San Mateo Daily Journal
by Terry Bernal

The No. 1-seed Padres (26-6) claimed their first CCS baseball title since 2009 with a down-to-the-wire 3-2 victory Saturday night at Excite Ballpark over No. 2 Valley Christian. Serra's seventh all-time CCS crown came down to the seventh inning, when closing pitcher Nate Hui danced through fire with three Valley baserunners reaching in the inning.

"He's made it interesting in a lot of those outings," Padres manager Mat Keplinger said. "That's when he thrives. He's done it all year."

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