D2: Bay Division has a tough day

Hollister scored five runs in the third inning on Wednesday, chasing Jack Molise from the game and ending Menlo-Atherton's season with an 8-2 victory over the Bears at Sollecito Field in Monterey.

The loss prevents Menlo-Atherton, the PAL Bay Division champion, from advancing to Saturday's CCS-Division II title game. Instead, No. 5 Wilcox, an 8-2 winner over Capuchino in the other semifinal game, will face Hollister in Saturday's 5 p.m. title game at Excite Park in San Jose.

Molise, who was the Bears' most consistent pitcher this season, didn't make it out of the third inning. Little of it was his fault, though. He didn't allow a hit but hit two batters. The bulk of the damage was created by a Menlo-Atherton defense that committed seven errors.

W: Gastelum. L: Molise. 3 RBI- Esparza (H). 2B- Cutright (MA).

Wilcox 8, Capuchino 2

Playing down the road at Santa Clara University, Wilcox pounded out 10 hits and ended Capuchino's season in the semifinal round.

After Will Hafer's two-run single in the top of the third cut the Chargers' lead to one, 3-2, Wilcox's pitching took over. The duo of Eliah Laureles and Mateo Escobedo held the Mustangs scoreless the rest of the way.

Wilcox extended its lead with three runs in the fifth and two more in the sixth.

Matt Tiendas had a double and a triple for the Chargers, while Jake Prettol, Diego Prado and Escobedo had two hits each.

Andres Gomez collected a single to finish the season with 50 hits, while catcher Lucas Zayac had a hit and closed his career with a 47-hit season.

W: Laureles. L: B.Gomez. S: Escobedo. 2 hits- Tiendas (W), Prettol (W), Prado (W), Escobedo (W). 3 RBI- Prettol (W). 2 RBI- Prado (W), Hafer (C). 3B- Prado (W), Tiendas (W). 2B- Escobedo (W), Tiendas (W), Manuel (C), Hafer (C).