Prep roundup: Mitty softball rallies at Hollister, Gilroy upsets another top team
Mitty and St. Francis softball take care of business as Friday matchup approaches, Piedmont baseball wins in extra innings, Mountain View softball gets two home runs from junior
No. 2 Archbishop Mitty 3, Hollister 2
The Monarchs rallied from a deficit with a three-run fifth inning to down host Hollister on Monday afternoon and improve to 17-2.
Mitty loaded the bases for McKenna Woliczko, a freshman who is batting over .400 on the season.
Woliczko cleared the bases with a single into center, a play aided by an error by the outfielder. Alyssa Onyeagwa, Hannah Kitchener and Corri Hicks ran across home plate.
Freshman pitcher Kyleigh Mace pitched all seven innings for Mitty, allowing four hits and striking out three against a Hollister team ranked by MaxPreps as the fifth-best in California.
The game might have been a preview of a possible matchup in the CCS or NorCal playoffs.
Archbishop Mitty will return to West Catholic Athletic League play on Wednesday with a game against Presentation, and will travel to No. 2 St. Francis on Friday.
No. 1 St. Francis 10, No. 14 St. Ignatius 0
The Lancers made quick work of WCAL opponent St. Ignatius on Monday afternoon, dispatching the Wildcats in five innings.
Senior Chloe Cummings hit two home runs and drove in four RBIs for a St. Francis team that improved to 20-2 and 5-1 in league play.
Teammate Alexis O’Gorman drove in three runs and hit a triple, and junior Shannon Keighran, normally an ace pitcher, made her mark as a hitter and smashed a home run.
On the mound was junior Kate Munnerlyn, who struck out eight and allowed just two St. Ignatius hits.
Gianna Galarza and Cassidy Chew had those two hits for St. Ignatius, which fell to 9-5 and 3-3 in the WCAL.
A WCAL title is still in play for St. Francis, which hosts No. 1 Archbishop Mitty on Friday.
Gilroy 5, No. 10 Valley Christian 0
The Mustangs have had an up-and-down season, but have shown they can play up to competition.
Gilroy, now 8-11, has defeated Willow Glen twice and lost to Archbishop Mitty and Westmont by only one run.
Gilroy defeated No. 10 Valley Christian thanks to a strong performance by pitcher Xochitl Garcia, who tossed all seven innings and struck out 10.
Garcia also helped her own cause by hitting a home run. Sophomore Dani Wilson batted 2 for 4 and scored two runs, and fellow second-year player Bam Mendoza had two RBIs.
Valley Christian dropped to 12-7 and has games against Archbishop Mitty and St. Francis still on the schedule.
No. 5 Pinole Valley 6, Las Lomas 0
Coming off a shocking 5-2 defeat against Bishop O’Dowd, one that ended Pinole Valley’s perfect start at 21 games, the Spartans rebounded with a shutout in non-league play.
Senior pitcher Kailani Tatro, the Tri-County Athletic League Rock Division MVP, struck out six and walked only one, and also batted 2 for 4 with two RBIs. Senior teammate Vanessa Castaneda had three RBIs and hit a double, and junior Jennifer Ramirez was 2 for 3 and scored two runs.
Las Lomas sophomores Ashlee French and Sophia Cofflin each had a hit for the Walnut Creek school, which fell to 8-10-1. Pinole Valley improved to 22-1.
Mountain View 12, Silver Creek 1
Mountain View junior Tabby Smith hit two home runs and drove in four RBIs as the visiting team improved to 12-10, while Silver Creek dropped to 11-5 in a non-league game.
Junior Mili Patel and sophomore Elia Grisanti each contributed two RBIs for the Spartans, who scored four runs in each of the final two innings to break the game open.
Athlete of the week candidate Alison Marcellino tossed five innings and struck out six, and junior Anna Corson pitched two scoreless innings and struck out two.
Northgate 18, Campolindo 2
The Broncos had 13 hits in five innings as Northgate (12-4) routed Campolindo (4-7) in a Diablo Athletic League matchup between teams from the Foothill and Valley divisions.
Sophomore Makenna Choi, who was recently chosen to represent South Korea in the summer, batted 2 for 4 and scored four runs.
Junior Marina Johnsen was 3 for 5 with five RBIs, and Francesca Cardenas also had three RBIs.
Liliana Canfield pitched three innings and struck out six, and Johnsen and Cardenas also pitched.
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Live Oak 26, Gilroy 0
Live Oak remained one of the hottest teams in the Bay Area, winners of nine of its last 10 games after it run-ruled Gilroy in five innings.
Senior Dominic Pereira batted 4 for 4 with a home run and five RBIs, and senior Aiden Keenan was one of three Live Oak players to have two hits.
Senior Ryan Roberts and junior Sean Fry each drove in three runs for the Morgan Hill school. Live Oak’s pitching did not allow a hit.
Skyline 18, Oakland 0
The Titans racked up 17 hits and three home runs in another four-inning blowout against an Oakland Athletic League opponent.
Senior James Beere hit a triple and a home run, junior Andre Hardy hit a home run and drove in three RBIs, and Elijah Alexander also hit a home run.
Seniors D’ari Shakir and Joseph Salazar, who also pitched, each had three hits. 12 different Skyline players had at least one hit.
Skyline improved to 13-4 and 8-0 in OAL competition, while Oakland dropped to 3-4 and 3-3 in league play.
Piedmont 7, Hayward 2
The Highlanders (10-10) improved to .500 after an 11-inning thriller at Hayward.
Piedmont put up five runs in that final inning, thanks to an RBI double by Markos Lagios, an RBI triple by Peter Krumins and an RBI single by Will Parker.
Dimitri Papahadjopoulos also hit a solo home run for the Highlanders.
Hayward (3-18-1) got RBIs from Fernando Ramos and Alex Cordoba, both seniors.
Hayward used six pitchers and Piedmont used four. Junior Ellis Moss struck out six in six innings for the HIghlanders.