Health & Fitness
San Marin HS Sports Update April 29 - May 3
Spring Sports are wrapping up as San Marin hosts the MCAL Track Championships Thursday and Saturday, and MCAL Swim/Dive Championships Thurs-Sat (at Redwood and Drake HS pools) this week.
San Marin Sports Update April 29 – May 3
The last week of MCAL play has arrived for baseball and softball, as both teams battle for playoff positioning. MCAL Track & Field Championships will be hosted at SM on Thursday (Prelims starting at 2:00) and Saturday (Finals starting at 9:00 AM). MCAL Swim & Dive Championships are also being hosted by SM, as the diving competition will take place at 3:00 on Thursday at Redwood HS pool, and the swim competition will take place on Friday and Saturday at Drake HS pool.
BASEBALL
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Varsity Boys – The boys entered last week tied for the final playoff spot. They needed a huge week as they began a 3 game schedule. After posting an outstanding 3-0 record, the boys have now clinched a spot in both the MCAL and NCS Playoffs.
On Tuesday, the boys took down Branson in a nail-biting 1-0 win. First baseman Chris Gorman drove in the lone RBI scoring Thomas Leonard on a first inning double. Chrit Rudkin went the distance throwing a 2 hit gem to secure the win.
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On Thursday, the offense came to life as the Mustangs took down TL 5-2. 3B Ryan Schalch and CF Travis Roberts both had 2 hits, while SS Marcus Chiu drove in 2 RBIs. C Thomas Leonard scored twice and drove in a run. Dom Balestrieri pitched a complete game for the win.
Then Friday the Mustangs took on Novato as they trailed the Hornets by 1 game for 4th place. 3B Ryan Schalch had a big day going 3-4 with an RBI, while 1B Chris Gorman and CF Travis Roberts both added RBIs. Chrit Rudkin, Jimmy Fewell and Ryan Schlach all pitched with Fewell grabbing the win and Schalch earning the save. At the end of the day, the Mustangs had wrapped up a 3-0 week with a 4-1 win and a 3 way tie for 4th place.
The Mustangs close out the regular season with a game at first place Drake Tuesday, and the final home game on Wednesday against Redwood. Based on the results, the Mustangs could finish anywhere from 3rd place to 6th place and will be playing in the MCAL Playoffs next Tuesday( site and time TBA).
SOFTBALL
This week the softball team played their final two regular season home games. With wins the Mustangs could all but wrap up a 2nd place finish heading into next week’s MCAL Playoffs.
On Monday, the girls took on Marin Catholic. It was a tight back and forth battle that saw the Mustangs give up the lead in the top of the 6th on a two run homerun. However, in the bottom of the 6th with two outs and two strikes and the tying run on second, Paige McIntosh sent a towering homerun over the fence that eventually hit the street to give SM a 5-4 lead. The Mustangs held on after turning a double play from Hayley Gazdik to Sam Tong to Rebecca Simonetti to seal the win. Great defense by Jesse Andros throughout the game at second base helped keep MC off the bases for most of the game.
On Thursday, the softball team honored their only senior Lacey Nave by beating Tam in 8 innings 2-1. In her last regular season game at Gary Gates Field, Lacey proved to make the most of the evening going 2-3 at the plate. It was a special senior night indeed for Nave helping to wrap up the 2 seed in the MCAL Playoffs.
Swimming
SM took on MC in their final meet of the season, as this week brings on the MCAL Championships. The diving competition will be Thursday at Redwood and the swim competition will be held Friday and Saturday at Drake.
Score
Girls: San Marin 65, MC 80
Boys: San Marin 86, MC 88
Double Winner Boys
Louis Campbell (200 Free, 50 Free)
Kenneth Castro-Abrams (200 IM, 100 Fly)
Double Winner Girls
Megan Campbell (200 IM, 100 Fly) *100 Fly race was a preview of MCALs – watch for Megan to take the win again!
Track & Field
The MCAL Track & Field Championships are being hosted this week at San Marin HS. The preliminaries at Thursday and the finals will be Saturday.
SCHEDULE FOR THIS WEEK
Monday, May 6
4:30 PM
Girls Varsity Softball
@ Terra Linda
Tuesday, May 7
4:30 PM
Boys Varsity Baseball
@ Drake
4:30 PM
Boys JV Baseball
Drake @ SM
Wednesday, May 8
4:30 PM
Boys Varsity Baseball
Redwood @ SM
4:30 PM
Boys JV Baseball
@ Redwood
4:30 PM
Boys Freshman Baseball
@ Drake
Thursday, May 9
2:00 PM
Varsity Track & Field
MCAL CHAMPIONSHIPS - TRIALS/FINALS
@ SAN MARIN HS
3:00 PM
Varsity Swim & Dive
MCAL CHAMPIONSHIPS – DIVING FINALS
@ Redwood HS
4:30 PM
Girls Varsity Softball
@ San Rafael
Friday, May 10
3:00 PM
Varsity Swim & Dive
MCAL CHAMPIONSHIPS –PRELIMS
@ Drake HS
Saturday, May 11
9:00 AM
Varsity Track & Field
MCAL CHAMPIONSHIPS - FINALS
@ SAN MARIN HS
9:00 AM
Varsity Swim & Dive
MCAL CHAMPIONSHIPS –FINALS
@ Drake HS
11:00 AM
Boys Freshman Baseball
@ Redwood
