Central Coast Section baseball playoff roundup • Saturday, May 23, 2026

St. Francis 4, Serra 1

The San Mateo kid showed up and showed out to knock the Serra Padres out of the Central Coast Section Division I baseball playoffs.

St. Francis sophomore Landon King roped a two-run double to spark a four-run third inning, and the No. 1-seed Lancers (25-3) rode it to the 4-1 win over No. 8 Serra in Mountain View. King caught a fastball from freshman left-hander Michael Ohman and mashed it to left to plate brothers Sione and Siale Tulua. Senior Tanner Wall followed with his third home run of the year.

Lancers starting pitcher Kyle McMillan worked 5 2/3 innings to earn the win. The junior set down nine Padres in a row before senior Aaron Minton led off the sixth with a double to center. After William Walbridge knocked in Minton with an RBI groundout, Jace Peavey, Brody Crudeli and Alex Hicale drew three straight two-out walks to force St. Francis to go to the bullpen. Senior close Ian McMahon came on to strand the bases loaded, and pitched through an error and a Minton single in the seventh to finish out his second save of the year.

Ohman took the loss, allowing four runs on five hits through four innings of work for Serra (17-10). Senior right-hander Riley Lim worked two perfect innings of relief, striking out three.

St. Francis now advances to the Division I semifinals to take on No. 5 Soquel Wednesday night at Excite Ballpark in San Jose at 7 p.m.

Division II

Carmel 8, Menlo-Atherton 4

With the score tied 2-2 in the third, top-seed Carmel (22-6) erupted for six runs to take the lead for good on its home diamond in the CCS opener against No. 8 Menlo-Atherton (14-14). Junior Alex Hirschfield produced the go-ahead swing with a two-run home run to center, the first of his two-year varsity career. M-A loaded the bases in the fifth, but scored just once on an RBI walk from freshman Oliver Coupe. Freshman Owen Coupe totaled two hits with a double for the Bears, while senior Masataka Shudo added two hits to boost his average to .471, currently tops among PAL Bay Division hitters.

Division III

Menlo School 8, Christopher 3

Chuck Wynn keeps on hitting bombs and the Menlo Knights just keep on rolling. Wynn connected for his 10th home run in the bottom of the sixth to put the game on ice for No. 1 Menlo (18-10) against No. 8 Christopher-Gilroy (13-13) in Atherton. Sophomore Liam Widner enjoyed a big day at the plate, going 3 for 3 with three RBIs, while sophomore Zach Roeder added three hits, an RBI and three runs scored. Sophomore right-hander Reid Plamondon worked into the seventh inning, allowing three runs on six hits through 6 1/3 to earn the win. Menlo now advances to the Division III semifinals to take on No. 5 Aptos at Schott Stadium in Santa Clara Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.

Hollister 7, Carlmont 6

The No. 7-seed Scots took a 6-3 lead into the bottom for the seventh, but No. 2 Hollister (18-10) erupted for four runs to win it with a walk-off single from sophomore Nate Candelaria. The Haybalers set the table with three hit batsmen before an RBI infield single and a wild pitch set the stage for sophomore Max Cunningham’s game-tying RBI single to center. Hollister trailed 6-1 in the sixth when sophomore Layton Smith connected for a two-run home run. Senior Levi Wellman hit a solo home run for Carlmont (13-15) in the third, senior Michael Nishikawa totaled two hits and three RBIs, and junior Caden Stinson drove in a pair of runs.

Division IV

Harbor 3, Sequoia 2

The No. 8-seed Ravens saw their season end on a heartbreaker, as No. 1 Harbor-Santa Cruz (18-10) scored in the bottom of the seventh on a walk-off error. With the game tied 2-all, senior Joey Raffo doubled with one out. Then a bunt by junior Aiden Boles resulted in an infield error with Raffo racing around to score. Sequoia (15-13) jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the second on a two-run single from sophomore Jackson Tetley. In the third, Harbor tied it with back-to-back bases-loaded walks from Sammy Harvey and Evan Lampel.

Division V

San Mateo 7, Salinas 4

The No. 1-seed Bearcats (20-8) used a six-run rally in the bottom of the third to take down No. 8 Salinas (10-19) in San Mateo. Julio Calderon got San Mateo on the board with a leadoff double in the second then later scoring on an errant pickoff throw. Then in the third, the first five Bearcats reached base, including singles from Tyce Copus and Jesus Olivas, a walk to Christian Louie, and two Salinas errors as San Mateo mounted a 7-0 lead. Louie worked six innings to earn the win, allowing three runs on six hits, and Copus allowed one run in the seventh before closing it out. The Bearcats will now face No. 5 St. Francis-Watsonville Wednesday at Schott Stadium in Santa Clara. First pitch is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.

Division VI

El Camino 8, Lincoln-SJ 2

With the game deadlocked 2-all in the fifth, No. 7 El Camino (22-5) rallied for a 6-spot to claim the upset win at No. 2 Lincoln-San Jose (18-8). Senior Michael McCauley gave the Colts the lead with a bases-loaded walk, Gabe Meriales followed with an RBI walk, and senior Quentin Bromaghim singled home Adrian Iniguez. Then Alejandro Topete came through with the big hit, clearing the bases with a single to center. Bromaghim earned the win on the mound, allowing two runs on three hits, four walks and two hit batsmen through five innings of work. Iniguez closed it out, entering with two on and no outs in the sixth and setting down all six batters he faced.

El Camino will now face No. 3 Leland-San Jose at West Valley College. Wednesday’s first pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m.

Gunn 5, Design Tech 1

No. 8 Design Tech totaled just three hits as senior starter Anders Lo went the distance for No. 1 Gunn (17-11) in Palo Alto. Junior Branden Hom paced the Dragons (13-8-1) with two hits and an RBI, upping his average to .360 on the year. Gunn will face No. 4 Pacific Grove in the Division VI semifinals Wednesday night at Sollecito Ballpark at 4 p.m.