A Tip of the Hat -- an homage to the late Merv Harris, the San Francisco Examiner writing legend -- to the top pitching performances of the week.

St. Ignatius advances in the winner's bracket of the Boras Baseball Classic in Sacramento, while Serra gets stymied by a Rocklin lefty and Arkansas commit.

Mitty 9 Granite Bay 6, Boras Baseball Classic in Sacramento Saint Mary's 10 Mitty 0, Boras Baseball Classic in Sacramento Valley Christian 3 North Cobb Christian (Ga.) 3 (pool play) at All Faith Classic in Las Vegas Riordan 8 Hillsdale 6 Woodside 2 Aragon 0 Menlo School 3

Mills High baseball players Nate and Nick Lafon were raised in their parents' South San Francisco dance studio. The exposure taught them a number of dance styles.

St. Ignatius Prep 3 San Marin 0, at Boras Family Tournament Sacred Heart Cathedral 10 Menlo-Atherton 7 St. Ignatius Prep 7 Benicia 2, at Boras Family Tournament Serra 11 Pleasant Grove 4, at Boras Family Tournament Rocklin 6 Serra 0, at Boras Family Tournament Valley Christian 5 Aquinas 2, at

Serra remains atop the heap in the PeninsulaPrepBaseball.com poll, but Valley Christian is poised to make a run in the second half of the season.

The Scots are hopeful that Saturday's victory over Bellarmine Prep -- and the fact that they are getting healthy again -- will serve as a springboard to the rest of the season.

Take advantage of the last big slate of Saturday contests -- and the nice weather -- and go out to see a ball game.