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North Coast Section roundup: Pittsburg handles Antioch, Marin Catholic downs San Marin; Saint Mary’s stays perfect
Vic Galli did not do it for impact, however he bought an excellent end result.
The Pittsburg soccer coach, 4 days after asserting he could be stepping down after the season, watched his group deal with host Antioch 48-21 within the 104th Large Little Recreation.
They did so even with out 5-star quarterback Jaden Rashada, out, in response to Galli, on account of sickness.
No downside. The Pirates went to sophomore Marley Alcantara, who accomplished 15 of 24 for 322 yards and 5 touchdowns as Pitt (9-1, 5-0) clinched one other Bay Valley Athletic League title and gained their seventh straight BLG after falling behind 14-7.
Pittsburg scored six of the sport’s final seven touchdowns, together with two landing catches by Budha Boyd and 106 yards dashing and two TDs from one other sophomore Elijah Bow.
Washington-bound extensive receiver Rashid Williams had 5 catches for 127 yards and a pair TDs as properly. Oregon State-bound wideout Zachary Card took a display screen and rambled 60 yards for an additional rating to tie the sport at 14-14.
Williams’ 76-yard landing bomb simply earlier than the half gave Pittsburg the lead for good, 21-14.
Pittsburg might need sewn up the No. 1 seed within the North Coast Part playoffs. De La Salle-Harmony (7-3), which swamped Clayton Valley-Harmony 42-6, has a shot as properly. The Spartans have not misplaced a NCS sport since 1991. Whether or not that’s considered can be seen on Sunday, when the brackets are introduced.
No. 3 Marin Catholic-Kentfield 32, San Marin-Novato 15: In a battle of defending state champions for the Marin County Athletic League title, San Marin switch quarterback Joey Prepare dinner burned his previous teammates with 4 touchdowns — three passing — within the much-anticipated street sport.
Prepare dinner began the scoring with a 3-yard run, then accomplished passes of 31, 86 and 19 yards to Greer Arthur, Cooper Haswell and Matthew Greco because the Wildcats (10-0, 5-0) accomplished the common season good.
San Marin (8-2, 4-1) bought two landing passes from Dominic Ingrassia to Ben Langford (25 yards) and Anthony Scheppler (3 yards).
No. 5 Campolindo-Moraga 35, Miramonte-Orinda 7: Dashiell Weaver threw 4 landing passes, two to Robbie Mascheroni, because the visiting Cougars (10-0) accomplished their fourth good common season beneath Kevin Macy. The others have been 2011, 2012 and 2014.
Weaver fired scoring passes of 21 and seven to Mascheroni, 76 yards to Tim Daugherty and 45 yards to Brendan Comerford. The Cougars, which clinched the Diablo Athlete League’s Foothill Division, additionally bought a 7-yard TD run by James Giordani. Bennett Destino had a 1-yard TD for Miramonte (6-4).
Weaver entered with 2,179 passing yards and 23 touchdowns. Mascheroni has 15 TD catches getting into the playoffs.
No. 15 Saint Mary’s-Albany 28, St. Patrick-St. Vincent-Vallejo 20: The visiting Panthers (10-0, 4-0) accomplished their first good season in class historical past and gained the TCAL Stone Division title within the course of with a tricky win over the Bruins (8-1, 3-1).
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Pirates Taking Careful Approach With Returning Pitcher
The Pittsburgh Pirates will have some difficult decisions to make with their starting rotation in 2025.
One pitcher who could vie for the fifth spot in the rotation is right-handed pitcher Johan Oviedo. Oviedo is returning from Tommy John surgery last November and made 32 starts for the Pirates in 2023. While the 26-year-old right-hander may very well work his way into becoming Pittsburgh’s fifth starter, manager Derek Shelton said his team will take an abundance of caution with Oviedo next season.
“Oviedo, we’re going to have to be thoughtful because he’s coming off Tommy John,” Shelton said at the Winter Meetings. “So there is going to be some sort of innings that we have to benchmark and watch for.”
Oviedo was acquired in a rare division trade with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2022 after he spent the first half of the season going back and forth between the Major Leagues and Triple-A Memphis. In his seven starts for Pittsburgh in 2022, he went 2-2 with a 3.23 ERA. Oviedo asserted himself in the starting rotation in 2023 and had a solid yet unspectacular season, going 9-14 with a 4.31 ERA over 32 starts and he struck out 158 batters in his 177.2 innings pitched. His control was detrimental throughout the season, though, as he posted a 1.9 strikeout-to-walk ratio.
Oviedo had 15 outings where he walked at least three batters and led baseball with 13 hit-by-pitches hit in 2023. The right-hander showed signs of turning things around in the second half, as he went 6-4 with a 3.72 ERA in 77.1 innings pitched over 14 starts.
Oviedo’s path to the starting rotation is much less clear with the emergence of 2024 Rookie of the Year Paul Skenes and Jared Jones. Bailey Falter also proved to be a solid option and Mitch Keller has been the Pirates’ most consistent pitcher over the last two seasons. Along with the four pitchers who already appear to be entrenched in the rotation for 2025, Pittsburgh also boasts three top-100 prospects in MLB Pipeline’s rankings, Bubba Chandler, Braxton Ashcraft and Thomas Harrington.
All three right-handed pitching prospects reached Triple-A Indianapolis last season, so their debuts could be right around the corner in 2025.
Oviedo’s experience in the bullpen could come in handy, especially with the Pirates wanting to manage his innings in his first season back from Tommy John surgery. Oviedo has made 14 appearances out of the bullpen in his career. The Pirates bullpen more than needs the help, as they had the fourth-highest ERA in baseball last season.
Whether it’s as a starting pitcher or a reliever, how the Pirates manage Oviedo’s innings will be among the topics of discussion entering 2025. If he can assert himself as one of the Pirates’ five best starting pitchers in Spring Training, an already strong rotation could be even deeper next season.
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