Leones De Yucatan finished its season Aug. 3 with an 8-6 home loss to Olmecas de Tabasco. Valenzuela didn’t participate in the 16-inning contest.
However, Valenzuela, 30, finished up the season on a positive note. In his last 10 games, Valenzuela batted .324 (11 for 34) and scored four runs. He collected two hits in each of his last two games.
Joe De Pinto (St. Francis High, 2007) outfielder, Winston-Salem Dash: De Pinto, who helped the Golden Knights advance to the CIF Southern Section Division II championship game in 2006, has struggled over his last 10 games at the plate.
He’s batting .100 (three for 30) in that stretch with one run batted in for the Dash, who are the class-A advanced affiliate of the Chicago White Sox. The former All-Mission League honoree did hit safely in two straight games and scored one run in each contest.
In a road game against the Salem Red Sox on Aug. 9, De Pinto had a lead-off single in the third inning. He scored on a sacrifice fly by Chris Curley to give the Dash a 2-0 lead. Winston-Salem would go on to score two more runs in the inning before suffering a 10-4 loss.
De Pinto, 24, also had a leadoff double in the bottom of the sixth inning of a game against the Wilmington Blue Rocks and scored on a wild pitch in Winston-Salem’s 4-2 loss.
Going into Friday’s home game against Salem, De Pinto is batting .248 (40 for 161) with three home runs and 13 runs batted in. He recorded four stolen bases in 49 games.
Alonzo Gonzalez (Glendale Community College, 2012) pitcher, Vancouver Canadians: Gonzalez is still trying to get on back on track with Vancouver, the class-A short affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays.
