This month’s Stanislaus District prep baseball, softball standouts. Who to watch

Dominant pitching performances, multi-homer games and dramatic comebacks highlighted a loaded stretch of high school baseball and softball action in the Stanislaus District. From freshmen making their mark to college-bound seniors, local players delivered in big moments across league and tournament play.

Here are April’s standout performances so far:

• Freshman Brea Hart made her mark in a rivalry game. The Central Catholic second baseman hit two home runs — both two-run shots — and finished 3-for-4 with four RBI in the Raiders’ 14-2 run-rule softball win over Oakdale. It was her first career multi-homer game.

• Georgia signee Landon Schutte dominated on the mound and at the plate. The Oakdale right-hander struck out nine, allowed just one earned run over 6-1/3 innings and lined an RBI double that proved to be the difference in the Mustangs’ 2-1 baseball win over Central Catholic.

• Ceres senior Ashton Urena had a career day with two inside-the-park home runs. Urena went 3-for-3 with three RBI and three runs scored against Denair. He finished the Dick Windemuth Tournament going 6-for-14 with seven RBI.

• Junior Samantha Nichols drove in five runs for Central Catholic softball. The Florida commit went 3-for-3, including a bases-loaded, two-out double that scored three runners in the Raiders’ rout of Oakdale.

• Turlock rallied from a six-run deficit to upset No. 8 Manteca 14-8. The Bulldogs scored seven runs in the fifth inning, and junior Cameron Henard pitched five shutout innings with nine strikeouts in relief.

• Enochs catcher Lillian Camarena leads the CCAL in key offensive categories. The Stanislaus State signee carries a .538 batting average with 14 hits, 12 RBI, five doubles and three home runs as the Eagles battle Gregori for a fifth straight head-to-head league title finish.