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 Serra to a 3-0 win and the Padres’ first-ever trip to the regional championship.

“Honestly, I don’t really feel pressure,” Hui said. “I know my team is gonna make plays behind me. I had a couple double plays, couple good plays in the outfield. And I know if I do my job, I throw strikes and execute the

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