High school baseball: Maria Carrillo clinches at least tie for NBL title

Maria Carrillo clinched at least a tie for the North Bay League baseball title Friday night as the Pumas defeated host Ukiah, 3-2.

Carrillo is 10-2 in league and has a two-game lead over Casa Grande with two to play. The Pumas host Rancho Cotate on Wednesday and finish up at Cardinal Newman on Friday.

The visitors did all their scoring in the first inning. Andrew Vaughn, Jo Bynum and winning pitcher Ryan Sellner each singled. Ukiah helped out by making three errors.

The Wildcats had runners on second and third in the seventh but Sellner shut the door.

CASA GRANDE 12, WINDSOR 4

At Windsor, the Gauchos struck for 11 runs in the seventh.

Casa had 16 plate appearances in the inning with six hits, four walks, two hit batters and a Jaguars error.

The seventh began with A.J. Miller and Eddie Bermudez walking and Chris Joaquim being hit by a pitch.

Blake Berry batted twice in the seventh. He had a double that produced two runs and a single.

The 11 runs represent the most the Gauchos have scored in an inning this season.

Windsor led 3-0 through five innings.

Spencer Torkelson was the winning pitcher while Tanner Kane took the loss.

Casa is 16-5 overall and 8-4 in league; Windsor is 10-12 and 3-9.

MONTGOMERY 3, RANCHO COTATE 2

At Montgomery, Colin Prince had a big game for the Vikings. The senior collected two hits and picked up a save by pitching the seventh inning.

“It was a game we needed to win to have a chance at playoffs,” Montgomery coach Zac Ward said. “The pitching was solid.”

The Vikings had five hits, including a triple by Ian Coit.

Rancho finished with six hits, with two of those coming off the bat of Oscar Urbina.

Both Montgomery and the Cougars are 6-6 in league.

CARDINAL NEWMAN 11, SANTA ROSA 10 (8 innings)

At Cardinal Newman, Beau Barrington's chopper over the third baseman's head scored Drew Oliver with the winning run.

In the bottom of the sixth, the Cardinals trailed 10-3.

“It's a thrill to come back like that,” coach T.J. McMahon said. “The kids didn't give up.”

Barrington had a huge game with five RBIs. Jason Moran, Adam Greco, Oliver and Barrington all had two hits.

For Santa Rosa, Marcus Hollingsworth led the way with four hits including a pair of doubles. Justin Owen was perfect in three trips to the plate while Jordan Walker and Shamus Lyons each had two hits.

SONOMA VALLEY 5, PETALUMA 2

At Sonoma Valley, the Dragons did all their scoring in the first two innings. The home team put two on the scoreboard in the first and three in the second.

Shane O'Malley knocked in three of those runs. He had a sacrifice fly in the first and a two-run single in the next inning. The junior also came in to pitch in the sixth and got out of a bases-loaded jam. In the seventh, he induced a double-play ball to end the game.

The loss knocks Petaluma out of a first-place tie with Analy in the SCL. The Trojans are now 8-2 and the Dragons are right behind at 7-3.

EL MOLINO 2, PINER 0

At Piner, Austin Sani drove in the game's only runs. With runners on second and third in the third inning, the senior stroked a hit to left field.

Kyle Kaasch pitched a complete game for the Lions and Austin Garrison-Ferrante went all the way for the Prospectors (8-12, 4-6). El Molino is 7-12 overall and 4-6 in league.