With the bases loaded, senior pitcher Paige McLeod drove a bases-clearing double into right field to give the Wolves the lead. SRV (19-5) answered in the very next inning, starting the rally with an Ava Lyons RBI single. Hannah Temple drove in one run on a groundout, Alecsis Phillips drove in another on a single into center and Madison Hom bunted the last run in. Granada (19-5) got on the board first, scoring three runs in the bottom of the second. The Wolves punched their ticket to the EBAL title game with a come-from-behind victory in a showdown between two Top 10 teams in the Bay Area News Group’s rankings. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) San Ramon Valley 4, Granada 3 San Ramon Valley’s Gianna Baccei (18) reaches for the throw as Granada’s Lauren Melton (24) is out at first base in the sixth inning of their game at Granada High School in Livermore, Calif., on Thursday, April 27, 2023. The win improved Sacred Heart Prep to 19-6-1 and 12-1, while San Mateo drops to 8-15 and 5-8. Senior Conrad Wilbur had two hits and both of SHP’s RBIs. The Gators clinched the PAL Ocean Division championship as sophomore Devin Saltzgaber improved to 11-0 after pitching five innings and not allowing an earned run.įellow sophomore Connor Schmalzle earned the save by throwing two scoreless innings in relief. Alameda (11-13) retook the lead in the bottom of the fifth, but Berkeley (17-7) stormed back to score the final two runs of the game.īerkeley’s Daniel Beadles pitched all seven innings, with the junior striking out four and allowing two earned runs. Branham also will claim a piece of the championship if it beats Sobrato.īerkeley got two hits apiece from William Chang, Leo Asfar, Nikhil Beasley and Manny Selles to slip past Alameda and advance in the West Alameda County Conference Foothill Division playoffs.īerkeley fell behind 2-0 but tied it up with two runs in the top of the fifth inning.
If Pioneer wins at home against Leland and Leigh loses at Live Oak on Thursday, Pioneer will capture a share of the title with at least Leigh and Live Oak. The win improved Pioneer to 15-8-1 and 11-6 in the league, while Leland slid to 11-14, 7-9. Sophomore Andre Valdespino drove in the game’s only run in the fourth inning. That excellent performance helped keep Pioneer alive in the league title race. Pioneer’s junior ace Nathan Tichy tossed a complete game against Leland, striking out nine and allowing only two hits in the BVAL Mt. Pioneer 1, Leland 0 Pioneer starting pitcher Nathan Tichy (14) throws against Branham High School in the third inning at Branham High School in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, March 30, 2023. The winners will advance to the final Friday. In the semifinals on Wednesday, Granada will play at De La Salle and SRV (16-9) will visit Amador Valley. Parker Warner had two hits, including a home run, and Tommy Brown, Ben Johnston, Colin Johnston and Riley Winchell each had two hits and an RBI as Granada upped its record to 19-6. Granada beat California 8-5 as the Matadors took command with two runs in the first and five in the second. The Wolves won the game 3-2 an inning later when Marco Jones singled with the bases loaded and nobody out. SRV was down to its last out in the bottom of the seventh against Foothill when Julian Cambra doubled to drive in two runs to even the score. San Ramon Valley and Granada advanced to the semifinals of the East Bay Athletic League playoffs with victories at home on Tuesday.
Prep roundup: Bellarmine walks it off in regular-season baseball finaleīarclay Ovalle went 2 for 2 with a home run and two RBIs to lead SHC (14-13). SHC rallied in its game against Serra, scoring four in the bottom of the fifth to erase a 4-1 deficit. In SI’s win over Bellarmine, Archer Horn allowed three hits in 5 ⅔ innings and Beau Schaffer closed out the Bells the rest of the way as SI improved to 15-11. Thursday, SHC will play at Bellarmine for fifth place. Serra finished seventh and will likely miss the CCS playoffs. Francis – and Bellarmine defeated Serra 2-1. On Wednesday, SI beat SHC 6-4 for fourth place – behind Valley, Mitty, St. Ignatius won at Bellarmine 5-0 and Sacred Heart Cathedral prevailed at home over Serra 5-4. So instead of holding a traditional eight-team bracket, the league put the four teams that tied for fourth in their own bracket, seeding them by a draw. The league receives five automatic qualifiers for the Central Coast Section playoffs and would likely get a sixth team into the postseason as an at-large.īut a seventh team advancing seems unlikely.
Ignatius and Serra – tied for fourth place. The playoff format was set up differently than previous years because four teams – Bellarmine, Sacred Heart Cathedral, St.
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