Prep roundup: Foothill scores 16, Santa Clara tops Monta Vista, Capuchino pitcher throws no-hitter, drives in 5 runs

In sports sometimes you re the hammer and other times you re the nail Foothill brought the hammer down on Livermore on Tuesday in Pleasanton taking full advantage of a potent offense to run-rule the visiting Cowboys - in five innings The Falcons - - - EBAL got things going early in this East Bay Athletic League matchup scoring five times in the first inning and thrice in the second to build an - advantage Livermore brought out its best punch in the fourth inning scoring five runs to make it a - challenge But Foothill wasn t done The Falcons added a run in the bottom of the fourth and ended the meeting with six more in the fifth slamming the door shut on Livermore s expected comeback Foothill pitcher Myra Galzie throws against Livermore High in the second inning of a softball competition at Foothill High School in Pleasanton Calif on Tuesday April Ray Chavez Bay Area News Group Foothill s gaudy offensive output was paced by senior leadoff hitter Ellie Novitske who plated four runs on two hits including a home run and scored two runs herself Senior second-place hitter Sophia Burdick wasn t far behind compiling five hits an RBI three runs scored and a trio of doubles Freshman Myra Galzie homer three RBI senior Kaycie Burdick three hits three runs two RBI and sophomore Addison Chandler two runs three hits two RBI also had big afternoons at the plate for Foothill Bay Area News Group athlete of the week nominee Gianna Willes hit a home run and drove in three runs for Livermore which dropped to - and - in the EBAL Livermore s Gianna Willes circles the bases as she celebrates her three-run homer against Foothill High in the fourth inning of a softball challenge at Foothill High School in Pleasanton Calif on Tuesday April Ray Chavez Bay Area News Group Foothill s Kaycie Burdick connects an RBI single against Livermore High in the second inning of a softball competition at Foothill High School in Pleasanton Calif on Tuesday April Ray Chavez Bay Area News Group Foothill s Kaycie Burdick makes a catch for an out against Livermore High in the second inning of a softball meeting at Foothill High School in Pleasanton Calif on Tuesday April Ray Chavez Bay Area News Group Livermore s Kymber Dao is welcomed home by her teammates after she hit a solo homer against Foothill High in the fourth inning of a softball battle at Foothill High School in Pleasanton Calif on Tuesday April Ray Chavez Bay Area News Group Menlo-Atherton South San Francisco A tight Peninsula Athletic League Ocean Division matchup ended with a wild walk-off in Atherton In the bottom of the seventh with the tally tied - M-A s Emma Loose drew a leadoff walk The next batter Gracelyn Nava laid down a bunt and reached first safely but Loose was caught in a rundown between second and third and couldn t wriggle free eventually being tagged out Nava advanced to second on the play But no matter Juliana Pandolfo came up to the plate and promptly ripped a double to left field scoring Nava and winning the event for the Bears - - PAL It was Pandolfo s second RBI of the contest tying Faith Schubin for the M-A unit lead South San Francisco dropped to - - Burlingame No Hillsdale Burlingame scored an upset win thanks to stellar pitching from the sophomore duo of Aditi Bafna and Kiley Lyons who combined for seven shutout innings to secure the Panthers narrow achievement Bafna started the meeting and picked up the win by pitching five scoreless frames allowing three hits Lyons secured the save recording six consecutive outs to seal the deal in the circle Amalia Alfers had the lone RBI plating Samantha Arce with a single to left in the bottom of the second Burlingame improved to - overall and - in the PAL Bay Division Hillsdale dropped to - - - No Capuchino San Mateo Elsewhere in the PAL Bay Capuchino continued to fortify its standing as a top club routing league rival San Mateo in a run-rule affair Cap - - PAL ended the contest in quick fashion building its - edge after three innings and holding the line to end the meeting after frames Lola Sierra threw a shortened no-hitter for the Mustangs in the circle striking out eight San Mateo hitters and walking only one she faced just one hitter over the minimum Not to be outdone she drove in five runs at the plate with a triad of two-baggers Third-place hitter Dana Motroni drove in three runs and scored two for Cap San Mateo dropped to - - BASEBALL Santa Clara Monta Vista Santa Clara continued its excellent campaign in knocking off Monta Vista - at Cupertino High School The Bruins are now - overall and - in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League s El Camino Division and they have won games in a row a streak that dates back to April Andrew Traffas and John Kepner each drove in three runs for Santa Clara Connor Houle Drew Diffenderfer Greg Salgado and Zach Gallegos each plated one Joseph Murai drove in a pair for Monta Vista - - which hosted the Bruins at Cupertino while its field undergoes renovations Timothy Yin and Van Chow each batted in one runner for the Matadors Santa Clara s John Kepner high-fives Santa Clara s Jonathan Young after their - win over Monta Vista at Cupertino High School in Cupertino Calif on Tuesday April Nhat V Meyer Bay Area News Group Santa Clara s Andrew Traffas throws to first base against Monta Vista in the seventh inning at Cupertino High School in Cupertino Calif on Tuesday April Nhat V Meyer Bay Area News Group Santa Clara s Jonathan Young throws against Monta Vista in the sixth inning at Cupertino High School in Cupertino Calif on Tuesday April Nhat V Meyer Bay Area News Group Monta Vista s Sravik Sajja makes a catch for an out on a ball hit by Santa Clara s Greg Salgado in the fifth inning at Cupertino High School in Cupertino Calif on Tuesday April Nhat V Meyer Bay Area News Group Monta Vista s Joseph Murai hit an RBI single against Santa Clara in the fifth inning at Cupertino High School in Cupertino Calif on Tuesday April Nhat V Meyer Bay Area News Group Santa Clara s Zach Gallegos heads to second base after a missed throw against Monta Vista in the third inning at Cupertino High School in Cupertino Calif on Tuesday April Nhat V Meyer Bay Area News Group Santa Clara s Greg Salgado hits an RBI single against Monta Vista in the third inning at Cupertino High School in Cupertino Calif on Tuesday April Nhat V Meyer Bay Area News Group No St Ignatius Bellarmine innings A thriller in the West Catholic Athletic League came down to the bottom of the seventh The Wildcats trailing - at home tied the challenge on a solo home run by Ryan Rosenthal sending the contest to extra innings In the additional frame SI manufactured a run in the bottom of the eighth DJ Delaney drew a walk then stole second Beau Schaffer plated Delaney with a single to right giving the Cats a walk-off win In a rematch of the two teams pitchers duel just weeks ago Chase Gordon started the challenge for SI and pitched six innings allowing one earned run on six hits Eddie McCartney relieved Gordon and pitched two shutout frames to pick up the win Apolo Lapiz also reprising his appearance in mid-April against SI pitched the full regulation competition matching Gordon by conceding two runs one earned on six hits No De La Salle Livermore De La Salle the newly minted top crew in the Bay Area News Group rankings continues to blow teams out in the East Bay Athletic League This time the Spartans dispatched Livermore by scoring in every inning except the sixth five of those innings featured at least two runs and four of them featured at least three Junior Tyler Spangler and freshman Jacob Gray each drove in five runs for DLS - - EBAL and Spangler roped two home runs Griffin Lee and Erik Schock each drove in a run for Livermore which fell to - - No Clayton Valley No Benicia The Ugly Eagles scored an upset win by taking down Benicia on the road Tuesday CV - - scored in four of seven innings and received offensive contributions from up and down the lineup Vince Della Santina and Mateo Perez each drove in two runs with Tavion Stafford and Elliott Webb each adding an RBI Webb pitched a complete battle and allowed just four hits Benicia dropped to - - Related Articles High school softball rankings April Bay Area News Group top High school baseball rankings April Bay Area News Group Top Vote now Bay Area News Group girls athlete of the week Vote now Bay Area News Group boys athlete of the week Los Altos rallies to edge Bellarmine as Darrion Wesley delivers big hit Campolindo No Acalanes Campo - - knocked off Acalanes in Diablo Athletic League Foothill Division action picking up its first win in league play thanks to a gem by Colin Rutzen The senior pitcher hurled a complete-game shutout with just three hits allowed to keep the Dons off the scoreboard entirely Off the mound senior William Myers and junior Luke McLeod each plated a run for Campo Acalanes dropped to - - - Liberty No Pittsburg Liberty won out in this hotly contested Bay Valley Athletic League tilt scoring the winning run in the top of the sixth to knock the Pirates off the plank on the road Liberty - - BVAL went up - in the second inning but Pittsburg responded with a run in the bottom of the fifth tying the event That set the stage for Tristan Ainsworth to number on a wild pitch in the next half-inning giving the Lions the margin of preeminence Ainsworth contributed on the mound as well pitching three innings of scoreless one-hit ball to help Liberty secure the win Santa Clara s Drew Diffenderfer hits a single against Monta Vista in the sixth inning at Cupertino High School in Cupertino Calif on Tuesday April Nhat V Meyer Bay Area News Group Livermore pitcher Laine Macosky throws against Foothill High in the second inning of a softball contest at Foothill High School in Pleasanton Calif on Tuesday April Ray Chavez Bay Area News Group Foothill s Summer McCarthy is out at first by Livermore s Kerigan Coates in the fourth inning of a softball contest at Foothill High School in Pleasanton Calif on Tuesday April Ray Chavez Bay Area News Group Santa Clara s Bruce Gibson throws against Monta Vista in the fourth inning at Cupertino High School in Cupertino Calif on Tuesday April Nhat V Meyer Bay Area News Group Santa Clara s Andrew Traffas throws to first base to complete a double play against Monta Vista in the fourth inning at Cupertino High School in Cupertino Calif on Tuesday April Nhat V Meyer Bay Area News Group Livermore pitcher Laine Macosky throws against Foothill High in the second inning of a softball event at Foothill High School in Pleasanton Calif on Tuesday April Ray Chavez Bay Area News Group Livermore s Gianna Willes is welcomed home by her teammates after she hit a three-run homer against Foothill High in the fourth inning of a softball battle at Foothill High School in Pleasanton Calif on Tuesday April Ray Chavez Bay Area News Group Foothill outfielder Eishita Singh watches the ball flying over the fence after Livermore s Kymber Dao hit a solo homer in the fourth inning of a softball battle at Foothill High School in Pleasanton Calif on Tuesday April Ray Chavez Bay Area News Group