Serra beat Bellarine 8-0
Serra advanced to the WCAL semifinals with a shutout win over the Bells. Senior Braden Agosta tossed five shutout innings with six strikeouts and sophomore Riley Lim pitched the final two innings. At the plate, senior Jake Downing had a home run and three RBI with seniors Ian Armstrong and Joey Damelio each adding a double for Serra, which plays Mitty on Wednesday.
Bellarmine got a double from senior Nolan Randol in the loss.
Serra scored in five of six innings on Tuesday.
St. Ignatius beat St. Francis 5-4
Despite giving up three runs in the bottom of the seventh, St. Ignatius held on to beat the Lancers and will now take on league co-champion Valley Christian, which beat Riordan 2-1.
St. Ignatius senior Evann Smith had a double and three RBI and sophomore Archer Horn added a pair of hits. Senior Will Siwinski tossed 4.1 shutout innings with five strikeouts. St. Francis countered with sophomore Ian McMahon, who gave up one run over the first four innings. Lancers’ senior Brent Valentine went 2-for-2 with a triple.
College Park beat Clayton Valley Charter 6-1
College Park scored six runs in the first inning and got hits from seven different players for their seventh win in eight games. Senior Hunter Pelayo led the way with a 2-for-3 outing and two RBI. Senior Nathan Leffel gave up an unearned run over 5.1 innings of work with six strikeouts.
These two teams wrap up the regular season on Thursday.
St. Mary’s Stockton beat Franklin Stockton 12-2
Seniors Michael Quedens and Tyson Reis each had home runs and the Rams posted 18 hits in four innings to open the SJS Division I playoffs. Sophomore Nico Bravo got the start and posted two shutout innings with three strikeouts.
Next up is No. 8 seed Inderkum.
Whitney beat Cordova 11-0
The top seed in SJS Division II got a five inning, three hitter from juniors Braeden Jenest and Corden Pettey to set up a quarterfinal contest with Laguna Creek.
Senior Luke Oyler went 2-for-3 with three RBI and two runs scored. Senior Jax Gimenez, freshman Bryce Farris and senior Trajan Rogowski each had two runs scored.
Central Catholic beat Weston Ranch 7-0
The Raiders advanced in the SJS Division III playoffs as TP Wentworth struck out 13 batters and the offense plated five runs in the fifth inning.They will host league foe Manteca in the quarterfinals.
Serra advanced to the WCAL semifinals with a shutout win over the Bells. Senior Braden Agosta tossed five shutout innings with six strikeouts and sophomore Riley Lim pitched the final two innings. At the plate, senior Jake Downing had a home run and three RBI with seniors Ian Armstrong and Joey Damelio each adding a double for Serra, which plays Mitty on Wednesday.
Bellarmine got a double from senior Nolan Randol in the loss.
Serra scored in five of six innings on Tuesday.
St. Ignatius beat St. Francis 5-4
Despite giving up three runs in the bottom of the seventh, St. Ignatius held on to beat the Lancers and will now take on league co-champion Valley Christian, which beat Riordan 2-1.
St. Ignatius senior Evann Smith had a double and three RBI and sophomore Archer Horn added a pair of hits. Senior Will Siwinski tossed 4.1 shutout innings with five strikeouts. St. Francis countered with sophomore Ian McMahon, who gave up one run over the first four innings. Lancers’ senior Brent Valentine went 2-for-2 with a triple.
College Park beat Clayton Valley Charter 6-1
College Park scored six runs in the first inning and got hits from seven different players for their seventh win in eight games. Senior Hunter Pelayo led the way with a 2-for-3 outing and two RBI. Senior Nathan Leffel gave up an unearned run over 5.1 innings of work with six strikeouts.
These two teams wrap up the regular season on Thursday.
St. Mary’s Stockton beat Franklin Stockton 12-2
Seniors Michael Quedens and Tyson Reis each had home runs and the Rams posted 18 hits in four innings to open the SJS Division I playoffs. Sophomore Nico Bravo got the start and posted two shutout innings with three strikeouts.
Next up is No. 8 seed Inderkum.
Whitney beat Cordova 11-0
The top seed in SJS Division II got a five inning, three hitter from juniors Braeden Jenest and Corden Pettey to set up a quarterfinal contest with Laguna Creek.
Senior Luke Oyler went 2-for-3 with three RBI and two runs scored. Senior Jax Gimenez, freshman Bryce Farris and senior Trajan Rogowski each had two runs scored.
Central Catholic beat Weston Ranch 7-0
The Raiders advanced in the SJS Division III playoffs as TP Wentworth struck out 13 batters and the offense plated five runs in the fifth inning.They will host league foe Manteca in the quarterfinals.
