Prep roundup: Zaharias delivers late on the mound and at the plate to rally Menlo-Atherton past Burlingame ...Middle East

It wasn’t a perfect afternoon for Menlo-Atherton’s Jimmy Zaharias. But it was close enough.

The Bears’ senior drilled a walk-off double to center field in the bottom of the seventh that scored two runs, giving Menlo-Atherton a 4-3 win Wednesday over Burlingame in a Peninsula Athletic League Bay contest. Zaharias was also the winning pitcher, working the sixth and seventh innings.

The victory keeps Menlo-Atherton, ranked 16th in the Bay Area News Group top 20, a game and a half ahead of Capuchino in the tight Bay Division race. The Bears are 9-2 in league play and 17-7 overall. Capuchino improved to 8-4, 16-9 after beating Sequoia 9-4 in 10 innings.

The Bears and Burlingame (10-13, 4-8) were deadlocked 2-2 when Zaharias took over in the sixth as the third pitcher of the afternoon. A walk, a balk, an error by Zaharias and a sacrifice fly by Roberto Beltranena put the Panthers on top 3-2.

But Zaharias retired the side in order in the top of the seventh, then lashed his game-winning two-bagger in the bottom of the inning, driving home pinch-runner JT Anderson and Ryder Kelly, who reached base on an error.

Zaharias is having a pretty good season overall. He leads the Bears with 20 RBI and is the co-leader in doubles with eight. On the mound he is 2-1 with two saves.

Kelly also had a big afternoon. He doubled and singled, scored two runs and had an RBI.

Capuchino 9, Sequoia 4, 10 innings

After allowing Sequoia to tie the game at 4-4 with the two runs in the sixth, the visitors erupted for five runs in the 10th.

University of La Verne commit Lucas Zayac broke the tie with a two-run single, then the next batter, Anakin Manuel, homered to left. Just like that, it was 9-4 Capuchino.

With only two games left in the regular season, the Mustangs will likely need to win both games to catch PAL Bay leader Menlo-Atherton, which has a game and a half lead in the division. Capuchino and M-A have already played twice this season, splitting the two games.

Wilcox 13, No. 19 Los Altos 3

Trailing 3-1, the Chargers had back-to-back six-run innings in the fifth and sixth to run away from Los Altos.

Wilcox had plenty of heroes in this comeback. Gilbert Padilla had three RBI. Justin Forster had two hits and scored three runs. Isaiah Mata drove in two and scored twice. The Chargers totaled four doubles among their 12 hits.

Winning pitcher Eliah Laureles turned in a solid effort, going the first six innings and allowing three runs (two earned).

Los Altos also provided some help by walking seven Chargers batters.

Wilcox improved to 8-3 in the SCVAL De Anza and 17-7 overall. Los Altos is 7-4, 17-6.

No. 5 Los Gatos 17, Milpitas 2

The Wildcats, who sit atop the SCVAL De Anza race at 11-0 and 20-3 overall, had an easy afternoon. They scored two runs in the first and nine more in the third. They had six doubles among their 17 hits.

Will Temple had a pair of two-baggers and drove in three runs. Jayden Thomas doubled, scored two runs and drove in three.

Winning pitcher Chase Oberthier went four innings. He allowed three hits, walked no one and struck out two.

No. 1 De La Salle 7, California 1

The Spartans (19-3, 10-1 EBAL) fell behind 1-0 in the bottom of the first, then scored twice in the second and third innings.

Antonio Castro drove in three runs with a double and single, giving him 25 RBI for the season, second on the team. Winning pitcher Graham Schlicht upped his record to 7-0, going 5⅓ innings. He allowed five hits, struck out eight and walked no one.

Johnny Edwards had two hits for California (12-10, 5-7). Landon Olberg drove in the Grizzlies’ run.

No. 2 Granada 18, Livermore 4

The first three innings looked like a football score by quarters. Granada scored six runs in the first and eight more in the third for a quick 14-0 lead.

Mikey Boyd had a huge game, going 4-for-5 with five RBI and three runs scored. His three-run homer in the first began the scoring.

Carlos Hernandez also homered, hitting a two-run shot in the sixth. Other Matadors joining the fun were Joey Marasco with three hits, three runs and two RBI, and Estevan Duarte with a double, single, three runs scored and two driven in.

Starting pitcher Alex Piscotty only worked the first 3⅓ innings. He allowed no hits, walked one and struck out four while improving his record to 7-0.

The Matadors are 19-4 overall and 11-1 in the EBAL. They hold a half-game edge over second place De La Salle, which is 10-1.

No. 7 Foothill 10, Amador Valley 3

The game was even at 3-3 in the top of the fourth when George Schmitt doubled with the bases loaded. All three runners scored and the Falcons (18-5, 8-4 EBAL) never looked back. Schmitt had four RBI in all.

Austin Rost had four hits for Foothill. He scored three runs. Tanner Tarpley doubled, drove in three runs and scored twice.

Amador Valley is 5-7 in the EBAL but 13-10 overall.

No. 14 Dublin 8, Dougherty Valley 1

For five innings, the Wildcats were in position to pull off about as big an upset as you can have in baseball. Dougherty Valley led 1-0 with only six more outs to get against the Gaels.

Then Dublin (17-7, 6-7) erupted for eight runs in the top of the sixth.

Brandt Nunemacher, Daniel Ureno, Zach Wong and Elijah McNeal all hit run-scoring doubles in Dublin’s big inning.

Dougherty Valley (2-20, 0-12) took the lead in the fourth when Brendan Wang stole home right before Tyler Robbins tripled.

Winning pitcher Dalton Doyle went the distance for the first time this season, allowing four hits, walking no one and recording five strikeouts. He improved his season record to 5-3.

No. 11 Leigh 10, Christopher 0

The Longhorns scored six runs in the first inning, and the game was called after the fifth.

Dylan Christian doubled and singled, and had four RBI. Lance Takamura had three hits and scored three runs.

Marcus Glanville pitched a five-inning shutout. He gave up five hits and struck out three. He issued one walk.

Leigh is 19-4 overall and 10-1 in the BVAL Mt. Hamilton. Christopher is 5-6 in league play and 12-10 in all games.

Softball

No. 5 Valley Christian 2, No. 9 Archbishop Mitty 0

The game was scoreless until the home half of the sixth, when Makena Blauman and Gabrielle Ho drove in runs with singles. Ho’s single was a bunt toward third base. Shyla Paredes, who was on base due to an error, scored the first run. Charlotte Coney raced home on the bunt.

Hannah Paquiz went the first 4⅓ innings for Valley Christian, then Melody Gonzales worked the final 2⅔ and was the winning pitcher. She retired all eight batters she faced.

The Warriors improved to 18-5 overall and 6-1 in WCAL play. Mitty is 12-6-1 overall and 4-3 in the WCAL.

No. 1 St. Francis 19, Presentation 2

The Lancers, ranked No. 1 in this week’s Bay Area News Group’s top 20, scored in all five innings that were played while boosting their record to 22-2 overall and 7-0 in the WCAL.

St. Francis had 22 hits, with nine going for extra bases. Hayden Hummel, Ava  Bulanti, Malianna Liongitau and Maddie Freidin all homered. The Lancers also smacked five doubles.

Hailey Nguyen pitched a five-inning complete game, allowing two hits, one earned run and striking out 12. Her control was a little off, as she did walk five.

Presentation fell to 0-7 in league play. The Panthers are 7-7 outside the WCAL.

No. 7 Mills 13, Sequoia 3

The Vikings continue to thrive with their kiddie corps.

Trailing 3-2 going to the home half of the third, Mills erupted for five runs en route to scoring the final 11 runs of the game. The Vikings did this with a lineup containing four freshman, two sophomores, two juniors and one senior.

Mills had 15 hits, including six doubles and two triples. Sophomore Jazzy Maske led the way with two doubles, two RBI and two runs scored. Sydney Chu had a triple and three RBI.

Kalia Woo pitched the six-inning complete game. She struck out seven and didn’t issue a walk.

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Mills is 18-3-1 overall and 6-1 in the PAL Ocean. Sequoia is 10-8, 6-3.

No. 11 Notre Dame-Belmont 11, Terra Nova 0

Allison Lui pitched a five-inning no-hitter as the Tigers of Notre Dame rolled past the Tigers of Terra Nova. Lui, a senior who is committed to Georgetown University in Washington D.C., struck out 11 in the dominating performance.

Hailey Truong led the offense. She homered, tripled, scored four runs and drove in three. Her homer was a solo shot in the first that got the scoring started. Her triple came during a five-run outburst in the fourth that broke the game open. Notre Dame was leading only 3-0 going to the fourth.

Notre Dame is 16-4-1 overall and 8-1 in the PAL Ocean. Terra Nova slipped to 6-12, 1-7.

No. 19 Bishop O’Dowd 8, Encinal 2

Freshman Ziggy Savage smashed her first varsity home run in the Dragons’ victory. Savage’s homer came in the seventh. It was a solo shot. The other hitting star was Jaella Mercado with three runs and three stolen bases.

Bishop O’Dowd (16-6, 3-3 WACC Foothill) didn’t allow Encinal to score until the seventh. Emma Brown was solid in the circle, yielding two hits and two walks in five innings.

Encinal lost its fifth straight league contest and is 7-15 overall.

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