In first career start, Serra closer Nate Hui pitches complete-game shutout as Padres reach NorCal championship

SAN MATEO — Nate Hui had never before started a baseball game at the high school level.

On Thursday, you never would have known it. For the first time as a starting pitcher, Hui took his home mound in San Mateo as Serra welcomed in Los Gatos for a trip to the CIF NorCal Division I championship game. 

This time, Hui, normally the Padres’ closer, simply decided to close out the entire game in one fell swoop. The junior pitched a complete-game shutout in the Division I semifinal, backstopping...