LOHS softball closing in on playoff berth
SAN JOSE — Live Oak medalist Alex Avon shot an even-par 36 Wednesday at Coyote Creek Golf Club as the Acorns beat Sobrato 199-213 to wrap up Mount Hamilton Division matches.
The Morgan Hill teams finished 3-6 and will send two players apiece to the Blossom Valley Athletic League Individual Championship tournament, which begins at noon Tuesday at Santa Teresa.
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Kallie Klinger doubled home Heather Johnson in the seventh inning to lift Sobrato past Willow Glen 3-2 Wednesday in San Jose.
Winners of two straight, the Lady Bulldogs (5-4 Santa Teresa Division) trailed until the sixth when Nicole Larson scored the tying run on a ball hit by Frankie Kellett.
Larson batted 2 for 3 with a double, two stolen bases and an RBI, and Kellett had a base hit to go with four shutout innings pitched.
Samantha Ribeiro and Johnson had one hit apiece and stole a base, and Katie Machado struck out three and gave up two runs in four hits and a pair of walks for Sobrato, which will visit second-place Santa Teresa at 3:30 p.m. today.
Live Oak 4, Branham 1
The Lady Acorns moved into a tie with Leigh for first place in the Mount Hamilton Division, getting two doubles from senior Jenna Robertson and a winning effort from sophomore pitcher Katie Obbema.
Live Oak (7-1 league) has won six straight and can qualify for the Central Coast Section playoffs with a win today at Pioneer.
