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ELK GROVE (MPG) - Baseball action in the Delta League as well as other teams from Elk Grove took a pause from league play to participate in various Easter tournaments throughout California, and here is how those local teams performed: 

Elk Grove Thundering Herd: The Herd participated in the San Diego Downtown Lions Invitational H.S. Baseball Tournament in San Diego. This tournament was established in 1951 and is ranked by MaxPreps as the No. 5 tournament in the United States, according to the tournament’s web page. 

In the Herd’s opening game, they lost in a close one 2-1 against the Rancho Bernardo Broncos from San Diego. Their following game was against the La Costa Canyon Mavericks from Carlsbad, where the Herd took the win by a score of 3-2. 

The Herd finished their tournament participation with two losses, both by the score of 7-0, to the Eastlake Titans of Chula Vista and the El Camino Real Royals of Woodland Hills. Following their four games, the Herd went 1-3 in tournament play, putting them at an overall record of 8-6 as they travel back home to resume Delta League play, where they have a 5-1 record, against the Pleasant Grove Eagles for a three-game series. 

Franklin Wildcats: Following their first league series where they went 3-0, the Franklin Wildcats participated in the Boras Baseball Classic in the northern bracket where they played at the Army Depot Park in Sacramento. The Boras Baseball Classic is a single-elimination bracketed tournament held annually in California where 32 elite high school teams face each other to name a state champion, according to the Boras Classic web page. 

The Wildcats went 3-1 as they defeated the Bakersfield Christian Eagles 2-0 in their opening game, lost to the Granite Bay Grizzlies in 11 innings by a score of 11-9, then won out the rest of their games by a score of 9-1 to the Palo Alto Vikings and 5-0 to the Casa Grande Gauchos of Petaluma. 

The Wildcats finished tournament play 3-1 to put them at 9-3 overall and will resume league play against the Jesuit Marauders.  

Pleasant Grove Eagles: The other undefeated team in the Delta, with a 3-0 record, is the Pleasant Grove Eagles, who entered into the 54th Fresno Easter Classic winning five of their last six games and outsourcing their opponents 72-18. 

In their opening game, the Eagles took the victory over the Dos Palos Broncos by a score of 9-3, fell to the Liberty Hawks of Madera by score of 8-7, lost to the Buchanan Bears of Clovis 8-4 and ended tournament play with a loss to the Redwood Rangers of Visalia 5-1. 

The Eagles went 1-3 in tournament play and moved to an overall record of 7-6., They will look to remain perfect in league play against the Elk Grove Thundering Herd. 

Cosumnes Oaks Wolfpack: As for a team that is struggling, the Cosumnes Oaks Wolfpack lost every game of the Christian Brothers Easter Tournament that was hosted at Christian Brothers High School. 

The Wolfpack entered play with an 0-6 league record and fell to a 2-11 overall record following losses 10-0 to the Lodi Flames, 10-1 to the Christian Brothers Falcons, 4-3 to the Inderkum Tigers and 1-0 to the Monterey Trail Mustangs. 

The Wolfpack will look to turn things around in the Delta with a series against the Davis Blue Devils. 

Sheldon Huskies: The Wolfpack isn’t the only team 0-6 in the Delta, as the Sheldon Huskies put league play on pause to participate in their spring tournament where they went 2-1 with a loss against the River City Raiders 10-0 and two straight match-ups against the Redwood Christian Eagles of San Lorenzo with wins of 4-2 and 9-8 in eight innings. 

The Huskies move to a 3-11 record and will resume league play against the Elk Grove Thundering Herd on April 8. 

Bradshaw Christian Pride:  Another team in the 54th Fresno Easter Classic was the Bradshaw Christian Pride, who went undefeated with a 4-0 record. 

The Pride defeated the Justin Garza Guardians of Fresno 6-4, beat the Chowchilla Tribe 10-2, took down the Stockdale Mustangs of Bakersfield 6-3 and ended tournament play with a win against the Buchanan Bears of Clovis. 

The Pride move to a perfect 13-0 overall, along with a 5-0 record in the Sierra Valley Conference where they look to remain undefeated against their next league opponent, the El Dorado Cougars.