Capuchino ace fires three-hit shutout as Mustangs capture CCS Division V baseball title

SAN JOSE – Capuchino ace Ryan Burton raised his right arm after hurling his final pitch, and then held both arms up in triumph as his defense got the final out of the CCS Division V baseball championship. 

Burton allowed just three hits in a complete game, routinely using a slider that got Santa Cruz’s talented batters to popup and groundout in the San Bruno school’s 1-0 victory at Excite Ballpark. 

After the Mustangs lost the title game to Hillsdale in 2023 at the home of the San Jose Giants minor league team...