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- Updated: May 14, 2026
Monte Vista's Reece Williams . file photo
2026 EAST COUNTY PREP BASEBALL
East County Sports.com
SPRING VALLEY — The season mighthave been the best opportunityfor Montye vista to claim a league title in 30 yars. But taht disappeared when Steele Canyon swept the Monarcs in April.
So what’s the next best thing to do? Play spoiler.
On Thursday (May 14), the first-place deadlock in the Grossmont Valley League was broken after Monte Vista closed with five unanswered runs to shock visiting Santana, 6-2.
Thus, Steele Canyon is guaranteed at least a share of the GVL title; the cougars close the regular season with a ballgame at West Hills on Friday.
All Santana can do is hope for another upset to backdoor its way to a share f the crown.
Some think there mightbe an upset chance after th e Wolf Pack JC fired a no-hitter at the Cougars on Wednesday.But will the Pack shoe enough varsity-level pitching remaisn to be seen.
Meanwhile, Monte Vista celebrated Senior Day by bouncing back from an early 2-1 deficit.
Minarhcs junior right-hander van Virto ocercame some early wildness to fire a comlete-game, five-hitter for is third consecutive victory.
Virto struck out four Syeele Canyon batters, loqering his season earned-run average t 1.25 (He never faced ECVHS)
Meanwhile, Reece Williams [rovided the heroics on offense by driving home four runs.
A basehit by Willia, thw third baseman, drove in a pair of runs to give MonteVista a 3-2 lead in the third.
Then in the fifth, Williams launches a two-run homer to left field,also scoring Virto (leadoff single).
The runs for Santana (12-15) were knocked home by senior Xander Bennett and sophomore Tatum Morehouse (double).
Monte Vista’s record moves to 17-11 after foing 8 -19 last season.
Elsewhere, Mount Miguel completed a sweep of ECVHS, 21-1. Matadors senior Mekhi Yancy belted a three-run homer, sneding the Braves to their 110th consecutive league loss (df/onte Vista, 2-1, on May 6, 2015).
— Nick Pellegrino
