Baseball
No. 5 De La Salle 8, Monte Vista 5
The Spartans bounced back after a tough loss to Jesuit on Saturday by rallying from three runs down to beat league foe Monte Vista 8-5.
After De La Salle took a 2-0 in the first inning, Monte Vista put up a five-spot in the third.
Matteo Congdon’s RBI double to left field scored Luke Claussen and Brad Ballard to cap off the Mustangs’ five-run inning and gave Monte Vista a three-run advantage.
But it was all De La Salle after that.
Alec Blair’s three-run homer in the fourth inning made the score 6-5. Then in the fifth, senior Joe McGee hit a two-run shot to right field that scored Max Ghiglieri, tacking on two more runs for the Spartans.
De La Salle improved to 13-4, 7-2. Monte Vista dropped to 12-8, 4-6.
De La Salle’s Alec Blair (4) rounds the bases during their game at San Ramon Valley High School in Danville, Calif., on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
No. 9 James Logan 8, Mission San Jose 5
Mission San Jose came close to pulling off the upset and capturing its first win of the season, but the Colts held strong late to win their ninth consecutive league game.
After the fourth inning, James Logan led 6-1 behind strong pitching from Evan Yau. The junior pitched 3 2/3 innings and struck out four on 40 pitches.
The Warriors responded by scoring four runs in the fifth to cut the deficit to just a run. Vinhson Nguyen’s single to the gap in left field scored three runs to make the score 6-5 heading into the sixth.
After the Colts scored a run in the bottom half of the sixth inning to give them a three-run cushion, Jesus Vasquez struck out three straight batters in the seventh inning to win the game.
James Logan is now 15-3, 9-0. Mission San Jose dropped to 0-18.
No. 6 Los Gatos 11, Cupertino 1
The Wildcats scored 11 runs on 13 hits in a blowout win over Cupertino.
Los Gatos senior Carter Johnstone was 3 for 3 with three RBIs and a home run. Donovan Freed had two hits and two RBIs.
Sophomore Ethan Williams pitched six innings, allowing just a hit while striking out seven batters.
Malachi Perez scored Cupertino’s lone run on a sacrifice bunt from sophomore Brandon Chang.
Los Gatos (18-3) extended its winning streak to eight games. Cupertino is now 4-13.
Los Gatos’ Donovan Freed (11) throws the ball to first base against Mountain View in the fifth inning at Los Gatos High School in Los Gatos, Calif., on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)
No. 2 Granada 2, Dublin 0
The Livermore school could only muster up two runs, but that’s all it needed as pitcher Jake Sekany was brilliant on the mound.
The junior pitched a two-hitter, striking out eight in a complete-game shutout.
Junior Tommy Brown knocked in Granada’s only runs in the third inning when his single brought home Tyler Kardy and Nate Brown.
Granada improved to 20-1 while Dublin dropped to 9-12.
Oakland Tech 30, Fremont-Oakland 0 (four innings)
The Bulldogs scored 30 runs on 18 hits and cruised to its eighth league victory.
Rass Robinson went 4 for 6 and had four RBIs. Issac Estow, Vernard Scott, Elias Thompson, David Granger and Mike Martin each had three RBIs.
Kalen Thomas threw a one-hitter and struck out seven batters for Oakland Tech, which improved to 13-6, 8-0.
Fremont is still winless at 0-8, 0-7.
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Softball
No. 1 St. Francis 14, Presentation 0 (five innings)
Senior Kate Munnerlyn and sophomore Hailey Nguyen combined to throw a no-hitter as the Lancers won their 18th straight game and remained undefeated.
Munnerlyn started the game and struck out seven batters on 42 pitches. Nguyen came in relief in the fourth inning and struck out three on 40 pitches.
Freshman power hitter Peyton Tsao had two home runs and three RBIs. Rebecca Quinn and Shannon Keighran each had a homer.
Presentation dropped to 5-11.
St. Francis starting pitcher Kate Munnerlyn (8) throws against Archbishop Mitty High in the second inning of their softball game at Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
No. 9 Gilroy 12, No. 20 Sobrato 0
The Mustangs put up five runs in the first inning and didn’t let up.
Gilroy pitcher Ariela Yslava pitched a complete-game shutout, allowing just two hits and striking out seven batters.
Bam Mendoza had two doubles and four RBIs and Jocelyn Ta had a home run.
Gilroy, which improved to 16-5,10-2, maintained first place in the Blossom Valley Athletic League Mt. Hamilton Division with Wednesday’s win.
Sobrato dropped to fourth in the league standings and is now 12-10, 6-6.
Granada 8, No. 11 Foothill 7
In a back-and-forth affair, Granada scored enough runs late to beat Foothill on the road.
Foothill led 7-6 after the fifth inning, but that’s the last lead the Falcons would have.
Madison Hom’s RBI triple scored Alecsis Phillips to tie the game after the sixth.
Hom came up big again in the seventh inning when she scored Sarah Deplitch to take give Granada an 8-7 lead.
With the Matadors needing three outs to seal the game, sophomore Ella VonBergen retired three of four batters in the last half inning to capture the win.
After a slow start to the season, Granada has now won five straight games and is 10-9, 6-5. Foothill has dropped back-to-back games and sits at 12-7, 5-6.