Serra opens with two wins at Boras Baseball Classic

The Padres locked up with Whitney junior right-hander Corden Pettey in the opener, and the University of Texas commit opened with five shutout innings. But Serra chased him in the sixth with a five-run outburst to take the lead.

“Our offense puts together good at-bats,” Padres manager Mat Keplinger said. “We were facing probably the best arm we’ve seen this year ... and he was pretty polished. ... We felt like it was just a matter of time before we put together some innings.”

Serra capitalized on an infield throwing error in the inning. Ian Josephson went on to pace the Padres with a 2-for-3 batting line with an RBI, while Ian Armstrong was credited with two RBIs. Davis Minton and Lucas Schumacher also drove in runs.

Minton shined in relief, firing 2 2/3 innings of shutout baseball to earn the win. The junior right-hander allowed two hits while striking out three.

“He really competed with the fastball and he used all four of his pitches,” Keplinger said. “He was sharp tonight.”

Senior starting pitcher Braden Agosta worked 4 1/3, allowing one run on five hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

In the day’s second game, Serra overcame a 1-0 first-inning deficit by scoring early and often, including a seven-run rally in the fifth to finish off an abbreviated mercy-rule walk-off. Armstrong fueled the offense, going 2 for 3 with a home run and four RBIs. Justin Sechler added two hits with a double and three RBIs, and Schumaker tabbed a double and three RBIs. Evan Bradshaw also recorded two hits.

Starting pitcher Mason Wehmeyer earned the win, allowing one run on three hits while striking out nine. His record improves to 3-0.

Summit Shasta 16, San Jose 0

The Black Bears (4-2-1) recorded their first shutout of the season in non-league action against San Jose (2-8) at Gellert Park. Freshman starter Juan Miguel Rojas picked up the abbreviated five-inning complete game, allowing just one hit with one walk while striking out five. But the story was the Summit Shasta offense, putting up crooked numbers in each of its four at-bats in the mercy-rule victory. The Frost brothers were the driving force, with junior Caden Frost notching a double and four RBIs, while senior Landon Frost had a hit, two walks, a hit batsman and four runs scored. Milo Jung added a double, three RBIs and four runs scored, Maxwell Espinola also scored four runs, and sophomore Allan Rayo socked the first home run of his varsity career.

Aragon 1, Half Moon Bay 0

The Dons (2-2 PAL Ocean, 5-5 overall) scratched out a run in the fourth inning of a rain makeup from last week at Half Moon Bay (1-3, 5-7). Anthony Kabrich took the tough-luck loss for HMB, allowing one run on one hit through four innings of work. Kai Kung followed with three shutout innings of relief. The Dons buckled down in the seventh, stranding the potential tying run on third base to end the game. With the win, Aragon finishes off a two-game sweep of the Cougars, and has now won three straight.