Saint Francis

A Tip of the Hat -- an homage to the late Merv Harris, the San Francisco Examiner writing legend -- to the top pitching performances of the week.

Serra remains atop the heap in the PeninsulaPrepBaseball.com poll, but Valley Christian is poised to make a run in the second half of the season.

The Scots are hopeful that Saturday's victory over Bellarmine Prep -- and the fact that they are getting healthy again -- will serve as a springboard to the rest of the season.

Nate Plata, who was called out for missing home plate on Wednesday, made sure he touched it on Friday when he scored the winning run for The King's Academy in walk-off fashion.

A Tip of the Hat -- an homage to the late Merv Harris, the San Francisco Examiner writing legend -- to the top pitching performances of the week.

Top-ranked Serra scored the game's only run on a first-pitch home run by Ian Josephson and then rode the arms of Richie Calderon and David Minton to the 1-0 win over St. Ignatius Prep.

Serra retained its No. 1 ranking after beating St. Ignatius Prep on Saturday, but the Wildcats leapfrogged Saint Francis to jump to No. 2.

Top-ranked Serra bounced back from Friday's loss to Valley Christian to beat St. Ignatius Prep on Saturday in a game that featured two bat flips and a flip of the glove.