For the second straight game, St. Ignatius found a way to come up clutch in extra innings.
After beating Bellarmine in eight innings on Tuesday, the Wildcats squeezed out a close 2-1 decision over Valley Christian on Friday in extras to climb to second in the West Catholic Athletic League standings, one game behind first place Serra.
With one out and runners on first and second, junior DJ Delaney hit a line-drive single toward left field, scoring Stanford commit Archer Horn to win the game.
The pitching trio of Finn Demuth, Tycco Giometti and Eddie McCartney combined to strike out seven and give up six hits as Valley Christian’s explosive offense was held in check.The Warriors lone run came in the top of the fifth when Quinten Marsh scored Forest Zelmer.
The two teams will play each other on Saturday to finish the second of a two-game series.
St. Ignatius improved to 14-7-2, 8-3. Valley Christian dropped to 18-5-1, 7-4.
No. 3 Granada 4, No. 13 Dublin 1
Senior pitcher Tyler Kennedy turned in another outstanding performance to help Granada complete the season sweep of Dublin.
Kennedy struck out 11 and allowed three hits and an earned run across six innings. Senior Estevan Duarte was 3 for 3 and scored a run.
Granada (18-4, 10-1) sits a game ahead of second place De La Salle in the East Bay Athletic League standings. Dublin (16-7, 5-7) lost its fifth straight game.
No. 6 Los Gatos 12, Gunn 0
Los Gatos used a five-run second inning to blank Gunn at home.
Hudson Schrader and Justin Mazzaferro each knocked in two runs.
Ethan Williams and Matt Ludeman combined to strike out 10 and allow two hits. Ludeman picked up his fourth win of the season.
No. 20 Castro Valley 2, Encinal 0
Castro Valley moved one step closer to a West Alameda Foothill Division title with a key win over Encinal. Nathan Canilao was in Alameda and has the story here.
Oakland Tech 6, Skyline 5
The Bulldogs erased a three-run deficit in the top of the fifth inning to beat Skyline and win the Oakland Athletic League regular season title.
Senior Hayden Burton hit a walk-off single to complete Tech’s comeback in the home half of the seventh. Burton finished Friday’s game going 2 for 4 and had two RBIs.
Tech improved to 14-9, 5-1. Skyline dropped to 9-12, 4-1.
Softball
No. 9 Mills 3, No. 6 Notre Dame-Belmont 2
Mills avenged a loss to Notre Dame earlier this season as the Vikings scored on an error in the bottom of the seventh to seal the win.
Audrey Jang and Sofia Kwan each recorded an RBI in the win.
Notre Dame pitcher Allison Lui struck out eight across six innings in the loss.
Mills improved to 17-3-1. Notre Dame is now 15-4-1.
No. 14 Alameda 10, No. 19 Bishop O’Dowd 0
Alameda looked utterly dominant as the Hornets blanked Bishop O’Dowd at home.
Aaliyah Soderlund was 2 for 3 with three RBIs and a home run. Sophomore Mia Wong was a perfect 4 for 4 and knocked in four runs.
Alameda (13-8-1) finishes the regular season with two road games against Castro Valley and Encinal. O’Dowd dropped to 15-6, 2-3.
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