Willow Glen 2, No. 2 Archbishop Mitty 0
Just a few hours after the ultimate out, second-year Willow Glen softball coach Don Spingola succinctly summed up how his first-year pitchers carried out in opposition to a loaded Archbishop Mitty lineup.
“In all honesty, our two freshman pitchers lit it up,” Spingola stated.
The precocious duo of Lea Crawford and Alanna Clincy mixed to permit one hit in Willow Glen’s 2-0 victory at crosstown rival Archbishop Mitty.
Not solely did Willow Glen hand Mitty its solely lack of 2023, however the Rams have been additionally the primary Bay Space public faculty to defeat the storied non-public faculty since Foothill in 2020.
“These two ladies are the way forward for Willow Glen,” Spingola stated. “We'd like to ensure we’re throwing them in opposition to the most effective competitors.”
Sophomore Sienna Wilson and senior McKenna Campbell every drove in a run in the course of the sixth inning to place Willow Glen on high. Nevertheless, it might be argued it was a defensive play within the second inning by Cianna Miranda that was crucial contribution of the day.
“It was a blooper over the primary baseman’s head, and she or he dove and made an important play,” Spingola stated. “It completely modified the entire recreation. They might’ve had a runner on first and third with two outs, and she or he completely killed the inning.”
Taking part in a group of Mitty’s caliber is one thing Spingola hopes his gamers will profit from. Final 12 months’s Willow Glen group went 25-2 in the course of the common season however misplaced within the first spherical of the Central Coast Part Division I playoffs.
“We had an important season final 12 months, however we didn’t play nice groups, and we felt like we missed our alternative in CCS,” Spingola stated. “We wished to ensure we had a special angle and completely different focus this 12 months.”
Despite the fact that the coach referred to Mitty (4-1) as “Goliath” and stated the Rams relished taking down the established San Jose powerhouse, he didn't characterize his group as a bunch of plucky underdogs.
“Identical to Mitty, they’re all journey softball gamers,” Spingola stated. “However after they’re right here, we work as one unit.”
Now 5-1 and on the verge of coming into league play, the coach likes the place his group is at after capturing such a giant win.
“I feel they will undoubtedly take this momentum and confidence from this recreation and construct on it,” the coach stated.
No. 7 Pinole Valley 7, Dougherty Valley 5
Pinole Valley improved to 11-0 in a high-scoring recreation in San Ramon. Senior infielder Milanya Rosales was 2 for 4 and had three RBIs for Pinole Valley, and pitcher Kailani Tatro struck out 10 and in addition slapped two doubles.
Dougherty Valley shortstop and Stanford commit Mylia Perez went 1 for 3 and in addition drew a stroll. Dougherty Valley pitcher Katie Osborn knocked in a run.
The groups have been tied 4-4 heading into the highest of the fourth, however RBIs by Melina Mendoza, Vanessa Castaneda and Tatro gave Pinole Valley a lead it could by no means relinquish.
Dougherty Valley dropped to 5-1.
No. 6 Benicia 10, Acalanes 0
Benicia no-hit Acalanes in six innings, with beginning pitcher Braxton Brown putting out 10 on 101 pitches. Brown additionally drove in two runs.
Shortstop Emma French had a giant day on the plate, going 3 for 4 with a house run and two RBIs. Junior Kyra Mason hit a triple and in addition drew two walks, and Sinead Maas and Vanessa Smith every accounted for 2 RBIs.
Benicia scored six runs within the high of the sixth to blow the sport open, enhancing to 4-1 on the season. Acalanes dropped to 3-4.
Berkeley 16, St Mary’s-Berkeley 0
Berkeley scored six runs within the third inning and 9 runs within the sixth to finish the sport at St. Mary’s one inning early.
Junior Melody Castro hit a house run and drove in three RBIs. Third basemen Avery Lyman and first basemen Camden Bernhard additionally had a triple and three RBIs apiece for the Yellowjackets.
Sophomore Addison Davis and junior Beatrice Espinoza mixed to permit solely two hits. Each of the house group’s hits have been collected by senior L. Pepper Rosen.
Each groups are 3-4.
Saratoga 13, Prospect 1
Saratoga racked up 14 hits in 5 innings as the house group overwhelmed visiting Prospect. Senior Lily Guzman was unstoppable on the plate, hitting a double, a triple and a house run on her solution to a four-RBI recreation.
Complementing her was leadoff hitter Saira Ramakrishnan, a sophomore who went 3 for 4 and had two RBIs. Sophomore Maggie Huesby additionally had two hits for Saratoga.
Sophomore Dani Rauscher had three hits for Prospect, and freshman Diana Noriega drove Rauscher in in the course of the high of the primary to provide the guests a short lead.
Saratoga improved to 6-2. Prospect fell to 0-5.
Leigh 14, Gunn 2
Freshman sensation Camryn Manning-Alarcon had 5 RBIs in Leigh’s run-rule win over visiting Gunn. All three of Manning-Alarcon’s hits have been doubles.
Fellow freshman Elliana Snyder collected two hits and three RBIs, and Sophia Hooper, one other freshman, had two RBIs and two hits.
Junior Elise Haneta scored three runs and picked up one RBI from the leadoff spot as Leigh scored 11 runs within the first inning.
Gunn senior Brenna Birnbaum went 2 for 3 and had an RBI and freshman shortstop Makena Smith hit a triple. Leigh improved to 4-4, and Gunn dropped to 3-8.
Woodside 11, Sacred Coronary heart Cathedral 10
Woodside earned its first victory of the season in dramatic trend, knocking off the previously-undefeated Fightin’ Irish with a walk-off sacrifice fly by junior Kaitlyn Jackson within the backside of the seventh inning.
First baseman Kelly Baek had tied the sport a number of batters earlier than with a triple into heart discipline that drove in sophomore Lacey Barstad.
Danielle Cote and Kaitlin Ruegg every drove in three RBIs for Sacred Coronary heart Cathedral, and Baek, Barstad and Brooke Faure drove in two runs every.
Woodside improved to 1-5, and Sacred Coronary heart Cathedral slipped to 8-1.
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Sacred Coronary heart Cathedral 2, No. 4 Bellarmine 1
For the second time in lower than every week, Bellarmine suffered a troublesome one-run loss in West Catholic Athletic League play.
A two-run homer by junior Tate Medicoff was all of the offense Cathedral would want (and get) because the pitching workers took over from there.
Except for a solo residence run by Bellarmine’s Caden Sta Maria within the backside of the second, the SHC pitchers have been glorious.
Sophomore Quinn Middleton, junior Dylan Adelman and senior Franco Moran mixed to close out Bellarmine for the remainder of the afternoon, strolling simply three batters.
Bellarmine slipped to 7-3-1 and 3-2 in WCAL play, and Sacred Coronary heart Cathedral improved to 3-7 and 1-3.
No. 20 Faculty Park 12, Alameda 2
The Falcons improved to 2-4 after piling up 12 hits and eight RBIs in opposition to visiting Alameda in a non-league recreation.
Faculty Park’s duo of Nathan Leffel and Kevwe Ojo mixed for seven hits and 6 RBIs within the coronary heart of the Falcons’ lineup. Sophomore James Voorhies and senior Sean McGinty additionally had RBIs.
Junior Diego Emerling pitched 4 innings and struck out six in opposition to Alameda, which dropped to 2-6.