Open Division
No. 4 Carlmont 4, No. 13 Palo Alto 0
Scots starting pitcher Joe Pratt handcuffed the Vikings’ offense, holding them to just one hit over seven innings in Carlmont’s first CCS victory since a 4-3 win over St. Francis-Mountain View in 2011. Carlmont (23-7 overall) took the lead for good with three runs in the third inning and added an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth.
Sophomore Vinnie Bologna doubled and drove in a pair of runs for the Scots, who scored four runs on six hits. Alex Pennes also added a double in the victory. Carlmont will face No. 5 St. Francis-Watsonville (23-5) in a quarterfinal game Saturday at a time and place to be announced. St. Francis knocked off No. 12 Mitty, 3-1.
Open Division first-round game
No. 7 Wilcox topped No. 10 Serra, 5-2.
Serra (18-10) finished the season on a three-game losing streak.
Division I
No. 11 Sequoia 2, No. 6 Lincoln 1
The Cherokees scratched out a run in the top of the eighth inning to steal the victory from the Lions. Kyle Pruhsmeier doubled in the top of the eighth and came home on a Kasi Pohahau double to make a winner of Matt Smith, who pitched three perfect innings to pick up the win in relief of Pruhsmeier, who worked the first five innings. Sequoia (18-11) took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning on a RBI double from Max Michelini, but Lincoln (18-8) tied the score in the bottom of the frame. Sequoia will face No. 14 Monta Vista-Cupertino (17-11) Saturday at a time and place to be determined. Monta Vista upset No. 3 Christopher-Gilroy.
In other Division I action, No. 13 Gunn knocked off No. 4 Menlo-Atherton, 3-1. The Bears finish the season with a 16-14 record.
Division II
No. 1 Hillsdale 11, No. 16 Summit Prep-Redwood City 0
The Knights had little trouble in dispatching the Huskies in the first round of the CCS Division I tournament.
Hillsdale scored single runs in the first, second and third innings before breaking the game open with an eight-run fourth. Andrew Yarak paced the Hillsdale offense by going 3 for 3 with two RBIs and two runs scored. Brett Wetteland and Anthony Leary both drove in a pair of runs as well.
In all, Hillsdale (27-2) banged out 13 hits. Ro Mahanty was the beneficiary of all that offense as the senior pitcher was on top of his game, holding Summit Prep (15-2-1) to just one hit.
The Knights will play No. 8 Monterey (16-12) in a quarterfinal game Saturday at time and place to be determined. Monterey advanced with a 3-2, 10-inning win over No. 9 Pacific Grove.
No. 12 Burlingame 3, No. 5 St. Ignatius 1
The Panthers scored two runs in the second and added an insurance run in the top of the sixth to down the Wildcats in the first round of the CCS Division II tournament at Fairmont Field in Pacifica. Burlingame’s Alex Waldsmith got the start on the mound, throwing a complete game, four hitter. Burlingame (19-12 overall) was also held to just four hits. The biggest hit of the day was a Dominic Garcia two-run knock in the third inning. Mitchell Swanson added two hits, while Ryan Kammueller had the Panthers’ only other hit.
No. 12 Burlingame will now face No. 4 Sacred Heart Prep (18-12) in the quarterfinals Saturday at a time and place to be determined.
The Gators advanced with a taut 1-0, 11-inning win over No. 13 Palma.
No. 14 Aragon 6, No. 3 Soledad 4
The Dons pulled off the biggest early upset of the tournament as they knocked off the Aztecs in Soledad Wednesday afternoon. The Dons will now take on No. 11 Live Oak (15-14) Saturday at a time and place to be determined. The Acorns upset No. 6 San Lorenzo Valley, 2-1.
No. 15 Mills 5, No. 2 Terra Nova 4
Mills (17-12) joined the party on a day of CCS upsets as the Vikings rallied late at Terra Nova to down the Tigers 6-4 in eight innings in Wednesday's Division II opener. Mills freshman Austin Brown produced the go-ahead knock in the top of the eighth to drive home Robert Thorgersen. Brown later scored an unearned run on a Terra Nova throwing error on a ball put into play by Alex Lolas. After Mills jumped out to an early lead, Terra Nova (17-11) tied it 2-2 in the third before taking the lead in the fourth. Kobe Christo doubled home Mat Lavorini to give the Tigers a 3-2 lead. But the Vikings forced extra-innings in dramatic fashion. Terra Nova held a 4-3 lead with two outs in the seventh, but with a runner on third, Mills senior Jordan Ganim shot an RBI single to left to tie it. Ganim threw six innings to take a no-decision. Daniel Walsh worked the last two frames to earn the win, throwing just 23 pitches in the process.
With the win, Mills advances to Saturday's quarterfinal to face No. 7 Carmel (21-7).
