Benicia (8-0) dominates another softball opponent

Soft ball

No. 10 Benicia 10, Sheldon-Sacramento 0 (5 innings)

Another match, another dominant result for Benicia.

The Panthers extended their winning streak to eight games Monday, knocking out a seventh straight opponent with balanced hitting and Sinead Maas superb pitch.

Benicia scored twice in the visitors’ half of the first set and added six more in the second to hold off their Sacramento opponent.

Sue Beatty, Ava Rojas, Aryanna Banks-Lockhart, Emma French And Ava Panel each had two hits as Benicia dropped Sheldon’s record to 10-4.

The Panthers haven’t trailed all season and only one team — Liberty, in the opener — had a chance to advance to the final round. But after Liberty tied the score in the sixth, Benicia responded with two runs in the seventh to win.

The Panthers haven’t looked back.

Including the 7-5 win over Liberty, they have outscored their eight opponents 99-13, which is about the same level of dominance that top-ranked St. Francis has had this season.

Undefeated powerhouse Mountain View outscored its 13 opponents 96-11.

In Benicia’s win Monday, Banks-Lockhart doubled and knocked in two runs and Maas allowed three hits and struck out four before the game was called after five innings due to the mercy rule.

Benicia opens Diablo Athletic League Foothill Division play Thursday against 18th-ranked College Park.

No. 15 Gilroy 6, North Salinas 1

Andrea Alvarez went 4 for 4 with three doubles and an RBI and Daniel Wilson had three hits and drove in three runs to lead Gilroy to a nonleague victory at home against North Salinas.

Jocelyne Ta pitched four innings and Ariela Yslava was in the pitcher’s circle for three innings as Gilroy improved to 11-4.

North Salinas is 8-7.

Property 1, Fremont-Sunnyvale 0

First-year student MacKenzie Smith threw a hit and Cierra Hagananother freshman, knocked in the only run as Homestead beat visiting Fremont in a Santa Clara Valley Athletic League De Anza Division game.

Homestead improved to 6-4-1, 3-1. Fremont is 3-10, 0-6.

Sobrato 3, No. 19 Leigh 1

Tied 1-1 after four innings, Sobrato scored a run in the fifth and another in the sixth to defeat host Leigh in a Blossom Valley Athletic League Mt. Hamilton Division game.

Kiera Garcia, Brooklyn Amato And Sunny Fernandez drove in runs for Sobrato, who also had 13 combined strikeouts from pitchers Sam Zimmerman And Kiyah Vasquez.

Brianna Buchanan struck on Leigh’s only run.

Sobrato improved to 9-4, 5-2. Leigh is 6-7, 2-5.

Baseball

Oak Grove 9, James Lick 0

Eric Pavie had three hits, scored twice and knocked in a run and Brandon Stewart added two hits, including a triple, and drove in two runs to lead host Oak Grove past James Lick in a nonleague game.

Pavia, Eric Rodriguez, Jordan McCoy And Serena Martinez combined on three batters as Oak Grove improved to 8-8.

James Lick is 4-2.

Redwood 8, Half Moon Bay 7

Vincent Olinger Giani bunt with the bases loaded brought in the winning run in the bottom of the seventh as Sequoia edged Half Moon Bay in nonleague play.

Morgan Winfield had two hits, including a home run, and Spencer Haderle added two hits to help lead the way. Both also completed two races.

Mario Garcia also homered for Sequoia and had two RBIs as the Ravens improved to 9-8.

Aidan Vazquez And Riley Jackson each homered for Half Moon Bay, which slipped to 7-10.