Gators take control of the Ocean

Kyle Sweeney pitched his first complete-game shutout of the season and Sacred Heart Prep won its 12th straight game – a 5-0 victory at San Mateo – to take a commanding two-game lead in the PAL-Ocean Division with two weeks to go in the regular season.

In two games this week, the Gators blanked the Bearcats over 18 innings. The 12-game winning streak is the third longest in school history and finally got mentioned on Thursday.

"It got talked about," said Gators coach Sean McMillan. "We're just trying to win every game and peak in May. That was our goal from day one."

The Gators will attempt to extend their streak on Tuesday when they begin a series with visiting Terra Nova.

"Every day, every game is a new opportunity," McMillan said. "None is bigger than the other."

You get the feeling both the Gators and Bearcats, whose pitching was pretty good this week for all but the final inning on Thursday, will hear their names called on May 16 at the Central Coast Section selection meeting.

Sweeney allowed seven hits and struck out five. He threw just 90 pitches, which is only four mor than his season high, McMillan said.

"His pitch count was nothing crazy," he said. "He got some quick outs and that allowed him to stay in."

Combine Sweeney's performance with Rallin Covey's 8 2/3 innings of two-hit ball on Tuesday paints the picture of a team that has rolled through the Ocean Division season.

Sacred Heart Prep scored a run in the first, added an insurance run in the fourth and broke it open with three in the seventh.

Leadoff man Nico Pollioni had a hit, scored two runs and drove in another, while third baseman JP Durrett drove in two runs and sophomore Brayden Berta had two hits.

Hudson Brandt had two hits for the Bearcats, while Miguel Olivas allowed just two runs through six innings before running out of gas in the seventh. He finished the game with nine strikeouts.

W: Sweeney | L: Olivas | 2 hits- Berta (SHC), Brandt (SM), Olivas (SM). 2 RBI- Durrett (SHC).

Wilcox 2, Homestead 0

Bishop Roque pitched five shutout innings, and the surging Chargers won their seventh straight game.

Samuel Martinez and Ryan Cabildo had two hits each for Wilcox, which is making a legitimate push toward a CCS tournament invitation after a midseason slump.

Drew Hamburger and Ivan Hwang had two hits each for the Mustangs. Both of Hwang's hits were doubles.

The Chargers will travel to Mountain View on Friday.

W: Roque | L: Duong | S: Carrasquilla-Cruz | 2 hits- Martinez (W), Cabildo (W), Roque (W), Hamburger (H), Hwang (H). 2B- Hwang (H) 2.

Terra Nova 4, South San Francisco 3

Since returning from a spring-break tournament in San Luis Obispo, the Tigers have won five of six games to climb into a tie for second place in the Ocean Division.

Evan Wilson had two hits, including a three-run homer in Terra Nova's four-run fourth inning that broke open a scoreless game.

The Warriors cut into the deficit in the fifth inning with three runs off Aiden James, but could get no closer.

Josh Ornelas and Diego Carranza had two hits each for South City, while Spencer Speidel had two hits for Terra Nova.

The Tigers play out-of-league games against Head-Royce (Saturday) and More (Monday), before traveling to Atherton on Tuesday to begin a crucial series with Sacred Heart Prep.

W: James | L: Oseguera | S: Santamato | 2 hits- Wilson (TN), Ornelas (SSF), Carranza (SSF), Speidel (TN). 3 RBI- Wilson (TN). HR- Wilson (TN). 2B- Speidel (TN).

Half Moon Bay 4, Woodside 1

Clark Colucci picked up the victory for the Cougars, who broke a 1-1 tie with three runs in the bottom of the third inning.

Half Moon Bay will be back in action Friday when it takes on Sequoia at Oracle Park.

W: Colucci | L: Taylor | 2B- Ortiz (W), Mokhtarani (W), Holden (HMB), Colucci (HMB).

Aragon 7, Mills 2

Alex Gosselin spun another complete-game victory and Nick Mazzola had three hits and drove in two runs for the Dons, who completed the sweep of the Vikings, who remained winless in Ocean play.

Gosselin allowed two earned runs and five hits, while striking out seven.

Xavier Ruiz, James Wright and Kai Thornton had two hits each for Aragon. Wright drove in two runs.

For Mills, sophomore Ethan Wong had three hits.

W: Gosselin | L: Chan | 3 hits- Mazzola (A), Wong (A). 2 hits- Ruiz (A), Wright (A), Thornton (A). 2 RBI- Mazzola (A), Wright (A). 2B- Thornton (A), 2, Henderson (A), Matye (A), L.Harris (A), Mazzola (A).