Scotts Valley senior pitcher Sofie Seese racked up six strikeouts in the Falcons’ 8-2 victory over San Lorenzo Valley in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action on Monday afternoon.
Teammate Natalie Murray-Skalland had three hits, including one home run and two RBIs, while Jazzy Phillips had one home run and one double for the Falcons, who with the win clinched a second consecutive SCCAL regular season championship.
Scotts Valley senior third baseman Taylor Wilson had one hit and drove in one run, while teammates Gracie Delgado, Jazmyn Doubek and Nick Powell each had a pair of hits.
“It was good to have some of the girls come out that have been working hard in hitting and then it finally all came together against SLV,” Scotts Valley head coach Jeremy Wilson said.
SLV’s Cheyenne Owen and Brooke Reed each finished with two hits, while teammate Elie Colby had one hit and scored one run.
Scotts Valley followed up with a 10-3 victory over Soquel on Tuesday afternoon. Wilson had three hits, including one double, two RBIs and a pair of stolen bases, while teammate sophomore Kylie Stern had two hits and drove in two runs.
Jillian Oing had an RBI double, and freshman Gigi Gauthier contributed one base hit for the Falcons. Teammate sophomore Lorelie Warner allowed just one hit while tallying four strikeouts in three innings pitched.
Scotts Valley (19-5-1, 12-1) and SLV (12-8, 10-4) play each other one final time on Thursday at 4:30pm.
Jeremy Wilson said they are peaking just at the right time and he’s looking forward to what lies ahead in the Central Coast Section playoffs, which begin May 24.
“It’s definitely a team game and you need everybody to contribute in some way,” he said. “Defensively, base running, cheering, whatever it is. They’ve come together.”
Scotts Valley closes out the regular season at home against Santa Cruz (7-14, 5-7) in SCCAL play on Saturday at 11am.
High school baseball
Scotts Valley 12, at San Lorenzo Valley 1: Senior pitcher Lukas Bloom struck out six batters in four scoreless innings in the Falcons’ crushing win over the Cougars in SCCAL play Tuesday afternoon.
Bloom also had a monster day at the plate with three hits, including one double and three RBIs, while teammate senior Clayton Pryor finished with three hits and drove in a pair of runs.
Bryce McDonnell, Nick Acton, Monte Jordan and Isaac Martin each had one base hit for Scotts Valley, which improved to 7-7 in SCCAL play this season.
Scotts Valley (11-14, 7-7) and SLV (3-22, 0-14) play each other on Thursday at 4pm.
Girls’ lacrosse
At Mitty 13, Scotts Valley 5: The season came to a close for the No. 8 seed Falcons following a loss to the top seed Monarchs in the quarterfinals of the Central Coast Section Division II playoffs on Tuesday evening.
Senior Sofia Niklaus had three goals and one assist, while teammates Skylar Dufour and Sillon Fiorita each contributed one goal and one assist. Goalkeeper Lili Raif finished with nine saves for the Falcons.
“I am extremely proud of this team,” Scotts Valley head coach Colleen Niklaus said in an email. “Their grit, hard work, and what growth and improvement since the start of the season. Four straight years we have made it to CCS playoffs, quite an accomplishment.”
Scotts Valley stuck with Mitty for the first half, and trailed just 5-4 going into halftime. However, the Monarchs outscored the Falcons, 8-1, in the final two stanzas as they pulled away for the win. Niklaus said they were tired, and Sofia Niklaus was coming off a knee injury.
“We fell apart in the second half,” said Niklaus, who is stepping down from her position. “Even though we got many of the draws and therefore possession, Mitty did a good job of face-guarding Sofia and making it hard for her to get open and be involved in the offense. The rest of the team stepped up and continued to work hard.”
The Falcons finished with a 9-4 overall record, and they were runner-up in the Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division with a 7-3 record in league play this season.
Mitty(4-10)—which placed sixth in the West Bay Athletic League Foothill Division with an 0-10 record in league play—will No. 5 Los Gatos (9-8) on Thursday at 5pm.
Boys’ swimming
SV’s Kong ousted at CCS prelims: Scotts Valley senior Brent Kong finished with the 26th fastest time in 1 minute, 44.68 seconds in the 200-yard freestyle at the Central Coast Section Swimming and Diving Championship preliminary round on May 8.
Kong narrowly missed the cut to advance into the finals by a little more than one second behind The Kings Academy freshman Kevin Foucu (1:43.15).
Youth softball
Renegades win Sac tourney: The Santa Cruz Mountain Renegades won the Silver Bracket Championship at the Sacramento Mother’s Day Tournament on May 11. Sonia Padilla dominated in the circle with five strikeouts and six defensive comebackers, while catcher Taylor Johnson picked off two runners attempting to steal a base.
Teammate Kylie Kievlan batted 3-for-3 with three runs scored, while Sonya Padilla had a pair of hits and scored one run for SCM. Vivienne Wilson contributed two base hits, while Lucy Davison finished with two hits and a pair of stolen bases. Avery Shilutto scored twice and Maddie King added two of the 12 total base hits for the Renegades.
