CIF baseball playoff highlights, final scores for OC teams and semifinal schedule

DIVISION 1

HARVARD WESTLAKE 2, CYPRESS 1: Jake De Laquill was 2 for 4 with a stolen base, Ivan Ortiz 1 for 4 with a run scored, Tyler Vladic 2 for 3 with a walk, Noah Johnson 1 for 3 with an RBI and Landon Smith 1 for 2 in an elimination game at Harvard Westlake.

Starting pitcher Tate Belfanti pitched six innings allowing six hits and striking out six.

Harvard Westlake moves on to the semifinals Tuesday vs. the winner of the St. John Bosco vs. La Mirada game. Cypress finished 23-9.

Score:

Norco 3, Orange Lutheran 0

DIVISION 2

NEWPORT HARBOR 8, AQUINAS 0: Newport Harbor erupted for eight runs in the bottom of the second inning and went on to defeat Aquinas at home in the quarterfinal round of the CIF Division 2 baseball playoffs Friday.

Newport Harbor (22-9) plays at Ganesha (25-3-1) Tuesday in the semifinals.

Newport Harbor’s starting pitcher Keaton Anderson threw a complete game shutout giving up only three hits while walking one in seven innings. Anderson, a junior, also had five strikeouts.

Newport Harbor’s junior left fielder Noah Whittaker went 2 for 3 with two singles including an RBI single in the bottom of the second inning that jump-started the Sailor offense.

Senior center fielder Gavin Guy kept the scoring going in the bottom of the second for Newport with a three RBI double with the bases loaded making the score 5-0 which forced Aquinas (21-10) to change pitchers.

The pitching change by Aquinas proved to be unsuccessful as Newport Harbor’s junior shortstop Grant Horsley gave the Sailors a huge boost offensively with his three run home run making the score 8-0 to finish the second inning.

The eight runs scored in the bottom of the second by Newport Harbor would end up being the only runs scored for both teams.

—Courtesy Zach Clark, For OC Sports Zone

FOOTHILL 3, YUCAIPA 1: Everett Rycroft pitched five scoreless innings, allowing three hits and walking two for the Knights (20-11). Grady Wright pitched two innings striking out one.

Offensively, Jaxson Foshay was 2 for 4 with an RBI, Jason Gugino 2 for 3 with an RBI, Evan Kim was 2 for 4 with a double, Maddux Blevins 1 for 3 with a run scored. Presley Gaborno was 1 for 4 with an RBI and Patrick Petrossi had an RBI.

Semifinals, Tuesday, May 26:

Newport Harbor at Ganesha

Foothill at Loyola

DIVISION 3

Agoura 4, Fullerton 1

DIVISION 4

Glendora 4, Canyon 3

Laguna Beach 6, Canyon 4

Grand Terrace 4, Marina 1

Semifinals Tuesday, May 26

Grand Terrace at Laguna Beach

DIVISION 8

RANCHO ALAMITOS 4, CHADWICK 2: The Vaqueros got strong pitching from Jacob Neri and Ethan Shepherd and solid hitting from Henry Garcia and Aiden Martinez to advance into the semifinals.

Check out OC Sports Zone’s coverage of the game with photos and story.

Semifinals Tuesday, May 26:

Oxford Academy at Rancho Alamitos

DIVISION 9

TEMECULA PREP 6, SANTIAGO 3: The Cavaliers season came to an end in a quarterfinal round game in Garden Grove.

Check out OC Sports Zone’s coverage of the game.