Photos: Girls duel from mound in boys’ baseball game

Birmingham pitcher Marti Sementelli, left, and San Marcos pitcher Ghazaleh Sailors, right, wish each other luck before their game on Saturday at Birmingham High in Lake Balboa. It is believed to be the first boys’ baseball game at which girls were the starting pitchers.  (Bret Hartman / For The Times)

Birmingham pitcher Marti Sementelli hangs out with her teammates before their game against San Marcos on Saturday, when each boys’ baseball team had a girl pitching to start the game.  (Bret Hartman / For The Times)

San Marcos pitcher Ghazaleh Sailors takes aim as she winds up to deliver a pitch against Birmingham High on Saturday.  (Bret Hartman / For The Times)

Birmingham High pitcher Marti Sementelli rares back to throw a pitch against a batter from San Marcos High during a boys’ baseball game on Saturday.  (Bret Hartman / For The Times)

A Birmingham High batter prepares for a pitch from Ghazaleh Sailors, who started for San Marcos High on Saturday in a boys’ baseball game.  (Bret Hartman / For The Times)

Patriots pitcher Marti Sementelli delivers a pitch against San Marcos High on Saturday during a boys’ baseball game at Birmingham High in Lake Balboa.  (Bret Hartman / For The Times)

Ghazaleh Sailors is congratulated by the San Marcos High first base coach after getting a hit off fellow pitcher Marti Sementelli in the seventh inning of a boys’ baseball game at Birmingham High.  (Bret Hartman / For The Times)

Birmingham High pitcher Marti Sementelli holds the game ball after she helped the Patriots defeat San Marcos High of Santa Barbara, 6-1, on Saturday. Sementelli pitched a complete game, giving up five hits while striking out four and walking three.  (Bret Hartman / For The Times)

Friends approach Birmingham pitcher Marti Sementelli after she pitched a complete game in a 6-1 victory over San Marcos High of Santa Barbara on Saturday.  (Bret Hartman / For The Times)

Birmingham pitcher Marti Sementelli is congratulated by best friend Reyna Hallett after pitching a complete game Saturday in a 6-1 victory over San Marcos High.  (Bret Hartman / For The Times)