ATHERTON – This is the warning to the rest of the Peninsula: The Los Gatos Wildcats can hit. Even their outs are loud. That was the lasting impression from their season-opening 15-2 victory over Menlo-Atherton in the Batte for Atherton on Tuesday. The Wildcats pounded out 17 hits, including a home

Why has the Peninsula always been a hotbed for high school baseball talent? We asked six of the area’s best ballplayers to ponder that question, while also considering where the game might take them.

SANTA CLARA – Sequoia junior second baseman Garrett Johnson had the kind of varsity debut most can only dream of in the Ravens’ 4-1 season-opening victory over Mountain View in the opening round of the Ted J. Tamone Memorial tourney at MacDonald High. The leadoff hitter walked three times, and reached

Our season – and yours – starts now. This is our favorite time of year. My brother Pat and I loved our formative years because they were simple: Sports, school, family dinners, and lots of friends gained throughout. We grew up in Pacifica. We played every sport available to us, but baseball

Branham 5, Hillsdale 2 San Mateo 14, Mission (San Francisco) 0 Sequoia 4, Mountain View 1 Santa Clara 7, Half Moon Bay 1

Date Matchup Time Saturday, April 19 Los Altos 14, Half Moon Bay 6 Noon American 8, San Mateo 7 11 a.m. Carlmont 12, Terra Nova 8 11 a.m. Lowell 6, Woodside 2 11 a.m. Monday, April 21 Hillsdale at Palo Alto 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 22

Peninsula Prep Baseball's Sweet 16 Rank  Team Summary 1. Valley Christian Eight NCAA-Division I commits. On paper, who’s better? 2. Mitty Key pieces remain for another CCS run. 3. The King’s Academy Plata, Johnson, Trotter … Lions, Tigers and Bears, oh my. 4. St. Ignatius Prep Arms,

Date Opponent Time Feb. 19 at Leigh noon Feb. 26 Elk Grove 5:30 p.m. March 1 Buchanan 11 a.m. March 4 Wilcox tournament TBD March 6 Wilcox tournament TBD March 8 Wilcox tournament TBD March 12 Wilcox 4 p.m. March 15 Cardinal Newman noon March 18