{"id":697214,"date":"2026-05-12T19:12:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T19:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/697214\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T19:12:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T19:12:20","slug":"st-joseph-baseball-wins-mountain-league-title-after-win-over-righetti-high-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/697214\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Joseph baseball wins Mountain League title after win over Righetti | High School"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The St. Joseph baseball team has its second straight Mountain League title in hand. The Knights also have some bragging rights.<\/p>\n<p>The Knights made the most of their seven hits Friday, their pitchers got some big outs and the Knights beat cross-street rival Righetti 9-6 on the Warriors\u2019 Senior Day in both teams\u2019 regular season finale at Righetti.<\/p>\n<p>St. Joseph took the three-game series with Righetti two games to one. The Knights won the last two games between the teams after the Warriors won the first.<\/p>\n<p>The Knights finished the regular season 22-5-1, 13-2 under first-year coach Tino Estrada. The Warriors finished another solid regular season under veteran coach Kyle Tognazzini 16-10, 8-7. Both teams long since became playoff eligible.<\/p>\n<p>                    <a href=\"https:\/\/santamariatimes.com\/sports\/local\/high-school\/st-joseph-high-school-celebrates-13-student-athletes-on-2026-college-signing-day\/article_17be6032-8e6a-40e5-93c7-8fe9311d8d69.html\" class=\"tnt-asset-link\" aria-label=\"St. Joseph High School celebrates 13 student-athletes on 2026 College Signing Day\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                &#13;<br \/>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"St. Joseph High School celebrates 13 student-athletes on 2026 College Signing Day\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1024\" height=\"606\" data- data-\/><br \/>\n                <\/a><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/69fe5ef261a3f.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"118\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The last of the Knights\u2019 three pitchers, Lucas Woodruff, got the last out. He also hit his second home run of the season, a solo shot over the left field fence in the top of the seventh. Woodruff had to make a slight u-turn during his jaunt around the bases.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was watching the ball, and I passed first base without touching it,\u201d said Woodruff. He backtracked a bit then touched \u2018em all to make the home run.<\/p>\n<p>                    <a href=\"https:\/\/santamariatimes.com\/news\/local\/education\/longtime-educator-sally-ostini-remembered-during-adapted-sports-day\/article_c68a9d43-6916-4c0b-a89a-c5e9de001376.html\" class=\"tnt-asset-link\" aria-label=\"Longtime educator Sally Ostini remembered during Adapted Sports Day\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                &#13;<br \/>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"Longtime educator Sally Ostini remembered during Adapted Sports Day\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1749\" height=\"1185\" data- data-\/><br \/>\n                <\/a><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/69f5107e0ad2f.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"136\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"tnt-summary\">More than 130 special education elementary school students came to Liberty Elementary School to participate in different sports Friday morning during\u00a0Sally Ostini Adapted Sports Day.<\/p>\n<p>On the mound, \u201cI mainly threw the slider,\u201d said Woodruff. Woodruff entered after a two-run Kamron Walker single off the glove of St. Joseph second baseman Eli Hendricks pulled Righetti within 7-5 with one out in the fifth. With the bases full, Woodruff snuffed out the rally:<\/p>\n<p>Woodruff pitched around two walks in the sixth. Max Anderson drove in a Righetti run with a two-out double in the seventh but Hendricks caught a pop fly to finish it.<\/p>\n<p>Sign up to receive headlines in your inbox!<\/p>\n<p>Breaking News | Local Sports | Daily Headlines | Local Obituaries | Weather | Local Offers<\/p>\n<p>The Warriors out-hit the Knights 9-7, but Righetti stranded 14 base runners and left the bases loaded twice. Meanwhile, six of St. Joseph\u2019s hits were RBIs.<\/p>\n<p>Righetti broke on top when Max Villegas singled in the first run of the game in the bottom first. Robbie Roemling, the No. 9 hitter in the St. Joseph lineup, lined a two-run single to right for the first runs in a four-run St. Joseph second. The Knights stayed ahead.<\/p>\n<p>Walker went 4-for-5 and drove in three runs, but freshman St. Joseph starter Xavier Horta retired Walker on a fly to right with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom third.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a lot of arms. eight pitchers on the team,\u201d said Estrada. \u201cWhatever it takes to get the job done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One of those eight, left-hander Mason Majewski, pitched a perfect game earlier this season. He was the St. Joseph first baseman Friday. Majewski had two hits and drove in two runs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe hitting\u2019s been coming around the last six games,\u201d said Majewski.<\/p>\n<p>The junior is a third-year varsity player who was one of the mainstays for a team that lost in a CIF Central Section divisional final last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re putting more effort into it this year,\u201d said Majewski. \u201cLast year, we were a little lackadaisical in practice at times.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to need the bats to keep coming around during the playoffs,\u201d Estrada said after his team ended its regular season with a big win.<\/p>\n<p>The playoffs start next week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The St. Joseph baseball team has its second straight Mountain League title in hand. 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