Prep round up: Valley Christian rallies to beat Mitty, De La Salle wins sixth straight, Granada rolls

Baseball

No. 4 Valley Christian 5, No. 12 Archbishop Mitty 3

The Warriors overcame a three-run deficit in the first inning and rallied to beat Mitty for their seventh league win of the year. 

An RBI single from Luka Pintar brought home Andrew Sauceda and Makoa Sniffen in the first inning. Waylon Walsh reached home on a fielding error, putting Mitty up 3-0 early. 

But Valley Christian’s offense came alive in the fourth. 

Tatum Marsh hit a solo homer on the first pitch thrown to him to cut the Mitty lead to two runs. Valley Christian tied the game 3-3 when Kole Laubach hit an RBI double to the center field wall that scored Jordan Ortiz and Brock Ketelsen.

Marsh scored the go-ahead run in the fifth after he singled to knock in Nathan Choi. Later in the inning, Ketelsen was walked with the bases loaded which brought home Marsh, giving the Warriors a 5-3 advantage. 

Laubach, who came in relief in the second inning, retired three straight batters in the seventh to close the game. He ended the day allowing just two hits and striking out six. 

Valley Christian won both games of the two-game series and moved to 19-3, 7-2. Mitty is now 13-8-1, 5-3-1.

No. 2 Granada 10, Foothill 3

Granada put up six runs before the fifth inning and had 15 hits as the Matadors completed the sweep of Foothill with a 10-3 win. 

Junior Mikey Boyd had two hits, two RBIs and a home run. Riley Winchell was 3 for 4 and had an RBI. 

Pitcher Parker Warner pitched 4 2/3 innings, striking out five and allowing a run. 

Sophomore George Schmitt hit a home run for Foothill, which is now 10-10, 4-5. 

Granada improved to 19-1, 8-1. 

No. 5 De La Salle 12, No. 7 San Ramon Valley 

The Spartans won their sixth straight game behind an explosive offensive performance from Hank Tripaldi. 

The senior was 2 for 3 with five RBIs, a double and a home run. Tripaldi had the Spartans’ only two extra-base hits.

De La Salle shortstop Tyler Spangler totaled two hits and two RBIs. 

SRV’s Colin Linteo had a home run. 

De La Salle improved to 12-3, 6-2. SRV dropped to 12-7, 7-3. 

Castro Valley 6, No. 17 Piedmont 4 (nine innings)

Castro Valley came back from a two-run deficit to beat Piedmont in extra innings.

Piedmont took a 2-0 lead after two innings, but Castro Valley put up a three-spot in the third to take a 3-2 lead. 

The Trojans led 4-3 heading into the sixth, but Piedmont tied it when Diego Delventhal singled to right field and brought home Brandon Dicke. 

After the two teams went scoreless in the seventh and eighth innings, the Trojans broke through in the ninth. 

Gilbert Seidel was walked with the bases loaded, bringing home Braden Spade. In the next at-bat, Owen Seidel reached home on a ground out to put the Trojans up 6-4. 

In the bottom of the ninth pitcher Alex Nicol retired three straight to ice the win for Castro Valley, which improved to 12-7-1, 2-3-1. Nicol came in relief in the sixth and ended the day, allowing just a hit while striking out five.

Piedmont dropped to 13-3, 5-1. 

Oakland Tech 2, Skyline 0

The Bulldogs remained perfect in Oakland Athletic League play with a dominant defensive win over Skyline. 

Senior David Granger pitched a complete game shutout, striking out nine and allowing just two hits. 

Junior Ben Estow had an RBI double. 

Oakland Tech jumped to 11-6, 7-0. Skyline is now 4-6, 3-3. 

Softball

No. 1 St. Francis 17, Sacred Heart Cathedral 0 (five innings)

The Lancers won their 17th straight by scoring 17 runs, defeating SHC by mercy rule. 

St. Francis put up 11 runs in the first inning and didn’t look back. 

Shannon Keighran batted 2 for 3 with four RBIs and a triple. Rebecca Quinn had two hits and three RBIs.

Kate Munnerlyn had another solid day in the pitcher’s circle, throwing a one-hitter in five innings while striking out five. Keighran came in relief in the fourth inning and struck out three while allowing no hits.