CHICO - As Yolo Post 77 tries to win the 2007 Area 1 tournament at Doryland Field, the players have to contend with tough opponents on the field as well as a scary incident during travel. Driving up to Chico on Tuesday, a car driven by an American Legion volunteer got into a collision with another car at the junction of Highways 113 and 99.
Luckily, no one in the Post 77 car was seriously injured, but two starters - Adrian Perez and Shawn Reynolds - were banged up and shaken as well. Perez, a shortstop, started and got plenty of work today during Yolo’s 13-6 win over the Redding Stars. Playing with a stiff neck that made it hard to get down on balls, Perez made a pair of errors in the early innings but more than made up for that when he blasted a two-run homer in the seventh.
Reynolds started at designated hitter and had more bad luck when he fouled a ball off of his knee in his first at-bat. He was hit by a pitch in his second plate appearance and after getting pegged again in the fourth inning, Reynolds was lifted for a pinch-runner.
Both players are expected to play Thursday as Post 77 plays its second game of the tournament. Yolo head coach Matt Castles said he thinks 24 hours of rest will do them good.
- Chris Saur
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