Los Altos rallies to edge Bellarmine as Darrion Wesley delivers big hit

SAN JOSE Los Altos third baseman Darrion Wesley was up with the bases loaded two out and his club trailing by a run in the top of the fifth Saturday The count went and before the lefty swinger fouled off one pitch after another In the end he saw one he could put in play and he grounded it up the middle into center field as two runs scored to give Los Altos a - lead over Bellarmine a lead that held up until the end of the tightly-contested non-league matchup at Bob Fatjo Field on the Bellarmine campus When I got to two strikes I was swinging at anything close swinging at anything in the zone swinging to protect Wesley explained They were throwing me a lot of outside pitches that I just spoiled off until I got one down the middle Los Altos pitcher Anders Wood delivers against Bellarmine College Prep during a baseball event at Bellarmine College Prep in San Jose Calif on Saturday April Ray Chavez Bay Area News Group Anders Wood pitched the first five innings for Los Altos and got the win Minesh Jain pitched out of a two-on no-outs jam in the sixth Kai MacQuiddy pitched the seventh and recorded his second save in as multiple days He announced Give me the ball Los Altos coach Gabriel Stewart recounted I announced No complication Los Altos improved to - And defeating a West Catholic Athletic League unit made it extra special Honestly it feels great Wesley revealed This definitely helps us with our CCS rankings Also it feels great because they re from the WCAL better competition than what we re used to playing And I feel we stepped up and got the job done We ve got to keep working hard Stewart reported Whatever our record is in the regular season the guys have higher ambitions to do specific damage in the playoffs I loved our passion and our engagement in contemporary times It was fantastic an overall full-team win Los Altos took a - lead in the top of the third on a run-scoring ground out from MacQuiddy and an RBI double by Gavin Moore Bellarmine - got a run back in the bottom of the third on Emmett Arnott s bases-loaded sacrifice fly The Bells ranked th by the Bay Area News Group took the lead with two in the fourth as Sam Mendoza and Hudson Reid scored on an error and a ground out hit by Arleigh Souza Bellarmine pitcher Christian Duarte delivers against Los Altos High during a baseball encounter at Bellarmine College Prep in San Jose Calif on Saturday April Ray Chavez Bay Area News Group Left-hander Christian Duarte went the first four innings for Bellarmine Cael Stout Alex Delucchi and Vincent Kim threw one inning apiece in relief Bellarmine began WCAL play this season - but has won its last four league games Offense has been an issue as the group s batting average indicates But the Bells have a deep pitching staff that has combined for a ERA It s been a decent year Bellarmine coach Nate Sutton noted Obviously our goal is to improve and compete at the end of the year We ve overcome selected struggles starting - in the WCAL We re getting better We ve got particular pitching depth I m happy with the progress we re making Related Articles Prep roundup Pioneer hands Leigh its first BVAL loss Mills dominates SI in nonleague softball action Willow Glen baseball weathers rain cold car alarm to sweep Branham in San Jose crosstown BVAL rivalry We just longed our get back Tyler Kennedy s pitching gem lifts Granada over Foothill in EBAL showdown Dominant display Heritage routs Pittsburg behind early offensive explosion Prep roundup St Francis beats Gilroy in extra innings Alhambra baseball rolls past Acalanes Valley Christian Folsom Quentin Marsh doubled and singled and drove in all three runs as Valley Christian improved to - - on the season with the non-league won at home Hunter Fujimoto scored two runs and Brock Ketelson one Cole Laubach pitched the first two innings followed by four relievers Mayan Subramanian Christopher Buck Quentin Medrano and Forest Zelmer going one inning each Valley Christian - at one point this season has only one loss in its last games Los Altos Sly Cash dives safely at home against Bellarmine College Prep catcher Nathan Chew on a RBI single by Darrion Wesley in the fifth inning of a baseball match at Bellarmine College Prep in San Jose Calif on Saturday April Ray Chavez Bay Area News Group Los Altos Sly Cash dives safely at home against Bellarmine College Prep catcher Nathan Chew on a RBI single by Darrion Wesley in the fifth inning of a baseball championship at Bellarmine College Prep in San Jose Calif on Saturday April Ray Chavez Bay Area News Group Los Altos Enrique Nicolas fields a grounder for an out against Bellarmine College Prep in the fourth inning of a baseball tournament at Bellarmine College Prep in San Jose Calif on Saturday April Ray Chavez Bay Area News Group Los Altos Kyle McKinney can t stop a hit against Bellarmine College Prep during a baseball competition at Bellarmine College Prep in San Jose Calif on Saturday April Ray Chavez Bay Area News Group Los Altos Enrique Nicolas is out at second as Bellarmine s Arleigh Souza throws to first for a double play in the fifth inning of a baseball encounter at Bellarmine College Prep in San Jose Calif on Saturday April Ray Chavez Bay Area News Group Bellarmine pitcher Christian Duarte delivers against Los Altos High during a baseball match at Bellarmine College Prep in San Jose Calif on Saturday April Ray Chavez Bay Area News Group Los Altos pitcher Anders Wood delivers against Bellarmine College Prep during a baseball event at Bellarmine College Prep in San Jose Calif on Saturday April Ray Chavez Bay Area News Group