on Friday afternoon. (Kyle Foster) The Crushers (15-4-1 o ..read more

By Kyle Foster Kfost91197@gmail.com Follow on Twitter/X: @NapaKyle @NapaSportsNews  Baseball will be a brutal game. It’s also fair to point out that every win must be earned. If you want something, you’ve got to take it. That’s just how sports work.  On Tuesday afternoon at Crusher Diamond, it appeared that visiting Casa Grande of Petaluma was playing with their backs up against the wall as they were able to push the Vine Valley Athletic League baseball race to the final day with a 5-0 win over Vintage.   The Gauchos (16-6 overall, 8-3 VVAL) swung the momentum in a scoreles ..read more

By Kyle Foster Kfost91197@gmail.com Follow on Twitter/X: @NapaKyle @NapaSportsNews  There are days when you have to do everything in your power to come away with a win. In those games, that team likely could’ve played better as well.  On Monday afternoon, this is what the Napa High baseball team did when they were able to muster just enough offense to beat Elite Charter School of Vallejo, 10-5, in an end-of-season non-league game played at Mount Field.  The Grizzlies (9-14) opened up the game by scoring five and making it appear as if it was going to be a quick and easy game. Ma ..read more

By Kyle Foster Kfost91197@gmail.com Follow on Twitter/X: @NapaKyle @NapaSportsNews  Good teams find a way to put games away in the end because the talent level always seems to rise.  On Thursday afternoon at Crusher Diamond, this is what Vintage did when they beat Napa High, 10-0, in a mercy-rule-shortened six-inning Big Game.  The game ended in the bottom of the sixth when the Crushers pushed 7 runs across with 10 batters coming to the plate. Kai Gulliksen singled, Lucas Henry walked, and Austin Buffler reached on a bunt single to load the bases. A walk by Freschi brought in Gu ..read more

By Kyle Foster Kfost91197@gmail.com Follow on Twitter/X: @NapaKyle @NapaSportsNews  When games are tight, it helps to have a team that can execute in the big moments. After all, this is where games are won.  On Wednesday night at Kiwanis Park in downtown Napa, this is what Vintage did as they beat Napa, 4-0, in a pitchers duel to get the Big Game sweep.  Vintage (13-3-1 overall, 9-0 VVAL) scored their first run of this pitcher’s duel in the fourth when Viruet doubled to left field and was run for by Abigail Sims who advanced to third on a wild pitch before coming home on a Dessi ..read more

By Kyle Foster, photo courtesy of Eric Thompson (Shamboozled.com) Kfost91197@gmail.com Follow on Twitter/X: @NapaKyle @NapaSportsNews  Scoring early makes the game a lot easier, especially when you’re facing a rival.  On Tuesday afternoon at Mount Field, this is what Vintage did as they beat Napa, 7-1, in the first Big Game of the season.  The Crushers quickly got an early lead after scoring a run over the first three frames to go up 3-0.  “A lot of us were just out on our front foot and we’re rolling over,” Vintage junior center fielder James Burgess said of the slow start ..read more

By Kyle Foster Kfost91197@gmail.com Follow on Twitter/X: @NapaKyle @NapaSportsNews  Just when you think a baseball series is predictable, it’s not. Baseball is and will always be the hardest game to have any idea of what’s going to happen.  On Thursday afternoon at Mount Field, this was precisely what happened when Napa beat Justin-Siena, 5-3, for their first Vine Valley Athletic League win of the season.  Napa’s Mason Bartlett scores on a wild pitch against Justin-Siena on Thursday at Mount Field. (Kyle Foster) Napa (7-12 overall, 1-9 VVAL) had a good day offensively. They foun ..read more

By Kyle Foster Kfost91197@gmail.com Follow on Twitter/X: @NapaKyle @NapaSportsNews  Sometimes the offense isn’t always going to be clicking. In those games, good teams find a way to win.  On Wednesday afternoon at Crusher Field, this is what the Vintage softball team did when they willed their way to a 5-2 victory over Sonoma Valley in a Vine Valley Athletic League game.  The Crushers (11-2-1, 7-0 VVAL) took control of the game in the bottom of the second where they pushed four runs across. It all started when Angie Rubalcava singled and stole second and then got to third on a D ..read more

By Kyle Foster, photo courtesy of Eric Thompson (Shamboozled.com) Kfost91197@gmail.com Follow on Twitter/X: @NapaKyle @NapaSportsNews  Every once in a while a good comfortable win is needed. It helps a team go back and just play the game.  On Tuesday afternoon at Braves Diamond, this is what Justin-Siena did as they rolled by Napa High, 17-1, in a Vine Valley Athletic League contest.  Justin-Siena’s Everet Johnson slides into third and under a tag on Tuesday afternoon against Napa. (Eric Thompson, Shamboozled.com) The Braves (11-5 overall, 4-3 VVAL) opened up the game by scoring ..read more

By Kyle Foster Kfost91197@gmail.com Follow on Twitter/X: @NapaKyle @NapaSportsNews  Baseball is one crazy game. When a team is rolling, they get big hits at key times and find ways to win games.  In a Vine Valley Athletic League contest on Thursday afternoon at Crusher Field, Vintage continued their red-hot streak as they beat Justin-Siena, 5-0, in the second and final regular-season meeting between the two teams.  Vintage (10-7 overall, 6-1 VVAL) was able to take the lead in the third when they scored four times. It all started when Lucas Henry singled and got to third on a sin ..read more