Question: After reading this, do you feel more enlighted or do you have more questions? And do you think the new system will work?
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Popham lifts Maranatha
Minutemen earn a 3-2 victory over No. 2 seed and will travel to Bishop for Tuesday’s semifinals.
Above: Maranatha gathers between innings during its game against Lancaster Desert Christian in the CIF-SS quarterfinals Saturday at Brookside Park Jackie Robinson Field. (SGVN/Staff Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz/SPORTS)
Tuesday’s Game
CIF-SS Division VI Semifinals
Maranatha at Bishop, 3:15 p.m.
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Bishop Amat too tough in CIF Division V quarterfinals
San Marino’s season comes to an end as Bishop Amat scores 13 runs in the first two innings, including 11 in the second, en route to a 15-1 victory over the Titans.
Above: San Marino had a tough day in a 15-1 loss to Bishop Amat. (Correspondent photo by Larry Goren)
My thoughts: Bishop Amat is, by far, the best team I’ve seen in person this season. They’re like a machine with literally no apparent weaknesses.
I did get a kick out of watching Lancers head coach Andy Nieto at the edge of the dugout and as third-base coach.
He could be called the Billy Martin of high school coaching and he knows how to work the umpires, the crowd and the opposing team. He’s always chirping at the umps and even got a couple of calls reversed.
If Amat doesn’t win the championship, I’d have to call it a disappointing season. Having said that, I don’t see anyone beating the Lancers.
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Maranatha’s game against Lancaster Desert Christian has been rescheduled for Saturday at Brookside Park. The game is officially scheduled for 4 p.m. The worst-case scenario would be if there’s bad weather Saturday. Then the game would be played on Monday, yes Monday. What’s bad about that is apparently the pitch counts would be applied to next week and not this week.
Stay tuned.
San Marino’s game with Bishop Amat is still on after the coaches from both teams surveyed the field. I’ve been told, even though there’s another front coming in, unless there’s a major downpour, Game On.
I’d imagine Bishop Amat wants the game played today or tomorrow so Titans pitcher Nick Wilson only has three innings available to pitch.
San Marino’s Nick Wilson is one of the reasons the titans are still alive in the CIF-SS Division V playoffs.
Above: San Marino High School’s Nick Wilson. (Staff photo by Keith Birmingham.
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