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In an all-West Catholic Athletic League title game, fourth-seeded Archbishop Mitty-San Jose (22-6) won its 11th Central Coast Section softball title in 13 years and 15th overall with a 9-5 Open Division championship win Saturday over a no-quit St. Francis squad at PAL Stadium in San Jose.
The speedy Holland had no trouble circling the bases and her inside-the-park two-run home run made it 7-0.
After getting only four hits in the first five innings against Mitty sophomore pitcher Savanna Smith, St. Francis got five hits and scored five runs in the sixth, and loaded the bases with three hits in the bottom of the seventh to bring the tying run to the plate.
In the Division 2 title game, top-seeded Notre Dame (25-6) built a 4-0 lead and pitcher Vanessa Gonzales took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, but the Spirits had to hold off Hillsdale to capture a record 16th CCS title and their fourth in five years.
At San Jose Municipal Stadium, 13th-seeded Valley Christian (22-11-1) fought back from a 2-0 deficit, took a 4-2 lead, then got out of a bases-loaded, nobody-out jam in the seventh to escape with its seventh CCS crown, the first in the Open Division.
Serra took a 2-0 lead in the first on an RBI single by Cameron Barstad and sacrifice fly by Jack Peterson.
After another walk to load the bases, Nate Medrano came into relief to induce a pitcher-to-home-to-first double play.
In the CCS Division 2 title game at San Jose Muni, winning pitcher Griff McGarry allowed just two hits and struck out seven over 62/3 innings, and freshman Kevin Alarcon stole home in the fifth for the 11th-seeded Knights (19-10-1), who won their second straight title and seventh overall.
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The speedy Holland had no trouble circling the bases and her inside-the-park two-run home run made it 7-0.
After getting only four hits in the first five innings against Mitty sophomore pitcher Savanna Smith, St. Francis got five hits and scored five runs in the sixth, and loaded the bases with three hits in the bottom of the seventh to bring the tying run to the plate.
In the Division 2 title game, top-seeded Notre Dame (25-6) built a 4-0 lead and pitcher Vanessa Gonzales took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, but the Spirits had to hold off Hillsdale to capture a record 16th CCS title and their fourth in five years.
At San Jose Municipal Stadium, 13th-seeded Valley Christian (22-11-1) fought back from a 2-0 deficit, took a 4-2 lead, then got out of a bases-loaded, nobody-out jam in the seventh to escape with its seventh CCS crown, the first in the Open Division.
Serra took a 2-0 lead in the first on an RBI single by Cameron Barstad and sacrifice fly by Jack Peterson.
After another walk to load the bases, Nate Medrano came into relief to induce a pitcher-to-home-to-first double play.
In the CCS Division 2 title game at San Jose Muni, winning pitcher Griff McGarry allowed just two hits and struck out seven over 62/3 innings, and freshman Kevin Alarcon stole home in the fifth for the 11th-seeded Knights (19-10-1), who won their second straight title and seventh overall.
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