BENNETTS: ‘They should have every bit of confidence’

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The fact that DHS has placed among the top five high school girls swimming team in California for a second consecutive year in a row is something Crow and her swimmers are happy to have accomplished post-pandemic.

“We were pretty stoked about it,” said Crow of the Blue Devils placing in the top five again. “Going into it, we weren’t really sure how we were going to place. There were a couple of girls that had illnesses and stuff into states. So, it was just a little bit stressed going in, but we ended being really strong in almost every event that we swam.”

Boys

Brennan Fuchslin, a junior, took eighth place in the 200-freestyle race with an even time of 1:39.00. He had a preliminary time of 1:39.24.

“He went into the meet very relaxed,” said Davis head coach Tracy Stapleton of Fuchslin. “He improved his time in the prelims from his time at the (Sac-Joaquin) sections a week ago. Each swim, over the last week, was just slightly better.”

The 400 freestyle relay team of Fuchslin, John Doughty, Issac Carsel and Remo Mann took first place in the consolation championships, ninth place overall, with a time of 3:05.56 on Saturday. That is an automatic allAmerican time.

The Blue Devils’ quartet recorded a preliminary time of 3:07.26. “What we saw was a desire to compete,” Stapleton said. “They are some very, very strong swimmers there. Today, they felt free just to go out and compete hard.”

Mann, only a sophomore, took 10th place in the 100 breaststroke at 55.83 seconds. In the pre- liminary heats on Friday, he was clocked at 56.27.

“I think that these athletes, no question, that they have a very bright future,” Stapleton said. “They should have every bit of confidence that if they dedicate themselves to training, that they can be back at this meet next year. I think we’re going to see people approach the meet with a different set of eyes.”

The Blue Devils took 19th place as a team with 34 points.

The 2022 DHS boys squad took 15th place with 49 points.

Warriors, who posted a 7-2 win on Sunday.

Hawaii beat the Aggies in all three games. The Rainbow Warriors outscored UCD (7-17 in the Big West Conference, 17-30 overall) 23-8. The scores of Friday’s game had the Rainbow Warriors posting an 11-3 win.

The host squad jumped out to a 6-0 lead after the second inning.

Mark Wolbert went 2-for-3 for UCD.

Nick Iverson had a double and an RBI and drove in one of the Aggies’ two runs.

James Williams III also had a solid game, recording a hit and an RBI.

WEST: Brown ERA 1.73

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Brown, another junior, earns first-team accolades for the third straight season. Brown ranks third in ERA (1.73), and strikeouts (146) and is tied for second in wins (16) in the conference.

The Elk Grove native also broke the record of 53 career complete games and is one victory away from passing the mark of 47 wins.

Sarah Starks, also a junior, nabbed allconference honors for the second time in her career as she was named to the second team.

Starks is hitting .299 with 13 doubles, three home runs and a teamleading 30 RBI.

The Gilroy native is just behind Dethlefson in the single-season doubles record and is just two RBI shy from breaking the UCD Division I career RBI record of 91.

AGGIES: Invitation only

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A committee determined the invitationonly field using NCAA Softball Final RPI, win/ loss record, last 10 games played, key injuries or additions, consideration of teams with 30+ wins, and other pertinent information gathered on all considered teams.

The tournament will be a double-elimination tournament played over consecutive days. The tournament concludes with a four-team single elimination championship bracket. All games will be streamed on FloSoftball, subscription required.