ABA HIGH SCHOOL
PALO ALTO HIGH SCHOOL VIKINGS AT DE LA SALLE HIGH SCHOOL SPARTANS
05/05/2026
 
ABA HIGH SCHOOL
PALO ALTO HIGH SCHOOL VIKINGS AT DE LA SALLE HIGH SCHOOL SPARTANS
GAME ID: 9471 - TUESDAY, MAY 5TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Palo Alto High School Vikings (28-12) 2 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 5 1 14 19 2
De La Salle High School Spartans (21-19) 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 1 5 2 15 17 1
5-for-6 Day for Santiago
De La Salle High School Spartans left fielder Mario Santiago went ballistic with the bat. He hammered the Palo Alto High School Vikings for 5 hits to help De La Salle High School win, 15-14, over Palo Alto High School at Koch Baseball Diamond.

Mario Santiago struck out in the 1st, hit an RBI single in the 3rd, walked in a run in the 4th, hit a solo-shot off Jim Unknown in the 6th, hit a solo-shot off Jim Unknown in the 8th, hit a GRAND SLAM off Jim Unknown in the 9th and hit an RBI single in the 10th.

For the year, Santiago has hit .420 with 15 home runs, 43 RBIs and scored 40 runs.
PALO ALTO HIGH SCHOOL BATTING LINESCORE DE LA SALLE HIGH SCHOOL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Claunch 3B 6 1 1 0 0 4 5 .321 8 23
B. Safdieh CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .247 6 20
   a-B. Graham PH, LF 2 1 2 4 0 0 0 .360 3 19
T. Cruthirds 1B 6 2 5 3 0 0 0 .333 9 21
R. Ward RF 4 1 2 2 0 2 4 .268 10 31
   b-H. Markle CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 0 0
C. Walton LF, RF 4 3 3 2 2 0 1 .395 22 48
K. Burkhart DH 6 0 1 0 0 1 4 .288 4 13
N. Derrick 2B 4 3 1 2 1 1 0 .253 7 23
M. Stearns C 6 1 3 0 0 1 3 .250 9 27
E. Allen SS 4 1 0 0 2 1 4 .257 1 20
Totals 47 14 19 13 5 10 23      
a - B. Graham pinch hit for B. Safdieh in the 8th
b - H. Markle substituted for R. Ward in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Claunch (8, 1st Inning off E. Rushton, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Cruthirds (10, 7th Inning off J. Keuper, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Cruthirds 2 (9, 1st Inning off E. Rushton, 1 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off E. Rushton, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Ward (10, 3rd Inning off E. Rushton, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Walton 2 (22, 3rd Inning off E. Rushton, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off E. Rushton, 0 on, 1 out) , N. Derrick (7, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Graham (3, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Claunch 2 , B. Safdieh , B. Graham 5 , T. Cruthirds 12 , R. Ward 5 , C. Walton 9 , K. Burkhart , N. Derrick 4 , M. Stearns 3
2-out RBI: , B. Graham 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Ward , K. Burkhart 2 , E. Allen 2
GIDP: K. Burkhart
Sac Fly: R. Ward
Hit by Pitch: N. Derrick
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Claunch (9) , R. Ward (1) , N. Derrick (3)
CS: C. Walton (2)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Derrick (6) , E. Allen (9)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Schaffer SS 5 5 1 0 0 0 4 .247 12 20
J. Israelsen RF 4 3 2 2 3 0 1 .289 17 33
T. Martinez 1B 5 1 2 3 2 1 4 .331 8 24
M. Santiago LF 6 3 5 9 1 1 1 .420 15 43
A. Diaz C 4 0 1 1 2 1 0 .258 1 9
K. Kirkwood 2B 6 0 0 0 0 0 7 .226 3 16
R. Ramon CF 6 1 4 0 0 0 1 .279 6 26
E. Reyes DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .278 0 0
J. Sales 3B 5 2 1 0 1 0 3 .215 2 13
Totals 46 15 17 15 9 4 24      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Ramon 2 (5, 4th Inning off C. Hackett, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Reyes (3, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Israelsen (17, 6th Inning off J. Curry, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Santiago 3 (15, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Schaffer , J. Israelsen 5 , T. Martinez 2 , M. Santiago 14 , A. Diaz , R. Ramon 6 , E. Reyes 2 , J. Sales
2-out RBI: T. Martinez , M. Santiago 2 , A. Diaz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Martinez , K. Kirkwood 2 , E. Reyes
Hit by Pitch: D. Schaffer 2 , E. Reyes
Team LOB: 15

FIELDING
Errors: D. Schaffer (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Kirkwood-Schaffer-Martinez)
PALO ALTO HIGH SCHOOL PITCHING LINESCORE DE LA SALLE HIGH SCHOOL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Barron 2.2 4 1 0 1 1 0 47 4.04   
C. Hackett 1.0 2 3 3 3 0 0 30 2.81   
J. Curry 1.2 1 2 2 0 1 1 22 6.95   
J. Unknown 2.2 5 5 5 3 1 2 54 16.88   
J. Unknown L (0-1), BS (1) 1.0 5 4 3 2 1 1 41 27.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Barron 44
Batters Faced: C. Barron 14, C. Hackett 9, J. Curry 7, J. Unknown 17, J. Unknown 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Barron 4-3, C. Hackett 2-1, J. Curry 1-3, J. Unknown 6-1, J. Unknown 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Barron 47-35, C. Hackett 30-12, J. Curry 22-15, J. Unknown 54-29, J. Unknown 41-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Hackett 3-0 , J. Curry 3-0 , J. Unknown 3-3
Hit Batsmen: C. Hackett , J. Curry , J. Unknown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Rushton 4.1 9 6 6 0 3 5 71 6.81   
Z. O'Connor 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 18 6.06   
J. Keuper BS (3) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 9 5.48   
A. Hanna 1.0 2 1 0 1 3 0 27 4.19   
J. Unknown 1.2 5 6 6 3 1 2 40 32.40   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Rushton 24
Batters Faced: E. Rushton 23, Z. O'Connor 5, J. Keuper 5, A. Hanna 7, J. Unknown 12, J. Unknown 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Rushton 1-9, Z. O'Connor 0-2, J. Keuper 0-2, A. Hanna 0-0, J. Unknown 3-0, J. Unknown 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Rushton 71-44, Z. O'Connor 18-15, J. Keuper 9-5, A. Hanna 27-16, J. Unknown 40-23, J. Unknown 7-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-1
WP: J. Unknown
Hit Batsmen: E. Rushton
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mario Santiago
Ballpark: Koch Baseball Diamond
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 4:38
Attendance: 74
Special Notes: Tim Cruthirds ties the PAHS regular season game record for hits with 5. Mario Santiago ties the DLSHS regular season game record for home runs with 3. Mario Santiago ties the DLSHS regular season game record for RBI with 8. Mario Santiago ties the DLSHS regular season extra-inning game record for hits with 5. Danny Schaffer ties the HSBL regular season extra-inning game record for runs with 5. Mario Santiago ties the HSBL regular season extra-inning game record for RBI with 9.
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