Baseball
No. 3 Acalanes 7, San Leandro 2
Acalanes remained undefeated and earned their 13th consecutive victory thanks to a strong offensive outing from Keegan Goddard.
The junior outfielder had two hits, an RBI and a triple to lead the Dons to a dominant victory.
San Leandro scored on an error in the fifth inning, but Acalanes answered in the sixth. Mason Zirkel sacrificial fly that scored Drew Asadoriancapped a three-run sixth inning and gave the Dons a 6-1 lead.
Kai Velez scored the other point for San Leandro on a sacrifice fly from Daylon Grady in the seventh inning.
San Leandro is now 4-10 after Monday’s loss.
Palo Alto 1, No. 8 James Logan 0
That of Henry Harding An RBI single in the seventh inning scored the Vikings’ only run, but that was all they needed to beat leadoff James Logan.
Senior Vincent Braga pitched five innings for Palo Alto, striking out eight and allowing three hits.
James Logan junior Benjamin Tower allowed just four hits and one run in 6 2/3 innings.
Palo Alto is now 5-9 after Monday’s win and will play at Sacred Heart Prep on Tuesday.
James Logan’s nine-game winning streak was snapped as the Colts fell to 9-2.
Alhambra 4, El Cerrito 0
The Bulldogs put on a display of pitching as Alhambra handed El Cerrito its first loss of the season.
Daniel Polasek struck out five batters and allowed just three hits in six innings. Second year student Max Schulze came on in relief in the seventh and struck out two.
Joaquín “Kiki” Henriquez hit 2 for 2 and had two RBIs.
Alhambra improved to 8-7 and will face California High School on Tuesday. The Gauchos fell to 6-1.
Campolindo 11, San Lorenzo 2
The Cougars totaled 13 hits in a blowout win over San Lorenzo.
San Lorenzo tied the game 2-2 in the third, but a scoring explosion midway through the inning shifted the momentum in Campolindo’s favor. The Cougars combined for nine runs from the fourth through the sixth innings to seal the victory.
Second year student Blake Robison was perfect at the plate, totaling four hits in four attempts, along with an RBI and a triple. Junior Jack Luster hit 3 for 4 with an RBI and a double.
The trio of junior pitchers Justin Nagayama, Ryan Rittmann And Alex Rothey combined to strike out 11 batters and allow three hits.
Campolindo improved to 6-4 and will face Antioch on Tuesday. San Lorenzo fell to 5-8.
Soft ball
Freedom versus Freedom #12
Liberty took advantage of a late mistake to defeat Freedom in its first championship game of the season.
At the top of the seventh, Isabelle Riz hit a ball in the infield but Freedom made a defensive error that allowed Kelsie Skaggs score from second base. Skaggs’ run gave Liberty a 4-3 lead heading into the bottom of the seventh.
After walking Freedom’s first batter, Kate Skinner struck out three straight batters to close the book on the Falcons’ comeback attempt in the final half inning.
Liberty sophomore Kaitlyn Macias had a hit and two RBIs. Skinner had eight strikeouts in seven innings.
Junior Liberty Ruby Camacho-Cuen hit 1 for 2 and hit a home run.
Liberty improved to 7-2 while Freedom fell to 5-3.
No. 15 Los Gatos 8, Fremont-Sunnyvale 2
It was easy racing for Los Gatos in the first of two matchups against Fremont this season.
After Lily Young hit a triple to score Grace Tuckerthe Wildcats took an 8-0 lead heading into the sixth inning.
Young, Tucker and Ria Sharma each had two RBIs for Los Gatos (9-2, 3-0). Rookie Ava Norquist struck out seven in four innings.
Fremont senior Deni Wurfer went 1-for-3 at the plate with an RBI.
Piedmont 19, Healdsburg 1
The Highlanders used an 11-run first inning to defeat Healdsburg by grace in five innings.
Piedmont walked 13 times and totaled 19 hits.
Miya Fujimoto was 2 for 2 at the plate to go along with four RBIs and a double. Mia Leggett recorded two hits, two RBIs and a triple.
Fujimoto was also successful in the pitcher’s circle, striking out six and allowing no hits in three innings.
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