Regional Playoff Roundup: Huntington Beach Advances To Division I Baseball Final

Huntington Beach is making nan astir of its 2nd chance successful postseason precocious schoolhouse baseball.

Eliminated successful nan 3rd information of nan Southern Section Division 1 playoffs past month, nan Oilers accepted an invitation to nan Division I Southern California Regional and precocious to Saturday’s title crippled pinch an 11-3 triumph complete Corona connected Thursday.

Dane Cunningham deed a two-run location run, Maxx Hopkins homered and Jared Grindlinger had a triple, azygous and 2 RBIs. Tanner Brown struck retired six successful 5 innings.

Huntington Beach will look nan victor of Friday’s crippled betwixt La Mirada and Cathedral Catholic connected Saturday.

In Division II, Newport Harbor will big Bakersfield Christian successful nan title crippled connected Saturday astatine 2 p.m.

Division III

Kaiser will play nan victor of Friday’s crippled betwixt Glendora and Westview for nan Division III title. Kaiser defeated Helix 7-5 successful nan semifinals. Tino Cuellar deed a two-run location tally successful a 7-5 triumph complete Helix.

Division IV

North Torrance defeated Central Valley Christian 6-0 successful nan semifinals down Mason Matsumoto, who thew six scoreless innings. They will look nan victor of Friday’s crippled betwixt South El Monte and Francis Parker.

Division V

Coastal Academy has won nan Division V title by forfeit aft Verdugo Hills and Roosevelt sewage progressive successful a bench-clearing brawl successful nan bottommost of nan sixth inning pinch Verdugo Hills up 5-1. Under CIF rules, players person to beryllium retired nan adjacent crippled erstwhile leaving nan bench. Verdugo Hills won’t beryllium capable to advance.

Softball

La Habra knocked disconnected St. Paul 8-7 to beforehand to nan Division I final, wherever it will play astatine Chula Vista Mater Dei. La Habra went to nan seventh inning down 7-6 and won connected a walk-off, two-run azygous by Milee Valencia. Alyssa Hernandez had a three-run location run.

Division II

Riverside Prep defeated Redwood 4-3 and will big Saturday’s last against nan victor of Great Oak and Garces.

Division V

Rivals Arroyo Valley and San Bernardino will meet connected Saturday astatine Arroyo Valley. San Bernardino defeated South East 18-2. Arroyo Valley defeated La Jolla 12-8.