NCS baseball playoffs: Foothill’s big inning turns back Benicia in D-I game

PLEASANTON — Foothill broke the game open with a six-run fourth inning and went on to a 10-4 win Friday over Benicia in a North Coast Section Division I quarterfinal.

Benicia scored a run in the top of the first without the benefit of a hit. Foothill responded with two in the bottom half, taking advantage of two walks and three Benicia errors.

The score remained 2-1 until the fourth when Foothill sent 10 batters to the plate. Tanner Tarpley brought home the first run in the inning, drawing a bases-loaded walk.