Softball
Postponed sport: Granada survives
It took two days and 10 innings, however Granada’s softball crew prevented an upset loss.
The Matadors, ranked No. 1 by the Bay Space Information Group, outlasted the Eleventh-ranked California 9-7 to stay undefeated in East Bay Athletic League play as Saskia Raab homered, doubled twice and knocked in 5 runs to steer Granada to the highway victory.
“She’s in all probability been hitting the ball the very best out of anyone on our crew proper now,” coach Johnny Heinz stated.
The rating was tied 4-4 after six innings when moist climate Thursday postponed the rest of the sport till Friday.
Granada scored 5 runs within the high of the tenth and held off the Grizzlies within the backside half to enhance to 18-1 total and 8-0 within the EBAL.
California fell to 11-4, 4-2.
Granada, coming off successful the celebrated Livermore Stampede final weekend, additionally acquired two hits and two runs from Sarah Deplitch and a single and two RBIs from Alecsis Phillips.
Heinz stated his crew responded properly.
“A few our youngsters weren’t on their ‘A’ video games,” the coach added. “That’s simply the way in which it was. The remainder of the children form of picked it up. We performed properly collectively. It’s identical to I’ve informed them the entire yr lengthy, ‘It doesn’t need to be your day so long as it’s our day.’ That’s been form of our theme.
“Taking part in for one another has been form of a cool factor. They’ve purchased into that concept.”
Large day for No. 14 Benicia
Benicia, the one crew to beat Granada this season, defeated Sonoma Valley 11-0 and Casa Grande 5-2 on Friday.
Robynn Balmediano had three hits, scored twice and drove in two runs and Sinead Maas and Braxton Brown mixed for 18 strikeouts towards Sonoma Valley.
Kyra Mason had two hits, together with a triple, and an RBI towards Casa Grande as Benicia ran its report to 10-4.
No. 10 Branham 10, Pioneer 6
Branham, enjoying on the highway in San Jose, constructed a 9-1 benefit by means of three innings and held on to beat Pioneer in a Blossom Valley Athletic League Mt. Hamilton Division sport.
Kaila Czarny doubled twice and went 3 for five and Abigail Fales and Emma Fales every drove in two runs for Branham (14-5, 3-3).
Sadie Heming was 2 for 4 with a double and Eleri Kane knocked in two runs for Pioneer 4-13, 3-3).
No. 12 Pinole Valley 12, Bethel 0
Kailani Tatro drove in 4 runs and mixed with Briana Swihart to pitch a five-inning one-hitter as Pinole Valley rolled previous host Bethel in Tri-County Athletic League Rock Division play.
Pinole Valley (14-2, 7-0) scored six runs within the second inning and 5 within the third.
Bethel fell to 1-8, 0-8.
No. 16 Santa Teresa 21, Leland 2
Kokoro Sagae went 5 for five with two house runs, two doubles and 6 RBIs and Kassandra Soria was 4 for 4 with two homers, a triple and 5 RBIs to energy Santa Teresa previous host Leland in a BVAL Mt. Hamilton sport referred to as after 5 innings.
Santa Teresa broke open the sport with 9 runs within the third and 6 within the fourth because the Saints improved to 12-4, 5-1.
Shelby Hood had two hits and an RBI for Leland (8-9, 3-3).
No. 17 Willow Glen 12, Christopher 8
Trailing 8-6, Willow Glen scored six runs within the house half of the sixth inning to beat Christopher in a non-league sport.
Sienna Wilson had three hits, knocked in three runs and scored twice and Anaya Zambrano had two RBIs for Willow Glen (17-2). Each are freshmen.
Christopher is 3-12.
Baseball
Dougherty Valley 3, No. 4 Foothill 2
Winless in EBAL video games heading into Friday, Dougherty Valley ended the drought by beating the one crew that had not misplaced in league play.
The Wildcats (12-6, 1-6) scored two within the house half of the sixth to erase a 2-1 deficit and held on within the seventh to beat Foothill (15-2, 5-1).
Ethan Hsu went 3 for 3, drove in two runs and scored a run and Cody Williams had two hits for Dougherty Valley.
Trevor Harmon and Jack Dubos every had two hits for Foothill, which had received its earlier 10 video games.
No. 7 California 1, Granada 0
Nic Bronzini struck out a career-best 14 in a three-hitter as California edged Granada in EBAL play.
It marked the seventh time this season and the twelfth time in his four-year highschool profession that the 6-foot-3, 237-pound Bronzini reached double digits in strikeouts.
His earlier career-high was 13, in a 3-1 victory over Amador Valley final April.
Dean Meddaugh’s second-inning RBI accounted for the one run Friday as California improved to 15-3, 5-2.
Granada fell to 12-6, 5-2.
Branham 9, No. 11 Leigh 7
Liam Thompson went 3 for 4 with a homer and three RBIs and Sean Murphy had two hits and three RBIs to steer Branham previous neighborhood rival Leigh in a BVAL Mt. Hamilton sport.
Branham (14-4, 5-1) scored two within the customer’s half of the seventh to interrupt a 7-7 tie because it accomplished a two-game sweep of the Longhorns.
Dom Panella and Damien Velasquez every had two hits for Leigh (13-5, 4-2).
No. 19 Santa Teresa 2, Leland 1
Riley Breton’s two-run single within the backside of the seventh lifted Santa Teresa to a victory over Leigh in BVAL Mt. Hamilton play.
Josh Pedronan allowed one run in six innings and Anthony Dela Cruz pitched a scoreless inning for Santa Teresa (15-4, 6-2).
Leland, which beat Santa Teresa 5-4 on Thursday, fell to 6-10, 4-4.
No. 20 Berkeley 6, Pinole Valley 3
Manny Selles homered and had two RBIs and EJ Twine had two hits and scored twice as Berkeley beat Pinole Valley in a non-league sport.
Berkeley improved to 12-5. Pinole Valley is 12-8.