Lucchesi goes distance in shutout win

Justin Lucchessi pitched all seven innings for the Cate School baseball team and led the Rams to a 5-0 victory over Ojai Valley.

This was the season finale for Cate, who finished with a 4-2 record in the Condor League, which landed them in second place behind Dunn.

Lucchessi struck out eight batters and walked three while allowing four hits. He improved to 7-1 on the season.

Greg Cusack, Michael Warren and Adam Werksman all had RBI-singles during Wednesday’s game.

Cate (10-3 overall) will find out its playoff draw on Monday.

LINE SCORE:

Ojai Valley… 000 000 0—0 4 1

Cate.. 101 120 x—5 6 0

Beaver and Helmen; Luchessi and Ell. W—Lucchessi (7-1) L—Beaver (n/a)