Saturday thoughts

Salinas put on a hitting clinic on Friday as five players had three or more hits, including Nate Jones, who compiled four hits and drove in six runs.
 Chase Pacheco rewriting his own school record in the long jump for Palma, sailing 23-6 to finish second at the Stanford Invitational.
 After striking out 13 on Tuesday, Chris Clements drove in five runs on Thursday in Pacific Grove's sweep of Carmel in baseball.
 Sweeping the relay events meant a 10-point swing for Alisal, who finished in a 66-66 tie with San Benito in boys track.
 Amber Duplissie ripped a grand slam while Janell Godfrey had a two run homer as North County is 2-0 in the Pacific Division in softball.
 North County has become a player in the Pacific Division in golf after finishing in a tie for first with perennial power Monterey in a league tournament.
 At 13-0, Monterey is four wins shy of setting a single-season school record for wins in tennis.
 Nationally ranked CSUMB has won 12 straight softball games and 22-of-23. Pitchers Lindsey Clarkson and Cori Reinhardt have shutout seven of their last eight opponents.