CONCORD — There was no shortage of competitive moments during Thursday’s NorCal Division I semifinal game between De La Salle and St. Mary’s-Stockton.

There were intense moments, and at some points, even heated ones. But in a game that featured two of the most storied baseball programs in Northern California, De La Salle found a way to come out on top.

De La Salle, the bracket’s top seed, defeated No. 4 St. Mary’s-Stockton 3-0 at home to advance to the NorCal final on Saturday. The Spartans will play host to No. 3 Serra, which defeated Los Gatos in its semifinal game.

Stanford-bound Graham Schlicht pitched a complete-game and struck out nine. Cal Poly commit Antonio Castro went 2 for 3 and knocked in two runs.

“It was definitely getting chippy. We knew each other. We played each other

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