The Foothill Falcons scored two runs within the dwelling half of the fifth and 4 extra within the sixth to erase a three-run deficit and upset Granada 6-4 on Wednesday.
The Matadors, ranked No. 1 within the Bay Space Information Group prime 20, suffered their first East Bay Athletic League defeat after seven wins.
As dramatic because the victory was for Foothill, this was not a shocker. The Falcons got here in eighth within the BANG rankings, and now have the identical 15-4 total document as Granada. The Matadors, with their 7-1 league document, do have a two-game edge over Foothill (5-3) within the EBAL standings.
Granada led 3-0 after 4 when the Falcons started their comeback.
A triple by Jack Fowler, two Granada errors and Hudson Flora’s sacrifice fly plated two runs, reducing the Matadors’ margin to 3-2. Fowler’s three-bagger was considered one of his 4 hits on the afternoon. He additionally had three singles and scored two runs.
Granada pushed throughout a run within the prime of the sixth to go forward 4-2.
Within the backside of the sixth, Aiden Tavares started the Falcons’ four-run rally with a stroll. After a strikeout, Dylan Souza and Fowler adopted with singles. George Schmitt drove in two with a single that tied the sport at 4-4, and Landon Comerford broke the impasse with a single that led to 2 extra runs. The primary run crossed on Comerford’s hit, the second was the results of a Granada error.
Foothill reliever Jackson Hoban was the successful pitcher, retiring all 4 Granada hitters he confronted.
Joey Marasco was 3-for-3 with a double to steer Granada’s offense.
The Matadors scored their first three runs when Mikey Boyd scored on a wild pitch within the first inning, Tyler Kennedy got here dwelling on a sacrifice fly by Adrian Zambrano within the second and Peyton Richards singled dwelling Zambrano within the fourth.
No. 2 De La Salle 2, San Ramon Valley 0
Junior right-hander Roman Bartosh allowed one hit and struck out 11 because the Spartans received for the thirteenth time in 14 video games since starting the season with two defeats.
De La Salle, 13-3 total and 5-1 within the EBAL, pulled to inside one sport of Granada within the league standings. The groups are even within the loss column. Granada is 7-1 within the EBAL.
The Spartans scored each of their runs within the second. Alec Blair was hit by a pitch, then stole second. A bunt moved the Oklahoma-bound Blair to 3rd, then Brandon Vargas knocked him in with the one run De La Salle would want. A double by Zach Tchejeyan drove in Vargas.
Ryan Gehrke was the onerous luck shedding pitcher. The junior allowed solely three hits and pitched an entire sport.
Michael Yribarren had the one hit for San Ramon Valley, which is 10-8, 4-4.
No. 6 Los Gatos 3, Homestead 2
Beau Musser scored from third base on a one-out error within the backside of the seventh handy the Wildcats their seventh win in a row. Los Gatos improved to 14-3 total and 7-0 within the SCVAL De Anza, and maintain a three-game lead over a number of groups tied for second.
Musser, a junior shortstop, started the deciding rally with an infield single. He then stole second and Julian McMahon was deliberately walked. Musser went to 3rd on one other steal, his tenth of the season, and got here dwelling on an error.
Chase Oberthier pitched the primary 5⅓ innings for Los Gatos, then Baker Robinson retired the ultimate 5 Homestead batters with out permitting any of them to succeed in base.
Musser had a giant day on the plate for the Wildcats, getting two of their 4 hits together with a triple, scoring two runs and driving dwelling a run.
Homestead outhit the Wildcats 5-4. The Mustangs tied the sport at 2-2 within the sixth on a sacrifice fly by Ajay Lohitsa, who had each RBIs for Homestead. The Mustangs are 9-9, 3-4.
Amador Valley 5, No. 7 Dublin 0
Amador Valley left-hander Brennan Baptist fired a four-hitter and blanked the Bay Space Information Group’s seventh-ranked Gaels for under the second time in 20 video games this season. The Dons’ senior additionally had two hits and scored a run.
Amador Valley (12-7, 4-5 EBAL) scored all of the runs it wanted within the dwelling half of the primary. Aaron Solomon singled, Kade Robertson and George Fagundes have been hit by pitches, then Ryan Doan singled dwelling Solomon. Robertson was out on the plate making an attempt to attain on Doan’s hit, however Fagundes scored Amador Valley’s second run on a single by Gavin Whalley.
Baptist walked two and struck out 4 whereas enhancing to 5-1 and decreasing hs ERA to 1.94.
Dublin, 16-4 total and 5-4 within the EBAL, suffered its second straight loss after a six-game successful streak. The Gaels have been final shutout on March 26, shedding 1-0 to De La Salle.
Brandt Nunemacher had two hits for Dublin.
No. 10 Leigh 3, Pioneer 2, 9 innings
The visiting Longhorns clawed again from a 2-0 deficit within the seventh with a pair of sacrifice flies, then received it within the ninth.
Cooper Low’s sacrifice fly with no person lower Pioneer’s benefit to 2-1, then Marcus Glanville adopted along with his sacrifice fly to knot the rating at 2-2. Justin Jeong and Michael Mogannam scored on the 2 fly balls.
Leigh pushed the go-ahead run throughout within the ninth when Aiden Phillips walked, stole second and raced dwelling on an error following a Dylan Christian single.
The Longhorns are 16-2 on the season and 7-0 within the BVAL Mt. Hamilton. Each of their losses have been by one run.
Pioneer (7-9, 4-3) gave it a go. The Mustangs constructed their 2-0 lead with single runs within the third and fifth innings. Easton Deguera singled dwelling Elijah Fong to offer Pioneer a 1-0 lead, then Ben Kennaday hit one other single to drive in Preston Vibrant within the fifth.
Glanville pitched a gem for Leigh, permitting only one earned run over 7⅔ innings. Lance Takamura bought the win by retiring the ultimate 4 Pioneer hitters.
Mustangs starter Griffin Bacon was additionally excellent, throwing 5 shutout innings earlier than turning the sport over to the bullpen.
No. 18 Menlo-Atherton 5, Sequoia 3
After falling behind in opposition to Sequoia 3-0 within the second inning, the Bears clawed again with 4 within the fourth, then added an insurance coverage run within the sixth.
Menlo Atherton improved to 15-6 in all video games and 7-1 within the PAL Bay. Sequoia is 9-9, 3-5.
Relievers Anthony Kabrich and Jimmy Zaharias mixed for 4 shutout innings, permitting one hit, no walks and placing out 4. Kabrich was the successful pitcher and Zaharias earned the save.
Within the Bears’ fourth inning, MJ Ellazar drove in two runs with a double. Gianni Olivero’s RBI double within the sixth supplied M-A with an insurance coverage run.
Mario Fausto drove in two of Sequoia’s third-inning runs with a single.
No. 19 Castro Valley 5, Piedmont 0
The Trojans scored in three straight innings starting with the third to win their fifth straight WACC Foothill contest.
Beginning pitcher Scott Baldwin scattered six hits over the primary 6⅓ innings, and Braden Spade bought the ultimate two outs. Spade additionally had a giant sport on the plate, driving in two runs with a double.
Castro Valley improved to 15-4 total and 5-0 in league play. Piedmont is 12-6, 3-2.
Softball
No. 8 Mills 18, Terra Nova 3
The Vikings scored 11 runs within the first inning, and the sport was known as after 4.
Lucy Esquivel led the cost with a homer, double, 5 RBIs and three runs scored. Teammates Sofia Kwan and Morgan Chu each hit a pair of doubles, 4 of the six two-baggers hit by the house crew. Chu had three RBIs
Mills is 13-3-1 total and 3-1 within the PAL Ocean. Struggling Terra Nova is 3-10, 0-5.
No. 10 Castro Valley 11, San Leandro 0
Sophomore Alanys Robertson pitched a two-hitter, homered and drove in three runs
The rating was somewhat nearer than the ultimate margin makes it sound. Castro Valley led 5-0 till scoring three runs apiece within the fifth and sixth innings.
Robertson restricted San Leandro to only two hits over six innings. She walked one and fanned eight.
On the offensive facet, Kailey Armstrong and Zaylee Gutierrez joined Robertson in hitting homers. Gutierrez had three RBIs.
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Castro Valley improved to 13-3. As for San Leandro, regardless of the one-sided defeat, the Pirates look certain for the postseason at 16-3.
No. 14 Alameda 3, Arroyo 0
Julia Lambert allowed just one hit and struck out 11 on this non-league matchup.
Lambert bought all of the run help she wanted when the Hornets scored two runs within the second inning. Desiree Shablo was the offensive star, going 4-for-4 with two RBIs.
Amador Valley 10, No. 16 James Logan 8, 8 innings
The Dons constructed an 8-3 lead by way of 4 innings, then watched James Logan rally to tie the competition with 5 unanswered runs during the last three innings.
Within the prime of the eighth, Quinn Seltzer and Sarah Candland hit RBI groundouts, and Lauren Tran, who pitched all eight innings for Amador Valley, made it rise up. It was a traditional case of grinding out a victory by Tran, who gave up eight hits and 7 walks.
Seltzer had a pleasant day on the plate with two hits and three RBIs. McKenna Charbonneau led the Amador Valley offense, driving in three runs, scoring twice and belting two doubles and a triple. Ava Davis added three hits for the Dons.
Amador Valley improved its document to 9-10 with the non-league win over a ranked opponent.
Freshman Naliyah Orozco placed on fairly a show on the plate for James Logan (12-3-1). She knocked in 5 runs with a homer and double.
