Rain, lightning disrupt opening games of regional | College News
There was rain, lightning and some comedic reactions for the unusual June climate Tuesday that disrupted the opening day of the Southern California regional baseball and softball playoffs.
“Is it raining in June?” requested a surprised El Camino Real baseball participant as a downpour fell in Woodland Hills before a Division 2 sport against Point Loma. Two followers used synthetic turf to protect their heads during a drizzle.
The Division 1 baseball sport between Patrick Henry and host Santa Margarita was halted in the fourth inning with Patrick Henry main 2-0 because of lightning. It will resume Wednesday. The Division 1 softball sport between Poway and Ayala was postponed because of rain.
Most games ultimately have been performed and completed.
Point Loma 6, El Camino Real 4: Trailing 6-1 going into the underside of the seventh inning, the City Section Open Division champions gave Point Loma a scare, scoring three runs and having the bases loaded with two out until Hunter Weller ended the sport with a strikeout in a Division 2 opener. Point Loma is the Division I champion from the San Diego Section.
Druw Frost had three hits. A 3-run seventh aided by an El Camino Real error helped the Pointers. Phoenix Brant struck out 5 in 6 1/3 innings. RJ De La Rosa, JJ Saffie and Gavin Farley had RBI singles in the seventh for El Camino Real.
St. John Bosco 2, St. Augustine 1: Jack Champlin picked up the save after robust pitching from Griffin Tagliaferri and Brayden Krakowski. Moise Razo gave the Braves the lead in the third with an RBI double. St. John Bosco will host Villa Park on Thursday in the Division I semifinals.
Villa Park 5, Granite Hills 4: It took 9 innings for Villa Park to prevail on the street. Nate Lewis had 4 hits and three RBIs, including the tiebreaker in the highest of the ninth.
Crespi 4, Mater Dei 3: Mikey Martinez hit a three-run home run and Jackson Eisenhauer threw two hits of shutout reduction with 4 strikeouts. Crespi will play the winner of Santa Margarita-Patrick Henry on Thursday.
University City 5, Birmingham 2: The Patriots gave up 4 runs in the seventh to fall in a Division III opener. University City will play Dos Pueblos, a 10-2 winner over St. Anthony.
Venice 5, Trinity Classical 2: Canon King had a double and triple and Daniel Quiroz added two hits and two RBIs for Venice, which is able to play at Mt. Carmel on Thursday.
Banning 3, Lemoore 2: The Pilots received their Division IV opener. Angelo Duarte had a walk-off single in the seventh. AJ Herrera had two hits and two RBIs.
Softball
Westlake 5, Rancho Bernardo 3: The Warriors received in Division II and will host Eastlake in the semifinals. Olivia White had a home run.
Legacy 5, Elsinore 4: Isabella Medina had two doubles in the Division III win. Breann Lipold hit two home runs for Elsinore. Legacy will play at St. Bonaventure, a 6-5 win over Southwest EC.
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