My plan is to highlight some of the top games throughout the season with the focus on Top 20 teams/key upsets/standout performances.

February 20: Leigh (1-0) beat St. Francis (0-1) 7-3

The Longhorns got two RBI apiece from juniors Noah Miller and Justin Jeong. Senior Dom Panella threw three shutout innings with five strikeouts. St. Francis junior Mack Mrowka went 2-for-2 and senior Roman Trinidad had a double in the loss. Junior Landon Kim threw 4.2 shutout innings. It was a scoreless tie after five innings before Leigh scored three runs in the sixth and four runs in the seventh.

D1:

1) Granada
8) Clovis West

4) DLS
5) Rocklin

3) Mitty
6) Granite Bay

2) St. Mary’s
7) Valley Christian

Division I: Granada beat St. Mary’s-Stockton 6-4

The run for the Matadors ends with a NorCal title highlighted by a five run, second inning. Senior Parker Warner had a double and two RBI and Senior AJ Martinez ended his season on an eight game hitting streak, including a couple of game winners. Junior Jake Sekany got the win after giving up four runs in four innings with seven strikeouts. Senior AJ Hattaway tossed 2.2 shutout innings of relief.

Division II: Cardinal Newman beat Redwood 10-3

An eight run, third inning busted this one open as Cardinal Newman claimed the D2 NorCal title. Seniors Diego Boardman and Sam Valenti each had two RBI and seniors Jacob Moreda and Tanner Bradley had three hits apiece. Junior Josh Jannicelli gave up a run over 4.1 innings. Redwood sophomore Theo Trono went 2-for-4 with a double and RBI. The Giants are the first Marin County program to reach the NorCal championship game for baseball.

Division III: Oakmont beat Central Catholic 10-3

Oakmont won the rematch of the SJS Division III finals as juniors KC Tibbits and Cooper Kunis each had two RBI. Sophomore Wyatt Pennman also had two RBI for the Vikings, which got four innings of three run ball from junior Brady Fearn. Central Catholic sophomore Kayden McHenry, who also pitched in relief, went 2-for-3 with a RBI.

Division IV: Bradshaw Christian beat Piedmont 6-0

Junior Ethan Rickert and senior Micah Nicholson combined for an eight hitter with nine strikeouts as the Pride finished 33-1 and on a 17 game winning streak. Nicholson also went 3-for-3 at the plate with two RBI and junior Landon Carter also drove in a pair of runs. Piedmont junior Will Parker went 2-for-3 in the loss.

Division V: Woodland Christian beat Menlo 3-2

Woodland Christian scored two runs in the top of the first to gain early control and eventually give the SJS its third title of the day. Woodland Christian is 26-2 since losing its first two games of the spring. Sophomore Jayden Badhesha gave up one run in five innings of work with five strikeouts. Menlo sophomore Chuck Wynn went 3-for-3 with a double and RBI.

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Division I

Granada beat De La Salle 5-0: Senior Parker Warner went the distance in giving up four hits as Granada defeated De La Salle for a third time to reach the NorCal Division I title game. Senior AJ Martinez and junior Tommy Brown each had two hits for the Matadors. De La Salle senior Joe McGee had two hits.

St. Mary’s-Stockton beat Mitty 7-6: The Rams led 3-0 going into the sixth when Mitty scored six runs to take the lead. However, St. Mary’s came back with three runs in the bottom half of the inning to secure the win. Senior Rolen Reyes had a home run and two RBI and senior Michael Quedens struck out eight in 5.2 innings.

Division II

Cardinal Newman beat Elk Grove 5-3: Seniors Tanner Bradley and Diego Boardman combined on three perfect innings of relief as the Cardinals overcame a 3-0 deficit. Junior Charlie Slater and senior Anthony Gonzalez each had two hits for Cardinal Newman. Elk Grove sophomore Hudson Hall went 2-for-3 with a run scored.

Redwood beat St. Ignatius 6-5: Redwood scored three runs in the top of the sixth to reach the NorCal Division II finals and a rematch with Cardinal Newman. Senior Rex Solle had four hits for the Giants, including a two RBI triple to put Redwood ahead.

The semifinal round shows the overall strength of the SJS section and NCS section this year. The CCS did not fair well in this round. The SJS section now leads with 50% of their teams getting to the final championship game followed very closely by the NCS section with 4 of their 9 teams making it to the final round. The CCS section has only one team heading to the championship round this year.

I was expecting to see another close game between Granada and DLS but Granada proved why they are the #1 team in NorCal. We will see what SM has to say about that placement on Saturday. I missed the game, but it sounded like the Mitty @ St. Mary's game was full of fireworks.

I thought we would see CN and SI in the D2 final round but Redwood beat SI to play opposite to CN. I'm still predicting a CN win but I really don't know much about Redwood. They played CN very closely when they met for the final NCS D2 championship.

Modesto Central Catholic is playing some good ball right now. Their first round game was a landslide win. And they mustered a win over J-S. Oakmont beat them in the SJS D3 finals. This should be a good rematch game.

The two other notable teams are Piedmont and Woodland Christian. Piedmont has two very convincing wins in the regional playoffs. They will play Bradshaw Christian for the final game. BC is performing well too. I note Woodland Christian simply because they won both of their regional playoff games with a 10-0 score each. Hopefully Menlo will be a little better match up for them.

Prowlers aka push sleds
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Two spots left in this tournament!
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Nice series for the first round of regional playoffs. Here are the sections and how they matched with each other on percentage of wins. The NCS section had the best performance at 77% excluding the OS one team section. The CS section performed the worst with zero wins followed by 16% or one team win for the NS section.

Division I

Granada beat Clovis West 2-1: Granada scored a run in the seventh to force extra innings and scored the game winning run in the bottom of the eighth to reach the semifinals. For the second straight game, senior AJ Martinez had the game winning knock with a RBI single. Senior Nate Brown went 2-for-3. Clovis West junior Nolin Santillan gave up five hits and one run over seven innings.

De La Salle beat Rocklin 5-4: The Spartans used a five run, fourth inning to gain control and get a third meeting with Granada. Sophomore Tyler Spangler had a home run and four RBI for De La Salle, which got six innings of three run ball (no earned) from senior Jack Karst.

Mitty beat Granite Bay 8-2: The Monarchs stayed hot with an 8-2 win over the SJS Division II champions. They put the game away with five runs in the bottom of the sixth. Senior Makoa Sniffen went 3-for-4 with four RBI and seniors Nico Rodriguez and Connor Anderson each had two runs scored. Junior Carson Seeger threw a complete game for Mitty in holding Granite Bay to just two hits.

St. Mary’s-Stockton beat Valley Christian 4-3: The game was tied at one after seven innings before both teams scored twice in the ninth inning. Then in the 10th, Valley Christian loaded the bases but couldn’t push a run across. In the bottom half of the inning, the Rams got a well played bunt from Tanner Grove to win their NorCal opener.

Division II

Cardinal Newman beat Chico 2-1: Senior Issac Phelps scored the game winning run in the ninth inning for the Cardinals’ 13th straight win. Junior Jack Pezzolo got the no-decision despite giving up a run over eight innings with nine strikeouts. Chico senior Malachi Bosschart drove in the Panthers’ only run in the fourth inning.

Elk Grove beat Kingsburg 5-0: Junior Colton Lincoln and sophomore Tristen Bartlett combined for an eight hit shutout. Senior Evan Gentil went 2-for-4 with two RBI. Kingsburg senior Holden Hirschkorn went 3-for-4 in the loss.

Redwood beat Carmel 2-1: Redwood senior Chas Veley had a complete game, three-hitter with six strikeouts. He outdueled Carmel sophomore Matt Maxon, who gave up six hits and two runs over six innings.

St. Ignatius beat San Marin 6-3: The Wildcats scored all six of their runs in the first three innings with sophomore Archer Horn posting two RBI and senior Patrick Ruane had two runs scored. San Marin senior Anthony Scheppler had a home run in the loss.

Upsets were the norm rather than the exception today in the Nor Cal D1 Softball Regionals as several higher-seeded teams fell:
Biggest Upset:
#8 Amador Valley 4, #1 St. Francis 1.
#7 Whitney-Rocklin 2, #2 Mitty 0.
#6 Oak Ridge 4, Hollister 2.

The only game that went as predicted was
#4 Clovis North 1, #5 Casa Grande-Petaluma 0.

So Thursday it will be:

Whitney at Oak Ridge in a rematch of Sierra Foothill League rivals that faced off last week for the SJS D1 Championshio

And

Amador Valley (NCS D1 Champs) at Clovis North (Central Section D1 Champs)

It seems that Sac State will be bidding farewell to its current basketball gym at the end of this year. According to the Sacramento Bee, the school has plans to construct a new arena/facility. This is welcome news as the existing gym has a junior high appeal. The construction of a new facility is long overdue and definitely a step in the right direction.

Cole Epperson from Jesuit HS signed with Chico State. Stretch wing at 6"8 who can shoot the 3 well. He fell off late senior year after having some D1 interest from schools like UCD. I'm not as high on him as I am Taylor from Granada who signed earlier. NCP had Epperson way too high in rankings.

SJS D2: Granite Bay beat Elk Grove 4-3: Elk Grove scored a run in the sixth and the seventh to force extra innings, but Granite Bay proved victorious in 11 innings. Granite Bay junior Chase Bentley had a home run and two RBI and gave up two runs over six innings with eight strikeouts. Elk Grove senior Troy Taylor went 2-for-4 with a RBI and a run scored. Senior Russell Pettis struck out nine batters in 4.2 innings of relief.

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St. Mary’s beat Rocklin 6-1: The Rams got a complete game, four hitter with nine strikeouts from junior Tanner Grove and a 2-for-4, two RBI showing from senior Michael Quedens to win the SJS Division I title. The Rams have won 17 in a row and are in line for a top two seed in the NorCal playoffs.

Oakmont beat Central Catholic 3-0: Seven different players registered a hit for Oakmont, which got a two hit shutout with 11 strikeouts from junior Trevor Wilson in the SJS Division III title game. Central Catholic senior TP Wentworth went six innings and gave up three runs (one earned) with nine strikeouts.

Menlo beat Lincoln-San Jose 3-1: Menlo, which had four sophomores in its starting lineup, got two hits from sophomore Chuck Wynn to take the CCS Division VI crown. Senior Ryan Schnell gave up four hits in a complete game outing. Lincoln senior Joey Telucci went 2-for-3 in the loss.

Capuchino beat Santa Cruz 1-0: Senior Ryan Burton tossed a complete game, three-hitter and junior Anakin Manuel drove in junior Lucas Zayac for the game’s lone run in the CCS Division V championship game. Capuchino had early season wins over Serra and St. Francis.

Friday’s Schedule:

SJS D2: Granite Bay vs. Elk Grove
CCS D2: The King’s Academy vs. Leigh
CCS D4: Mountain View vs. Homestead
NCS D1: De La Salle vs. Granada
NCS D5: Branson vs. Head-Royce

I've always been a huge Aaron Gordon fan. Loved him at Mitty and his endless motor and drive. It's nice to see that he's really becoming the pro I thought he would be. One of the best to ever come out of norcal has found a perfect home in Denver.

Obviously the gap is still large beween Serra and MD/Bosco. Potentially the best team/defense in school history and it still was not enough to avoid a running clock. Any suggestions/ideas on how Serra can close the gap with these So-Cal powers?

NCS Division I

De La Salle beat College Park 7-3: The Spartans scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth to record their 33rd straight NCS/NorCal playoff win. Sophomore Brandon Vargas had two RBI as part of the rally. College Park senior Nathan Leffel gave up one run over four innings and added two RBI at the plate.

Granada beat Acalanes 6-0: Granada senior Parker Warner gave up two hits and a walk over six shutout innings with six strikeouts to send the No. 1 Matadors to the NCS finals. Junior Mikey Boyd went 3-for-4 with a RBI. Acalanes threw Peter Thorn, who gave up five runs (two earned) in 3.1 innings of work.

NCS Division III

Campolindo beat Sonoma Valley 3-1: Junior Colin Rutzen gave up an unearned run in a complete game, seven-hitter. Sophomore Cole Fischer went 2-for-2 with a RBI. Sonoma Valley senior Nicolas Sebastiani went 3-for-3 with a run scored.

San Marin beat Encinal 10-3: Seniors Anthony Scheppler and Cole Chamberlain each had a home run and four RBI and Chamberlain added three runs scored. Junior Tyler Keehn gave up two runs over six innings. Encinal senior Hudson Taylor went 2-for-3 with a double and RBI.

SJS Championships

Leroy Greene Academy beat Ripon Christian 12-11: Leroy Greene won a wild Division VI finals with senior Drew Perry adding a home run and four RBI. The game was tied at 5-5 after five innings. Then Leroy Greene scored seven runs in the sixth and Ripon Christian countered with five runs in the bottom half of the inning. The Knights added one in the bottom of the seventh. Ripon Christian freshman Noah DeBruyn had three RBI in the loss.

Woodland Christian beat Valley Christian 12-2: Woodland Christian ended a dominant run through the Division VII bracket with a 10 run, five inning win on Tuesday. In total, Woodland Christian outscored its four opponents 51-8.

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