The final four teams contending for Saturday’s championship game in the Michelle Carew Classic have been set.

One of the favored teams going into the event, Amador Valley of Pleasanton, Calif., is poised to make the championship while another favorite was knocked off Friday.

Johanna Grauer pitched another gem, giving up only one hit while striking out 11 in a 1-0 win over Great Oak of Temecula to help the Dons, the No. 3 ranked team in the latest FAB 50 national ranks, advance to the semifinals.

Amador Valley will play Esperanza on Saturday at 1 pm which was led by outstanding pitching from South Carolina commit Hayley Copeland who shut down a powerful Pacifica team 2-0.

She no-hit the Mariners through five innings and finished with a one-hitter while striking out 12 as her curve ball baffled the hitters of Pacifica, ranked No. 9 in the FAB 50.  Kaylee Carlson took the loss allowing two runs on four hits and two walks while striking out 10. It wasn’t a huge upset, however, as the Aztecs are ranking No. 16 in the rankings.

The winner of the Amador Valley/Esperanza game will face the winner of the other semi which matches Alhambra of Martinez vs. Los Alamitos.

Alhambra came from behind to defeat Vista Murrieta on Friday with a tying run in the fifth and the winning run in the sixth to advance.

Los Alamitos pulled out a 11 inning thriller against Yorba Linda, which was ranked No. 32 in the FAB 50 going into the event.  The Griffins won on a two-run single in the bottom of the 11^th by freshman Allisha Martinez

Here’s the complete Friday roundup courtesy of OCSidelines.com

 

COMPLETE RESULTS FROM FRIDAY ACTION:

CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTERFINALS

Alhambra of Martinez 2, Vista Murrieta 1

Amador Valley of Pleasanton 1, Great Oak of Temecula 0

Los Alamitos 6, Yorba Linda 5 (11 innings)

Esperanza 2, Pacifica 0

FIFTH-PLACE SEMIFINALS

Pacifica 7, Great Oak of Temecula 2

Vista Murrieta 7, Yorba Linda 0

NINTH-PLACE SEMIFINALS

Norco 1, Saugus 0

Canyon 11, Orange Lutheran 1

CONSOLATION QUARTERFINALS

Riverside Poly 6, Piedra Vista of Farmington, N.M., 0

Chino Hills 12, Bullard of Fresno 2

Aliso Niguel 6, Santa Monica 2

Agoura 5, Oxnard 4

CONSOLATION SEMIFINAL

Chino Hills 7, Aliso Niguel 6

CONSOLATION

Canyon 4, Murrieta Valley 3

Norco 8, Chaparral 2

Saugus 9, El Toro 5

Orange Lutheran 6, Poway 5

Righetti of Santa Maria 5, Kennedy 4

Cienega of Vail, Ariz., 6, Cypress 1

Foothill 8, Simi Valley 5

Santa Monica 10, Bullard of Fresno 1

Trabuco Hills 4, Valencia of Valencia 2

Simi Valley 6, Cypress 1

Valencia of Valencia 7, Kennedy 2

Cienega of Vail, Ariz., 12, Foothill 2

Norco 1, Saugus 0

Poway 2, Murrieta Valley 1