At Valley, it's raining shutouts

After a week off following a tournament-winning trip to Las Vegas, Valley Christian got back into the swing of things on a rainy Friday afternoon with another shutout win.

Quinten Marsh, Rohan Kasanagottu and Blake Ketelsen combined on the shutout – Valley's eighth of the season. The scattered five hits, and struck out eight, six of them by Ketelsen.

The Warriors (16-4-1) scored three runs in the third. Nathan Choi started the rally with a one-out double. Ketelsen then singled in the game's first run. Hunter Fujimoto was safe on an error to put runners on first and third.

W: Kasanagottu. L: Marks. S: Ketelsen. 2 hits- Porter (W). 2B- Navarez (VC), Ortiz (VC), Mull (VC), Choi (VC), Porter (W).

Sacred Heart Prep 4, Hillsdale 2

Devin Saltzgaber, who as a sophomore was the pitcher of the year in the CCS before being slowed by arm issues last season, was back to his old self on Friday.

The senior lefty tossed six innings, allowing just a run on one hit and a walk, while striking out 12. His 98-pitch effort was the difference in Sacred Heart Prep's 4-2 Peninsula Athletic League Bay Division over Hillsdale.

Saltzgaber, who allowed just a fourth-inning single to Tommy Schultz, outdueled Hillsdale's Robby Gilbert, who went six innings and threw 116 pitches. He struck out five and gave up six hits.

The Gators (9-12) scored the only runs Saltzgaber would need in the third inning. After a two-out walk, Blake Affrunti singled. JP Durrett then singled in the game's first run and Saltzgaber followed with another run-scoring base hit.

Connor Schmalzle had a two-run single in the sixth inning.

W: Saltzgaber. L: Gilbert. S: Schmalzle. 2 hits- Saltzgaber (SHP). 2 RBI- Schmalzle (SHP). 2B- Saltzgaber (SHP).

Burlingame 18, The King’s Academy 7

The Panthers finally came alive offensively by scoring nine runs in the fourth inning to split the series with The King's Academy.

Burlingame (8-9) sent 15 batters to the plate in the fourth inning and collected seven hits. The offensive uprising was a resounding answer to Ethan Johnson's grand slam in the bottom of the third that gave the Knights a 4-3 lead.

The big hits in Burlingame's biggest inning of the season were a two-run triple by Liam Philibosian that plated two runs and a two-run single by Rodrigo Beltranena.

Sophomore third baseman Mark O'Grady had a solo home run in the sixth inning that gave the Panthers a 16-7 lead. Roberto Beltranena had a Double, two singles and 4 Rbi's.

" We Had Rough start in league this year and after losing on Wednesday we knew we had to come out fighting. Hopefully that big momentum shift and energy level will last the rest of the season", Added the senior Catcher Roberto Beltranena.

Michael Vargas and Drew Gall had three hits each, while O'Grady had two hits.

Junior catcher Nate Plata had two hits for The King's Academy (8-7), which will host Mitty on Saturday at noon.

Burlingame travels to Los Gatos for an 11:00 tilt.

W: Vorrises. L: Castro. 3 hits- Vargas (B), Gall (B), Roberto Beltranena (B). 2 hits- O'Grady (B), Plata (TKA). 4 RBI- Roberto Beltranena, Johnson (TKA). 3 RBI- Philibosian (B). 2 RBI- Uharriet (B), O'Grady (B), Rodrigo Beltranena (B), Plata (TKA). HR- O'Grady (B), Johnson (TKA) (4). 3B- Philibosian (B). 2B- Gall (B), Vargas (B), Roberto Beltranena (B), Plata (TKA).

Saint Francis 2, Marin Catholic 0

The Lancers, who hadn't played in 13 days, picked up where they left off, thanks to Nick Chow, who struck out 11 over six innings of work.

Chow scattered three hits and threw 98 pitches before giving way to Landon Kim, who struck out the side in the seventh inning to pick up the save.

Saint Francis (16-4) scored a run in the fourth on a Henry Doomer single and stolen bases, an Aaron Bonini bunt and Hudson Watten's sacrifice fly.

They added an insurance run in the sixth on another Doomer single and a Bonini walk. A double steal moved both runners into scoring position and Watten delivered another sacrifice fly – this one to center field.

Saint Francis will play Redwood and Petaluma in the North Bay on Saturday.

W: Chow. L: Davis. S: Kim. 2 hits- Doomer (SF). 2 RBI- Watten (SF). 2B- Wall (SF).