Baseball season flew high for some Tri-City schools from high school to community college.
Both Newark Memorial High School’s baseball and softball teams reached the NCS Division IV championship.
Newark’s baseball team played against Livermore High School on the Ohlone College field in Fremont on May 30. Livermore High was three runs up by the top of the fourth inning, but the Cougars hit four runs, putting themselves ahead. Ultimately, Livermore got three more runs and Newark was unable to get ahead, leaving the Cougars down 8-7.
The Lady Cougars faced Berean Christian at the championship game at Ohlone College with a home field advantage. Newark dominated off the bat with eight runs in the first inning. Berean Christian never came close to evening the score as Newark added four more runs on the board by the end of the fourth inning. With a final score of 12-2, the Newark Memorial softball team made history by becoming the school’s first softball team to win an NCS Division IV champion title.
On the Division V side, Mission Valley League’s Moreau Catholic softball climbed the ranks and made it to the DV championship game on June 6. The Moreau Mariners faced Le Grand High School, but fell 5-3 against the Bulldogs.
In the community college ranks, Fremont’s Ohlone baseball team had an incredible season claiming the 3C2A regional final champs title. In an Ohlone Athletics press release the game-winning moment was described:
“In the bottom of the eighth inning, Paul Wagner reached first base after being hit by a pitch and later executed a delayed steal to take second. Teammate Caden Cuccia then delivered a clutch single into the outfield, sending Wagner racing home from second base. Running at full speed, Wagner launched into the air and made an incredible diving slide across home plate to score what proved to be the game-winning run.”
After their 6-5 win, the Renegades punched their ticket to the 3C2A Baseball State
Championships in Irvine. Unfortunately, their season ended in Irvine after two losing games against Santa Ana and Feather River Colleges.
