BASEBALL
Saint Francis 6, Serra 4
St. Francis was on a four-game losing streak and was coming off a loss to the mighty Padres by 15 points a few days ago. Every sign pointed to another big win for Serra on Tuesday afternoon.
As the saying goes, that’s why they play these games.
Tysen Ellis had a double and a triple and drove in a team-high three runs for St. Francis in one of the upsets of the day. Dear senior colleague Luke DeVine also went 2 for 3 and had two RBIs, and a sophomore Gino Capellazzo scored twice.
Chris Han pitched five solid innings, allowing just one run and striking out three while allowing just two hits. Serra managed to drive in three runs in a furious rally in the top of the seventh, but the Padres couldn’t finish the rally.
St. Francis improved to 9-12-1, 3-6-1. Serra fell to 17-4, 8-2.
Benicia 8, Acalanes 1
Benicia did everything right when everything seemed to be going wrong for Acalanes in a dominant victory for the visiting Panthers in a Diablo Athletic League game.
The four best hitters on Benicia’s lineup – Peyton Rowles, Stevie Todd, Myles Cooper And Wyatt Miyamoto – combined for seven RBIs, with the other hit contributed by No. 9 hitter Abdi Maas.
Launcher Dominique Louro earned the victory after pitching 5.1 innings and allowing just one earned run on four hits for Benicia (12-6, 4-1). Acalanes (17-2, 3-2) lost for the second time this year after committing five errors.
Since winning their opening 17 games, the Dons are now on a two-game streak against league opponents. College Park beat Acalanes 5-1 last week.
Valley Christian 4, Archbishop Mitty 0
At least one Top 3 team emerged from Tuesday unscathed. Stanford Commitment Marais Quinten pitched another gem for the defending Central Coast Section champions, allowing just one hit and striking out four in six innings in Valley Christian’s win.
The bottom half of Valley’s lineup gave him all the support he needed to get the win. Rocco Muccilli, Kole Laubach And Brock Ketelsen each had an RBI for the Warriors, who improved to 20-3 and 7-2 in WCAL play.
Andrew Sauceda had the only hit of the day for Archbishop Mitty (13-9-1, 5-3-1).
Westmont 1, Pioneer 0
Westmont’s winning methods Tony Pianto first year back as head coach continued on Tuesday thanks to a strong outing from the senior Mason book.
Pound, who started at quarterback for the football team this fall, threw a complete game two-hitter, striking out five and walking none. Its pioneering counterpart Ryan Webber went six innings and struck out four.
Bryce Corbett produced the winning run in the sixth inning when his single scored Lakin Anderson across the plate. Westmont improved to 16-6 and 9-4 in Blossom Valley Athletic League play. Pioneer fell to 10-11, 6-7.
SOFT BALL
Lincoln-San José 10, Piedmont Hills 4
Lincoln senior Gianna crouching had five RBIs as the Lions scored five runs in the sixth inning to separate from Piedmont Hills in a matchup of the Blossom Valley Athletic League’s top teams.
Freshmen Jocelyne Pérez And Serenity Hernández combined for five hits and five runs scored for Lincoln (13-3, 8-0). Michelle Torres went 3 for 4 with two RBIs for Piedmont HIlls, which fell to 11-5, 4-3.
Livermore 2, Buttress 1
The host Cowboys scored two runs in the second inning, then held on in a tight East Bay Athletic League showdown with Foothill.
from Livermore Sophie Gerochi had an RBI and a freshman teammate Payten Williams was 2 for 3 with the team’s other RBI. Kaci Norton went the distance for the hosts, striking out six, walking none and allowing just one unearned run.
Livermore improved to 17-4, 9-1 while Foothill fell to 11-7, 4-6.
Hillsdale 9, San Mateo 0
Ace Launcher Alexis Kuka pitched a complete-game two-hitter as Hillsdale earned an easy win over crosstown opponent San Mateo in a Peninsula Athletic League game. Kuka also helped his own cause at the plate and drove in two runs.
Liana Mack had two hits for Hillsdale and senior Claire Shelton went 1 for 4 with an RBI as the Knights improved to 19-3, 7-2. Senior Nia Mapa scored twice for San Mateo, which fell to 7-8, 5-4.
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