Still, the Gatos coach had to pleased with the one similarity in the two games played by the Wildcats—they won them both.

Los Gatos opened the week by holding on for a 14-12 win over Los Altos in Santa Clara Valley Athletic League De Anza Division play, then finished things off with a pretty 5-0 non-league win over Gilroy.

The two wins helped the Cats improve to 18-3 for the year and to 11-1 in the division heading into play this week. Gatos will host Cupertino on April 27 before heading to Los Altos on April 29. The following Monday, May 2, the Wildcats host second-place Wilcox in a key league match-up. All three games begin at 3:30 p.m.

"The kids have just played well," said Sanfilippo. "I'm pretty happy with where we are, but this is where we have to start playing even better and start peaking."

Los Gatos opened play last week with the 14-12 league win over Los Altos. The Cats jumped out to a 13-0 lead after four innings before things started to unravel. Still, Gatos was able to hold on for the league win.

Saturday's win over Gilroy, though, helped Sanfilippo the worries of Wednesday. Kyle Blair threw a gem to lead the Cats past the Mustangs.

The sophomore right hander went the distance to flip a 1-hit shutout, striking out 10, walking none and hitting one batter. He needed just 73 pitches to dispatch the Mustangs.

"He dominated from the get-go," said Sanfilippo of Blair. "He struck out the side in the first inning."

"His curve ball had some good movement and just fooled guys," added the coach. Gilroy never got a runner as far as second base.

Blair started the rally that helped him to his fifth straight mound win when he singled to lead-off the second inning. Jeremy Bays doubled to right-center to drive him home.

Michael Gault dropped a beauty of a drag bunt down the third base line and beat it out for a hit, leaving runners at the corners. Mark Johnson followed with a bunt single that drove in Bays.

Carlos Alonso singled to load the bases, but Gault was picked off third base for the first out. With the runners on first and second moving, Michael Brienzo singled to center to drive home Johnson.

"It was a hit and run, and Mike executed it perfectly," said Sanfilippo.

Alonso scored on a passed ball and Justin Schafer followed with a single to knock in Brienzo.

Los Gatos managed just one hit after the second—a single by Gault—but Blair had more than enough to nail down the win.

"It was a good win," said Sanfilippo. "Gilroy's a good ballclub." The Mustangs are tied for first place with Live Oak in the Tri-Counties League race.

Marty Mullins homered twice and singled, driving in four runs and scoring three, to lead the Cats to the league win over Los Altos earlier in the week.

"Offensively, he had a huge day," said the coach of Mullins.

Derek Thomas was 3 for 3 with a home run and two runs-batted-in. He was also the winning pitcher for the Cats.

Blair was 3 for 3 with a double and knocked in a run, Gault had two hits and drove in three runs and Johnson singled, doubled and ripped a sacrifice fly to plate two runs.

Bays, Schafer, Nick Politi, Ray Salazar and Spencer Maltbie also had hits for the Cats.

Gatos frosh-soph in first

The Los Gatos frosh-soph baseball team stretched its league-leading record to 9-1 last week with a 7-4 win over second-place Los Altos.

Wes Howell doubled and knocked in three runs in the game and Paul Politi singled and ripped a sac fly. Matt Ellis doubled and Tim Sweeney and Kevin Wyllie each had run-scoring singles.

Ellis also tossed a complete game to claim the pitching win.