When their No. 3 starter can one-hit a desperate Live Oak team, it’s easy to see why the Mount Pleasant Cardinals – 10 players strong – are 18-1 and off to their best start in 20 years.
Katie Obbema threw a four-hitter with six strikeouts and drove in a run, and Live Oak moved above .500 in the Mount Hamilton Division on Wednesday, beating Piedmont Hills 6-2 in San Jose.
Kyle Quadros drove in two runs and pitched five innings of three-hit baseball to lead Live Oak past Prospect 7-2 Monday at Sarich Field in a make-up game from Wednesday.
With heavy clouds overhead, and the bases loaded for Sobrato with no outs in the second inning, Live Oak starter Mitch Hickey gripped the ball tightly in his right hand and went back to work.
Live Oak was three outs away from a much-needed split with Oak Grove in their Santa Teresa Division series last week, but the Acorns could not hang on in Friday’s finale.