DIVISION 1
Santa Margarita 6, Foothill 2: Collin Clarke pitched six innings, allowing two runs to get the win for the Eagles in a first round game at Santa Margarita Thursday. Luke Lavin was 2 for 3 with a double and an RBI, Blake Wilson was 1 for 3 with a double and an RBI and Drew Rutter was 2 for 3 with a triple and two RBI to lead the Eagles, who scored six runs in the sixth inning to take control. No. 2 seeded Santa Margarita (23-6) will face the winner of the Millikan vs. Maranatha game to be played Friday, in the second round Tuesday.
Ty Hawkins was 2 for 4 with a run scored, Garrett Davidson was 2 for 4 with a double, Jack Mueller was 2 for 3 with a double and a run scored and Grant Johnson was 1 for 3 with an RBI for Foothill, which outhit Santa Margarita 10-7. The Knights finished 14-15 overall.
Torrance 5, Pacifica 2: Chad Gurnea pitched five innings for Pacifica, allowing three unearned runs and striking out five but the Mariners commmitted four errors in the road game on Thursday.
Rescheduled Friday games:
Capistrano Valley at Etiwanda
Damien at Villa Park
DIVISION 3
Aliso Niguel 6, Dana Hills 4
Edison 8, Temesal Canyon 2
Palm Desert 6, Segerstrom 5: The Jaguars (10-14-2) battled back twice but were not able to come away with a road win Thursday. Senior Adrian Villegas tripled to drive in a run to make it 5-5 in the top of the seventh but Palm Desert loaded the bases in the bottom of the inning and pushed across the game winner, according to Coach Erasmo Ramirez.
“My guys grinded and came from behind a couple times to tie up the score, senior Bryan Cortez had a great game at the plate, junior Derek Higareda also had a good day at the plate and we made some great defensive plays out there,” Ramirez said. “We tip our hat to Palm Desert, they are a well coached team and they were scrappy just like us.
“I’m very proud of the way our boys handled themselves, they never gave up. It was a year full of adversity and trying to push through and they kept believing and had confidence and earned a playoff spot. Even though we lost, it was a huge game for our program. We have a fairly young team and we will come out a lot better because of this game.”
Segerstrom’s season also included a trip to Angel Stadium, where the Jaguars defeated California of Whitttier, in the final regular season game of the year.
Rescheduled Friday games:
Beckman vs. LB Poly at Long Beach City College, 4 p.m.
San Clemente at Cerritos
DIVISION 7
Pacifica Christian 4, Coast Union 1
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