Cupertino 5, Harker 4
John (Jay) Hernandez III drove in Jon Ringer with the winning run in the seventh inning to beat visiting Harker in a non-league game Monday. Ringer reached base by getting hit with a pitch. Cupertino scored two runs in the first inning. After walking multiple batters, Cupertino fell behind 4-2 in the third inning, then scored a run in the bottom half of the inning to cut the margin to one. The score remained at 4-3 until the seventh inning when Cupertino came back to win. Rain sprinkled occasionally throughout the game, clearing up towards the end.
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CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 28: Cupertino’s Rohan Gupta (13) pitches against Harker High School atCupertino High School in Cupertino, Calif., on Monday, March 28, 2022. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 28: Cupertino’s Jason Muktarian (14) (left) celebrates with Cupertino’s Jon Ringer (10) after he caught the ball against Harker High School at Cupertino High School in Cupertino, Calif., on Monday, March 28, 2022. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 28: Cupertino’s Jon Ringer (10) pitches against Harker High School at Cupertino High School in Cupertino, Calif., on Monday, March 28, 2022. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 28: Cupertino’s catcher Joseph Schlesselman (2) and Cupertino’s Jon Ringer (10) meet on the mound against Harker High School at Cupertino High School in Cupertino, Calif., on Monday, March 28, 2022. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 28: Harker’s Bobby Wang (8) tosses the ball to Harker’s Drew Diffenderfer (13) at Cupertino High School in Cupertino, Calif., on Monday, March 28, 2022. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 28: Harker’s Drew Diffenderfer (13) warms up before batting against Cupertino High School at Cupertino High School in Cupertino, Calif., on Monday, March 28, 2022. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 28: Harker’s Drew Diffenderfer (13) pitches against Cupertino High School at Cupertino High School in Cupertino, Calif., on Monday, March 28, 2022. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 28: Harker’s Nick Delfino (11) catches a fly ball against Cupertino High School at Cupertino High School in Cupertino, Calif., on Monday, March 28, 2022. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)
