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2004 Goldpanners
California Dons vs Alaska Goldpanners (Jun 15, 2004)

Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks

June 15

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AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
4  1    3    0    0    1    3      2    0



WRITTEN BY ANDY STERNS

When Goldpanners second baseman Jose Castenon and California Dons reliever Justin Driver squared off in the bottom of the seventh inning Tuesday night, the only thing at stake was bragging rights. The Goldpanners were already leading the game 10-0, rebounding from their first and only loss of the season so far, in a game with the Dons the night before, and Driver was slated to pitch just a single inning to loosen up his arm. But Castanon and Driver, good friends and former teammates, both at Santa Ana College and last summer with the Dons, approached the matchup with the intensity befitting a game on the line.

"You're still 0-for-lifetime against me," Driver said to Castanon after the game, as the two continued their contest with a little trash talk in the parking lot outside the ballpark. Castanon countered though that he'd gotten good wood on a pitch from Driver that he hit hard to the Dons shortstop Jose Chavez, and Castanon reached first on a fielder's choice, when Chavez threw to Cory Skaggs at second for a force-out, and Skaggs was unable to turn the double play.

The Goldpanner who was thrown out at second was Trevor Mortenson, who Driver walked to lead off the inning. Mortenson is another Santa Ana and California Dons product (both teams are coached by former Goldpanner coach Don Sneddon), playing in his first game for the Goldpanners. Mortenson started the game in center field and batted in the leadoff spot, right ahead of Castenon.

"I feel more comfortable with Morty (Mortenson) up before me in the lineup," said Castanon. "It's the same as in College, the one-two punch."

Mortenson led the Orange Empire Conference with a .503 batting average and 13 home runs this spring and was named the conference Player of the Year, while Castenon hit .347 and was named to the All-Orange Conference team.

"I consider myself a contact hitter," said Castanon. "I don't usually strike out a lot."

Mortenson went 1-2, with a double and two walks against his former teammates on Tuesday, while Castanon was 2-6, with two singles and a walk, in the first two contests of this three-game series. Castanon has been in Fairbanks for less than a week but has already filled three roles for the Panners- at shortstop, second baseman and DH- in their first five games.

"If it's up to me I'd play shortstop," said Castanon. "But as long as I'm in the starting lineup I'm happy."

After Tuesday's game, Panners super-fan John Luther Adams came over to compliment Castanon on his play in the field.

"Some teams take a while to come together," Adams said to Castanon. "But right out of the gate you guys look like a team. It's great to see you and Arman (Sidhu) turn the double play."

Sidhu has been playing a lot of shortstop for the Goldpanners, but the recently arrived Ray Ravago got the start at short Tuesday, and he and Castenon didn't miss a beat, turning a nifty double play for the first two outs of the second inning. And Castanon said that with the caliber of new players like Ravago, who continue to arrive as their college seasons winds down, there is no break-in period required.

"It's just basically trying to teach him the signs and the style our coach wants to play," said Castanon. "This is a great group of guys. At this level we should be able to adjust."


The Panners continue to bolster their pitching staff, and added another left-hander to the roster Tuesday morning. Rollie (the name alone is worth a few strikeouts) Gibson is from Fresno City College- the same school Tom Seaver attended his freshman year before playing his first summer for the Goldpanners. Gibson got his first start for the club on the evening of his arrival in Fairbanks, pitching six innings of no-run, two-hit ball, backed by very solid defensive support, to pick up the win. Gibson had his fastball working early- and pitched to only nine batters in the first three innings- and he finished the same way, with a quick 1-2-3 inning in the top of the sixth. Jameson Hester, the starter and winning pitcher in the Panners season opener came on in relief in the seventh and closed out the game, allowing just two hit and preserving the shutout.

 

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Box score

                      2004 Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks
                     California Dons at Alaska Goldpanners
                      Jun 15, 2004 at Fairbanks (Growden)

California Dons 0

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
------------------------------------------------------
Jose Chaves ss...........  4  0  0  0   0  0  3  4   1
Erich Kemp 3b............  4  0  1  0   0  1  0  3   1
C.J. Rice rf.............  4  0  0  0   0  0  2  0   0
Matt Lewis dh............  4  0  1  0   0  1  0  0   0
Nick Holton c............  2  0  0  0   1  0  6  0   0
 Joe Echavez c...........  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Jacob Vasquez 1b.........  3  0  0  0   0  1  6  1   3
Tristen Gale cf..........  3  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
Corey Skaggs 2b..........  3  0  1  0   0  0  5  1   0
Matt Davidson lf.........  2  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
Dan Arizmendi p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Jack Arnold p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 Justin Driver p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Wil Goodwin p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 30  0  3  0   1  3 24 10   5

Alaska Goldpanners 10

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
------------------------------------------------------
Mortensen cf.............  3  1  1  0   2  0  2  0   0
Jose Castanon 2b.........  4  2  1  0   1  0  1  5   2
Mike Lissman lf..........  3  1  1  0   0  0  0  0   1
 Kyle Bowers lf..........  1  1  1  0   1  0  0  0   0
Brandon Morris 1b........  5  3  3  2   0  1 15  0   0
Paul Keck dh.............  4  1  2  2   0  2  0  0   2
David Moore 3b...........  4  1  3  0   0  1  3  2   0
 Kellen Wise 3b..........  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
Jordan Struble c.........  4  0  1  1   1  1  3  0   1
Reid Hamblet rf..........  3  0  0  2   1  0  1  0   2
Ray Ravago ss............  4  0  0  1   0  0  2  5   3
Gibson p.................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  3   0
Jameson Hester p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Totals................... 36 10 13  8   6  6 27 16  11

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
-------------------------------------------
California Dons..... 000 000 000 -  0  3  0
Alaska Goldpanners.. 610 003 00X - 10 13  1
-------------------------------------------

E - Ravago. DP - Goldpanners 1. LOB - Dons 5; Goldpanners 11. 2B -
Mortensen; Morris; Keck. HBP - Davidson; Keck; Hamblet. SF - Ravago. SB -
Mortensen.

California Dons        IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
-----------------------------------------------
Dan Arizmendi.......  1.1  8  7  7  1  0 11 15
Jack Arnold.........  4.2  5  3  3  2  3 19 21
Justin Driver.......  1.0  0  0  0  2  2  3  5
Wil Goodwin.........  1.0  0  0  0  1  1  3  4

Alaska Goldpanners     IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
-----------------------------------------------
Gibson..............  6.0  2  0  0  1  2 20 22
Jameson Hester......  3.0  1  0  0  0  1 10 10

Win - None.  Loss - None.  Save - None.
WP - Arizmendi 2. HBP - by Arizmendi (Keck); by Arizmendi (Hamblet); by Gibson
(Davidson).

Play-by-Play

                      2004 Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks
              California Dons at Alaska Goldpanners - Play-by-Play
                      Jun 15, 2004 at Fairbanks (Growden)


Score by Innings                    R  H  E
-------------------------------------------
California Dons..... 000 000 000 -  0  3  0
Alaska Goldpanners.. 610 003 00X - 10 13  1
-------------------------------------------

California Dons starters: 12/ss Chavez; 6/3b Kemp; 24/rf Rice; 21/dh Lewis; 41/c
Holton; 28/1b Vasquez; 32/cf Gale; 7/2b Skaggs; 14/lf Davidson; 20/p Arizmendi;
Alaska Goldpanners starters: 0/cf Mortensen; 21/2b Castanon; 6/lf Lissman; 37/1b
Morris; 51/dh Keck; 30/3b Moore; 8/c Struble; 14/rf Hamblet; 11/ss Ravago; 0/p
Gibson;

California Dons 1st - Chavez grounded out to 2b. Kemp grounded out to 3b.
Rice grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Alaska Goldpanners 1st - Mortensen doubled. Castanon singled; Mortensen
advanced to third. Castanon advanced to second on a wild pitch; Mortensen scored.
Lissman singled; Castanon advanced to third. Morris doubled, 2 RBI; Lissman scored;
Castanon scored. Keck hit by pitch. Moore singled; Keck advanced to second; Morris
advanced to third. Moore advanced to second on a wild pitch; Keck advanced to third;
Morris scored. Struble walked. Hamblet hit by pitch, RBI; Struble advanced to
second; Moore advanced to third; Keck scored. Ravago flied out to rf, SF, RBI;
Struble advanced to third; Moore scored. Mortensen flied out to cf. Castanon reached
on a fielder's choice; Hamblet out at second ss to 2b. 6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors,
2 LOB.

California Dons 2nd - Lewis singled. Holton hit into double play p to ss to
1b; Lewis out on the play. Vasquez struck out. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0
LOB.

Alaska Goldpanners 2nd - Lissman grounded out to ss. Morris singled. Keck
doubled, RBI; Morris scored. Moore singled; Keck advanced to third. Arnold to p for
Arizmendi. Struble struck out. Hamblet reached on a fielder's choice; Moore out at
second 2b to ss. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

California Dons 3rd - Gale popped up to 2b. Skaggs grounded out to 2b.
Davidson grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Alaska Goldpanners 3rd - Ravago flied out to lf. Mortensen walked. Castanon
popped up to 2b. Mortensen stole second. Lissman popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits,
0 errors, 1 LOB.

California Dons 4th - Chavez grounded out to 2b. Kemp singled. Rice reached
on an error by ss; Kemp advanced to second. Lewis flied out to cf. Holton walked;
Rice advanced to second; Kemp advanced to third. Vasquez reached on a fielder's
choice; Holton advanced to second; Rice out at third 3b unassisted. 0 runs, 1
hit, 1 error, 3 LOB.

Alaska Goldpanners 4th - Morris grounded out to p. Keck struck out. Moore
singled. Struble popped up to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

California Dons 5th - Gale grounded out to 3b. Skaggs grounded out to ss.
Davidson hit by pitch. Chavez grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.

Alaska Goldpanners 5th - Hamblet popped up to 2b. Ravago grounded out to 3b.
Mortensen grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

California Dons 6th - Kemp struck out. Rice grounded out to p. Lewis lined
out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Alaska Goldpanners 6th - Castanon walked. Bowers to lf for Lissman. Bowers
singled; Castanon advanced to second. Morris singled; Bowers advanced to second;
Castanon advanced to third. Keck singled, RBI; Morris advanced to second; Bowers
advanced to third; Castanon scored. Moore struck out looking. Struble singled, RBI;
Keck advanced to second; Morris advanced to third; Bowers scored. Hamblet reached on
a fielder's choice, RBI; Struble out at second 3b to 2b; Keck advanced to third;
Morris scored. Ravago grounded out to 3b. 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

California Dons 7th - Hester to p for Gibson. Holton lined out to 3b. Vasquez
grounded out to ss. Gale flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Alaska Goldpanners 7th - Driver to p for Arnold. Mortensen walked. Castanon
reached on a fielder's choice; Mortensen out at second 1b to ss. Bowers walked;
Castanon advanced to second. Morris struck out. Keck struck out. 0 runs, 0 hits,
0 errors, 2 LOB.

California Dons 8th - Skaggs singled. Davidson popped up to ss. Chavez
grounded out to p; Skaggs advanced to second. Kemp grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Alaska Goldpanners 8th - Goodwin to p for Driver. Wise to 3b for Moore. Wise
struck out. Struble grounded out to ss. Hamblet walked. Ravago flied out to rf. 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

California Dons 9th - Rice flied out to cf. Lewis struck out. Echaves to c
for Holton. Echaves grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Line score

Alaska Goldpanners 10, California Dons 0 (Jun 15, 2004 at Fairbanks)
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California Dons..... 000 000 000  -  0  3  0
Alaska Goldpanners.. 610 003 00X  - 10 13  1
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Pitchers: California Dons - Arizmendi; Arnold(2); Driver(7); Goodwin(8). Alaska Goldpanners -
Gibson; Hester(7).

 

 

 

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