Junipero Serra

The top batting averages on the Peninsula.

Serra retained its No. 1 ranking after beating St. Ignatius Prep on Saturday, but the Wildcats leapfrogged Saint Francis to jump to No. 2.

Top-ranked Serra bounced back from Friday's loss to Valley Christian to beat St. Ignatius Prep on Saturday in a game that featured two bat flips and a flip of the glove.

It was a day of upsets in the WCAL. Serra and Saint Francis both lost, while St. Ignatius Prep took care of business and now looks to a Saturday game with the host Padres.

The return of the stolen base -- station to station baseball -- has made this high school season more exciting. Here are your leading base thieves.

Top-ranked Padres score four runs in first and hang on for a 5-4 victory over Valley Christian.

We're not asking kids to be robots, but where do we draw the line between showing emotion and showing up an opponent?

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.