Baseball
Granada left-hander Joshua Morano knew what he wished for his 18th birthday Wednesday.
Run help.
His teammates made the Arizona-bound pitcher wait many of the afternoon earlier than lastly granting his want. Ben Johnstone hit a bases-loaded single within the house half of the eighth to provide the Matadors a 1-0 win over Foothill.
Pleased birthday, Joshua.
Morano’s complete-game three-hitter and Johnstone’s single to left via a drawn-in infield improved Granada’s East Bay Athletic League document to 5-1. The Mats, 12-3 total and ranked No. 7 within the Bay Space Information Group Prime 20, are tied for first with De La Salle, Amador Valley is a half-game out at 4-1, and Dublin is 4-2. No. 12 Foothill is 3-3 and 9-5.
Morano (5-1) probably knew runs have been going to be in brief provide in opposition to Foothill. He was dealing with Falcons’ righty Tyler Gebb, who has signed with UC-Riverside. Gebb labored seven innings earlier than giving option to the bullpen.
Morano pitched his second full sport of the season, hanging out eight and strolling none.
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“He was fairly dominant,” Granada coach Corrigan Willis stated. “He was getting forward throwing three pitches for strikes.
The birthday boy has been dominant all season. He lowered his ERA to 0.34 and has allowed simply 29 baserunners in 41 innings, in line with the stats on MaxPreps.
No. 4 De La Salle 11, Monte Vista 1
The Spartans scored seven runs within the prime of the primary en path to a simple EBAL win. De La Salle, which had misplaced three of 4 coming in, is 11-4 total and 5-1 in league play.
Connor Harrison, the youthful brother of Giants’ prime prospect Kyle Harrison, and DLS basketball star Alec Blair led the offense. Harrison had 4 RBIs, together with a three-run homer within the sixth that stretched De La Salle’s result in 10-1. Blair singled and doubled, and drove in three runs.
Proper-hander Cal Randall labored the primary 5⅓ innings, permitting three hits and one unearned run.
Smith Chandler and Kai Smith additionally had two hits apiece for the Spartans, who had 12 hits in all.
Monte Vista slipped to 5-9-1 total and 2-5 within the EBAL.
Sacred Coronary heart Prep 2, No. 8 St. Francis 1
The Gators (13-4-1) strengthened their argument for being included in subsequent week’s Bay Space Information Group Prime 20 with a second straight victory over a ranked opponent. On Tuesday, they beat No. 15 Menlo-Atherton 9-5.
SHP, which is 6-0 within the Peninsula Athletic League’s Ocean Division, scored single runs within the second and third innings after falling behind 1-0 within the first. Tyler Wong stood out for the Gators. On the plate, he was 2 for two, walked and drove in a run. He additionally pitched the sixth and seventh innings in aid of Davin Saltzgaber, permitting one hit, one stroll and hanging out two for the save.
Saltzgaber, who is just a sophomore, labored the primary 5. He gave up 4 hits and 4 walks, however struck out 5 and improved to 7-0 on the season.
The Lancers (10-7) had possibilities to attain a couple of run. Jedd Chang and Derek Gile every had two hits, and Luke DeVine drew three bases on balls.
Matthew Holcomb pitched effectively for St. Francis, surrendering 4 hits and two walks whereas hanging out 5.
No. 10 San Ramon Valley 6, Livermore 1
The Wolves scored single runs in every of the primary three innings, then put it away with a three-run sixth. San Ramon Valley upped its document to 11-6 total and 4-3 within the EBAL. Livermore is 8-9, 0-6.
Hudson Aber was strong on the mound, limiting the Cowboys to a few hits. The one run off him was unearned. He walked none and had eight strikeouts.
Max Ellis led the offense with three hits, a run scored and an RBI.
Junior catcher Mateo Bullis had two hits for Livermore.
No. 15 Menlo-Atherton 3, Sacred Coronary heart Cathedral 2
George Zaharias broke a 1-1 tie within the sixth together with his first homer of the season because the Bears held off Sacred Coronary heart Cathedral in a non-league sport.
Zaharias, the star right-handed pitcher who will play his faculty ball at Texas, has struggled on the plate this season, with a batting common below .200. However he had two hits in opposition to SHC, as did teammates David Lopez and Davis Phillips, who additionally drove in a run.
After the homer by Zaharias within the sixth, Menlo-Atherton added one other run. The Bears then withstood an tried comeback within the backside of the seventh by the Fightin’ Irish, who fell a run quick.
SHC had just one hit, a solo homer by Beckett Montgomery. Menlo-Atherton totaled 10 hits. However SHC managed to maintain issues attention-grabbing by drawing six walks off M-A beginning pitcher Harrison Lengthy, who went 6⅓ innings. Lengthy did have 9 strikeouts.
M-A returns to PAL Bay Division play Wednesday when it visits Carlmont. The Bears are 5-0 within the PAL Bay and maintain a 2½-game lead over three groups tied for second at 3-3. Earlier than the go to to Carlmont, M-A will play host to St. Francis on Saturday.
Half Moon Bay 4, No. 19 Capuchino 3
The Mustangs proceed to battle. They misplaced their third PAL Bay sport in succession when Half Moon Bay scored twice within the backside of the seventh. The profitable run crossed on a wild pitch.
Capuchino is 12-5 total however 2-3 within the league. It trails first-place Menlo-Atherton by three video games.
Ryan Harrington led off Half Moon Bay’s seventh with a triple. One out later Aidan Vazquez dropped a single into heart subject to knot the sport at 3-3. Liam Harrington, Ryan’s twin brother, adopted with a single, then the Cougars loaded the bases on a fielder’s alternative that didn’t get anybody out. With Owen Miller on the plate, Capuchino uncorked a wild pitch, permitting the game-winning run to attain.
Half Moon Bay is 7-9, 3-4, however solely one of many 4 defeats in league play has been by greater than two runs.
For Capuchino, sophomore Travis Ciardella had a pair of doubles and Nathan Balch had two hits and an RBI.
Skyline 2, Oakland Tech 0
Andre Hardy homered within the ninth inning, serving to the Titans enhance to 5-4 total and 2-0 within the Oakland Athletic League.
The sport was scoreless till the ninth. Hardy’s homer got here with the bases empty. The homer by Hardy was his first of the season, however he’s hitting .421.
Tech outhit Skyline 9-3. Hayden Burton had 4 of Tech’s hits, three singles and a double.
Softball
Pinole Valley, the fourth-ranked workforce in BANG’s Prime 20, stays excellent at 17-0 after beating Albany 7-6 on Wednesday.
It was not straightforward.
The Spartans fell behind 4-2 after two innings, then scored 5 unanswered runs to go in entrance 7-4. However Albany (6-6, 3-2 TCAL Rock) scored twice within the house half of the seventh earlier than Pinole pitcher Kailani Tatro doused the flames.
Tatro continued to shine on the mound and on the plate for the Spartans, who're 6-0 within the TCAL Rock. She pitched an entire sport to run her document to 17-0. In accordance with the stats revealed on MaxPreps, Tatro has pitched each inning this season for the Spartans. She has an 0.41 ERA and has allowed 63 baserunners in 103 innings pitched. She has 152 strikeouts.
Elsewhere
Terra Nova received massive manufacturing out of Gianna Tassio and Kylie Gangi in a 10-6 win over Mills. Tassio had two doubles and a triple to associate with 4 RBI. Gangi had 4 hits. … Northgate improved to 9-2 total and 4-0 within the Diablo Athletic League Valley Division by beating Miramonte 22-3. Nicole Eby was 4 for five with 4 runs and three RBIs. Marina Johnsen had three hits in 5 at-bats, together with a house run. She drove in 4. … Dougherty Valley clubbed American 12-1. Mylia Perez was an ideal 3 for 3 with three runs scored and 4 RBIs. She additionally homered.