Bells ring loudly in 17-0 victory

Bellarmine Prep, in need of some positive momentum as it heads to the Central Coast Section tournament, needed some positive momentum after losing its last four WCAL games to finish in fourth place in Northern California's most competitive baseball league.

It found it Saturday morning in Belmont.

The Bells wasted no time in collecting some good vibes by scoring eight runs in the first inning in a 17-0 thrashing of Carlmont. The game was originally scheduled for last month but was rained out.

On Saturday morning, it just rained hits. Bellarmine collected 22 hits and made short work of the Scots, who will also await the results of Saturday's selection meeting, which will determine the 48 teams selected for next weekend's tournament.

Vincent Kim had three hits, including a home run, and drove in two runs, while second baseman Arleigh Souza also had three hits and two RBI.

Shortstop Drew McClelland had two hits, including a home run, and drove in three runs, while sophomore Emmet Arnott had two hits, including a two-run homer. Joe Foster and Nathan Chew also had two hits each.

Junior Will Pennington threw five shutout innings and held the Scots to five hits.

W: Pennington | L: Prathpati | 3 hits- Kim (B), Souza (B). 2 hits- Chew (B), Arnott (B), McClelland (B), Foster (B). 3 RBI- McClelland (C). 2 RBI- Souza (B), Kim (B), Arnott (B). HR- McClelland (B), Kim (B), Arnott (B). 2B- Weinberger (B), Romig (B).

Menlo-AthertSon 8, Sequoia 4

The Baby Bears cost themselves a share of the Bay Division crown in a 10-0 loss to Hillsdale, which entered the day tied for last place in the division. But on Saturday, they found their stride again by pounding out 14 hits to beat the Ravens.

Freshman Oliver Coupe had three hits, while twin brother Owen Coupe drove in three runs with a double. Max Brubacher hit a home run had two RBI, while Ryder Kelly and Masataka Shudo had two hits each.

Jack Scott, another freshman, picked up the win by going 4 2/3 innings. He allowed three runs on three hits with five walks and four strikeouts.

After losing nine of their first 12 games, Menlo-Atherton put it together in the second half by winning 11 of its final 15 games to go into the CCS tourney with plenty of confidence.

W: Scott | L: Pagnotta | 3 hits- Ol. Coupe (MA). 2 hits- Kelly (MA), Shudo (MA), Ellazar (MA). 3 RBI- Ow. Coupe (MA). 2 RBI- Brubacher (MA). HR- Brubacher (MA). 2B- Scott (MA), Ellazar (MA), Shudo (MA), Ow. Coupe (MA).

Homestead 3, Monta Vista 2

The Mustangs punched their CCS ticket by winning the playoff with the El Camino Division's second-place team.

With the game tied at 2, Homestead walked it off in the bottom of the seventh on an Aiden Maylard single that scored pinch-runner Ethan Wang.

Wang was running for Ivan Hwang, who led off the inning with a single. Wang moved to second on an errant throw to first by the pitcher and scored on the Maylard single.

Drew Hamburger had a two-run double in the bottom of the first.

W: Lohitsa | L: Tan | 2 hits- Yin (MV), Aiuchi (MV). 2 RBI- Hamburger (H). 3B- Lohitsa (H). 2B- Hamburger (H).

Mills 4, Design Tech 2

Kendrick Choi went seven innings, allowing just four hits and two runs to earn the victory. He struck out nine as the Vikings closed the second by winning three of their last four games.

W: Choi | L: Tom | 2B- Carrasco (DT).