Peninsula Prep Baseball
Menlo School scored in every inning and staved off a Piedmont Hills rally in the seventh to win a CCS-Division V semifinal game on Tuesday and advance into Thursday's championship game.
The Knights (20-8) will face Monterey on Thursday at Excite Park in San Jose.
Last year, they won the CCS-Division VI crown.
Liam Widner threw six innings, allowing two runs on three hits, to pick up the victory. He struck out three and walked four.
He carried a shutout into the seventh inning before Piedmont Hills rallied for five runs against Widner and Jack Freehill.
Freehill had three hits and drove in a pair for Menlo, while Zach Roeder had two hits.
Freehill put the Knights in the lead for good by leading off the bottom of the first inning with a double. He stole third and came home when the catcher's throw went into left field.
That run led to Menlo getting at least a run in every inning. Freehill's sixth-inning triple drove home Fletcher Cahill, who had led off with a walk.
Menlo faces No. 2 Monterey, which knocked off No. 3 Harbor, 4-1, in the other semifinal game.
| R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piedmont Hill (19-10) | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Menlo School (20-8) | 7 | 9 | 0 |
W: Widner. L: Paskert. 3 hits- Freehill (MS). 2 hits- Roeder (MS). 3 RBI- Paskert (PH). 2 RBI- Freehill (MS), Roeder (MS). 3B- Paskert (PH), Gomez (PH), Freehil (MS), Widner (MS). 2B- Freehill (MS).
Tuesday Late Results:
Division VI Semifinals
South San Francisco 6, Fremont 3
Stevenson 12, Sabrato 8
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