Baseball
No. 1 Grenade 10, Legend-Colorado 1
The Bay Area’s top team used a late surge to pull away from strong opponent Colorado and advance to the next round of a tournament in Las Vegas. Granada scored eight runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to turn a 2-1 lead into a rout.
Tyler Kardy was 2 for 4 and drove in a game-high four runs for Granada. Nate Brown And Riley Winchell each had two RBIs each, and Parker Warner And AJ Martinez everyone completed a run.
Mason Ravera, Logan Hahn And Carlos Hernandez combined for six strikeouts for the Matadors, who improved to 14-0.
No. 19 Amador Valley 13, Buhach-Atwater Colony 0
Matthew Foley was 2 for 3 with five RBIs as Amador Valley led Buhach Colony through five innings. Pitchers Tyler Cannon And Gavin House combined to allow a single shot.
Riley Borges had two RBIs for Amador and his teammate Gage Talbot led in three. Second year student Aaron Solomon was 3 for 3 on three-pointers as Amador Valley improved to 8-7.
Santa Clara 8, Lynbrook 0
Senior pitcher Jacob Horne was outstanding Thursday night, striking out nine and allowing just one hit in a complete-game shutout. In the batter’s box, he had a hit and drove in two runs for Santa Clara, which improved to 8-6 and 6-1 in Peninsula Athletic League El Camino Division play.
Andrew Traffas was 2 for 4 with three RBIs, and Connor Houle had two hits, including a triple. Jaxon Chao And Zack Gallegos had two hits each for Santa Clara. Dylan White had a hit and a stolen base for Lynbrook (5-9, 2-6)
Soft ball
N°17 Dublin 1, Gregori-Modesto 0
Kensington Abrew Dublin hit a solo home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to give the Gaels the victory. It was the first home run of his college career, according to statistics entered into MaxPreps.
On a day when many Bay Area softball teams were having their games rained out, Dublin managed to pull off a tournament thriller. Senior pitcher Kelly Maggiora was outstanding for Dublin, allowing just two hits in seven frames.
Pittsburgh 14, Deer Valley 2
The Pirates scored 10 runs in the first inning and never looked back as Pittsburg rolled into a Bay Valley Athletic League game.
Recipient Jonathan Kaapana had three hits and three RBIs, while Kailani Roldan-Faafiti had a hit, two RBIs and three walks for a team that had 11 total walks.
Mahliyah Ortiz-Lucero And Alan Lopez each had two RBIs for the Pirates, who improved to 5-2, 2-0.
Rosalyn Zermeno had Deer Valley’s only hit, while Braelyn Valdez And Sofia Santiago each scored a point for the Wolverines (0-6, 0-2).
Livermore stampede
The Livermore Stampede, a tournament involving St. Francis, Benicia, San Ramon Valley, Archbishop Mitty and many other elite Bay Area teams, took place in the rain Thursday. To make up for the lost day, each team will play three matches on Friday.
new schedule for Friday… all teams play 3 games… two sites https://t.co/k8tRmswdgF pic.twitter.com/PJVML24e2Q
– Harold Abend (@HaroldAbend) April 5, 2024
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