Sebastopol, Calif.- Coming off a NorCal Championship loss in the Boras Classic Tournament, the Cardinals looked to get back on track just in time for league play to begin.  Led by a terrific starting pitching performance from Josh Jannicelli and 14 hits at the plate Newman cruised to a 20-3 victory over the Analy Tigers.

Jannicelli was brilliant, throwing 4 perfect innings, striking out 6 Tigers and exiting with a 13-0 lead.  Josh was equally impressive in his last start against Marin Catholic in the Boras opener.  On that day he went 7 innings, allowed just 1 hit and struck out 10 to get Newman into the winners bracket.  Jannicelli is now 4-1 on the year with an amazing 0.95 ERA.

What made Coach Derek Debennedetti even more pleased was the offense coming alive, starting with a 10 run top of the 2nd.  The big hits in the inning coming on a double from Sam Valenti (his second hit in the inning)  and a 3 run homer from Jacob Moreda.  Newman added three more runs in the 3rd to make it 13-0.

In the 5th, Analy took advantage of  Jannicelli's exit and scored 3, but CN continued to feast on Tiger pitching.  In the 6th, Newman scored 6 more runs, including a Grand Slam from Madden White to center field.  The two home run game was a pleasant sight for Coach Debendetti as they had hit just one HR coming into league play.   

Sam Valenti finished with 3 hits (1 double) on the day, Isaac Phelps had 2 hits (1 double) and 2 RBI.  As a team the Cardinals rapped out 5 extra base hits.

The teams meet again on Thursday at Clyde Smith Field as NBL Oak play continues.  First pitch is scheduled for 4:00 PM.

CN is now 9-4 (1-0) on the season.