The doctor was in – Dr. Ken Grolle that is – May 11 for theLos Altos High alumni baseball team. A 1972 graduate, Grolle pitcheda seven-inning complete game and hit a two-run homer to lead histeam past the ’96 Eagles, 11-8, in the second annual Bob BairdMemorial Alumni contest.
In nearly 90-degree heat at Los Altos High, Grolle threw almost200 pitches in a display of endurance that left both teams amazed.Alumni coach Dave Squellati said, “Ken was throwing as hardat the end of the game as he was at the beginning.” He finishedwith 11 strikeouts.
Meanwhile, the current Eagles used five pitchers in an attemptto slow down the hard-hitting alumni. The alumni jumped out toa 2-0 lead in the top of the first via Grolle’s round-tripper.But the Eagles scored three in the bottom of the inning to takea 3-2 lead.
From there, the lead went back and forth several times beforethe alumni took control in the top of the fifth with a four-runrally highlighted by RBI singles from Scott Kirby, Chip Covell,Matt Burrows and Scott Deacon. The Eagles rallied for one runin the bottom of the seventh, but then Grolle struck out Dan Reeseand Kevin Searles to end the game.
The alumni completed a sweep by winning the pre-game home-runderby by the score of 3-1. Homering for the alumni were Grollewith two and Bill Dolby; Reese banged one out for the Eagles.
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