Back on top: De La Salle routs College Park in NCS D1 title game to capture 15th section title

MORAGA De La Salle has been waiting for this moment for a whole year As third baseman Jacob Gray threw out College Park s final runner at first base the Spartans dugout swiftly ran to the pitcher s mound Hats and helmets flew in the air and a dogpile ensued at Louis Guisto Field as De La Salle accomplished its mission One year after losing to Granada in heartbreaking fashion in the North Coast Section Division I title meeting the second-seeded Spartans uncovered redemption as they defeated No College Park - on Saturday at St Mary s College to capture this year s D crown We were obviously frustrated after last year but we were very resilient De La Salle center fielder Alec Blair disclosed We were very determined this year to win it all and so for us to take it home it s awesome De La Salle dogpiles after an - supremacy over College Park in the NCS Division I baseball championship contest Saturday May at St Mary s College in Moraga Calif Karl Mondon Bay Area News Group The Concord school continued its dynastic run through the NCS by winning its eighth Division I title and th overall These guys just do what they re supposed to do De La Salle coach David Jeans announced They take care of the little things They re great in the classroom They re phenomenal with each other They treat the younger guys well They re just really good kids Stanford commit Tyler Spangler had a phenomenal challenge going for with two two triples and two RBIs Cal Poly-bound second baseman Antonio Castro totaled two hits and knocked in three runs The Spartans totaled hits five of which were for extra bases De La Salle s Antonio Castro hits a -run double in the sixth inning against College Park in the NCS Division I baseball championship tournament Saturday May at St Mary s College in Moraga Calif Karl Mondon Bay Area News Group De La Salle took all the momentum in the second inning as it capitalized on a costly College Park mistake The Falcons were on their way to getting out of the second unscathed after turning a - - double play On a - count De La Salle right fielder Niko Baumgartner hit a ball into the infield that couldn t be corralled as he reached first base on an error De La Salle loaded the bases after Zach Tchejeyan was walked and Jacob Gray singled to left field In the next at-bat the Spartans scored the first run of the event when John Salter was hit by a pitch and the floodgates were opened from there Lead off hitter Ethan Sullivan tripled to bring home Tchejeyan and Gray Then Spangler tripled to bring in two more runs De La Salle scored its final run of the inning after Castro knocked in Spangler giving the Spartans a - lead after the second inning We just thrived off each other and started building momentum Baumgartner noted As a gang we re really good at getting to the next guy and that s a big thing for us De La Salle s Niko Baumgartner hits a triple in the fifth inning against College Park in the NCS Division I baseball championship contest at St Mary s College in Moraga Calif Saturday May Karl Mondon Bay Area News Group College Park coach Andy Tarpley commented De La Salle s second inning rally changed the complexity of the challenge We caught a couple of tough breaks Tarpley stated But they were juggernauts and we needed the breaks to go our way and they went theirs College Park s lineup determined particular rhythm in the fifth inning Senior TJ Lanza hit a sacrifice fly to center field that scored pinch runner Jack Carpenter In the next at-bat Riley Meadows knocked in Connor Berkowitz to cut the deficit to four runs But that s as close as the Falcons would get De La Salle tacked on two more runs in the fifth to push its lead back up to six Then Bubba Vargas sacrifice fly to left field capped off a three-run sixth inning as De La Salle s lead became too much for College Park For De La Salle winning Saturday s NCS championship was a testament to this group s new mindset coming into this season We changed everything Vargas noted Last year we were a little laxed and that hurt us at these big moments This year we were focused on every pitch every tournament no matter if it was in March or if it s in May That was our mentality coming in It was a big jump and a big change but it s what we needed and it s a great feeling because it worked Saturday s final was a rematch of the NCS Division I championship from De La Salle lost to an all-time College Park crew that included current big leaguers Trevor Larnach Twins Christian Encarnacion-Strand Reds and Willie MacIver A s Since that defeat the Spartans have won of their last NCS playoff games with their only defeat coming against Granada in an all-time classic contest in Blair an Oklhamoma commit in baseball and basketball accomplished something he has been trying to do for the last four years He has now won section titles in both sports in the same year after leading the Spartans to an NCS Open Division crown in hoops this past winter It s been fun Blair stated It s my senior year so to go out with a bang like that it s pretty awesome De La Salle s Antonio Castro hoists the NCS Division I baseball championship trophy after defeating College Park - Saturday May at St Mary s College in Moraga Calif Karl Mondon Bay Area News Group Though College Park couldn t get over the hump the Falcons turnaround from where they were to start the season has been remarkable At multiple points this year College Park was a below band but finished the regular season with an outright Diablo Athletic League Foothill Division title Related Articles Carmel walks off Willow Glen in extra innings to win CCS Division III baseball championship NCS roundup Northgate routs Berean Christian to win D-IV softball title California captures NCS D-III baseball title It s an unreal feeling Santa Clara wins first CCS baseball title in school history as Drew Diffenderfer fires one-hitter Menlo School s fiery Ben Salama hits clutch triple channels Mason Miller in Knights CCS title win The Pleasant Hill school then beat Heritage Clayton Valley and Casa Grande to reach Saturday s championship match It s a common cliche but we had resilience Tarpley disclosed We had the second toughest schedule in all of California so particular of those losses early prepared us to play in these games For us to be here shows a testament to this group and how close they are as a company Both schools will prepare for another playoff run as the Spartans and and the Falcons qualified for the CIF NorCal playoffs De La Salle and College Park will know what division and seed placement it will get after Sunday s CIF seeding meeting De La Salle which will likely receive a Top seed is seeking its third NorCal Division I crown De La Salle poses with the NCS Division I baseball championship trophy after defeating College Park - Saturday May at St Mary s College in Moraga Calif Karl Mondon Bay Area News Group College Park s Davin Koepp gets the first hit against De La Salle s Roman Bartosh in the fifth inning of the NCS Division I baseball championship competition at St Mary s College in Moraga Calif Saturday May Karl Mondon Bay Area News Group College Park s James Voorhies pitches in relief against De La Salle in the NCS Division I baseball championship encounter at St Mary s College in Moraga Calif Saturday May Karl Mondon Bay Area News Group College Park s James Voorhies pitches in relief against De La Salle in the NCS Division I baseball championship contest at St Mary s College in Moraga Calif Saturday May Karl Mondon Bay Area News Group De La Salle starter Roman Bartosh pitches into the fifth inning before giving up a hit to College Park in the NCS Division I baseball championship tournament Saturday May at St Mary s College in Moraga Calif Karl Mondon Bay Area News Group De La Salle starter Roman Bartosh pitches into the fifth inning before giving up a hit to College Park in the NCS Division I baseball championship competition Saturday May at St Mary s College in Moraga Calif Karl Mondon Bay Area News Group De La Salle starter Roman Bartosh pitches into the fifth inning before giving up a hit to College Park in the NCS Division I baseball championship encounter Saturday May at St Mary s College in Moraga Calif Karl Mondon Bay Area News Group De La Salle celebrates an - accomplishment over College Park in the NCS Division I baseball championship competition Saturday May at St Mary s College in Moraga Calif Karl Mondon Bay Area News Group