Irvine’s Drake Brito throws second straight no-hitter; Costa Mesa and Fullerton also win

Scores and highlights from Tuesday, April 29.

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE

IRVINE 2, ST. MARGARET’S 0: Irvine senior Drake Brito hurled his second consecutive seven inning no-hitter leading the Vaqueros to a Pacific Coast League victory over St. Margaret’s Tuesday night in San Juan Capistrano.

Brito struck out 18 and walked one. Irvine was led offensively by Evan Tamayo, who was 2 for 4 with two RBI and Hudson Hall, who was 1 for 2 with a walk.

“Drake was in complete control throughout the game,” Irvine Coach Gabriel Cota told OC Sports Zone Wednesday. “He was hitting his spots with all of his pitches and trusting the calls. His battery mate, Nico Macalino, was solid behind the plate. Those two have full faith in each other. Drake faced three over the minimum, and finished with 18 strikeouts.”

Brito also pitched a no-hitter against Sage Hill in Irvine’s 4-0 victory on Wednesday, April 23 at Irvine.

Irvine (14-12, 9-4) is in second place in the league and hosts St. Margaret’s (3-16, 2-11) Thursday at 3:30 p.m. in the regular season final.

EMPIRE LEAGUE

FULLERTON 8, LAGUNA HILLS 1: Declan Fitzgerald pitched six innings, striking out eight to lead the league-leading Indians (16-8-1, 7-2). Lazer Rojas was 2 for 3 with a home run and Mason Park 1 for 3 with a home run.

Tustin 10, Calvary Chapel 4

GOLDEN WEST LEAGUE

COSTA MESA 5, KATELLA 3: The Mustangs (19-6, 9-0) inched closer to the league title with a victory on Tuesday. Troy Simmons pitched six innings, allowing five hits and two earned runs and struck out three. Wylan Rottschafer earned the save pitching a scoreless inning and striking out one. Aiden Comte was 2 for 3 with a run scored, Will Clark was 4 for 4 with two RBI, Grady Jackson was 1 for 4 with a double and two RBI and Mateo Navarro was 2 for 3 with a run scored.

COAST LEAGUE

CENTURY 2, ESTANCIA 1: The Centurions wrapped up the outright league title with a comeback win Tuesday. Both teams are headed to the CIF playoffs.

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