Archbishop Mitty’s Tanner Kern is mobbed by teammates after hitting a walk-off, 2-run double in extra innings to defeat Bellarmine 3-2, in San Jose, Calif., Friday, March 24, 2023. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
SAN JOSE — Tanner Kern was Archbishop Mitty’s last hope when he stepped into the batter’s box with two outs in extra innings Friday, his team trailing by a run on a blustery and cool spring afternoon.
It certainly was not a time for the faint of heart, on either side, as the tying run stood at third, the winning run at second.
At the plate