Orange Lutheran baseball defeats Norco to win Boras Classic South
Orange Lutheran (12-3) is the No. 1 midseason team in Southern California high school baseball.
The Lancers completed a four-game sweep at the Boras Classic South Friday night, winning the championship game 4-1 over Norco.
Orange Lutheran’s pitching depth has been impressive all week.
Ricardo Hurtado had a single and a home run and Brady Murrietta added two hits. Starting pitcher Blake Killinger managed to hold off the powerful Norco (15-2), allowing five hits and one run in 5⅓ innings. Jacob Melendez hit his fourth home run for Norco since becoming eligible on March 27.
Orange Lutheran won two prestigious tournaments in the same year: the Boras Classic South and the National High School Invitational in North Carolina. Perhaps the South Section computer rankings will reflect that feat after the Lancers were ranked No. 51 in this week’s South Section power rankings.
Orange Lutheran will face Northern California champion St. Mary’s next Saturday in the Boras Classic championship game at Santa Clara University.
Corona 7, Newport Harbor 5: A five-point fourth propelled the Panthers. Joseph Flores Jr. hit a two-run homer and Anthony Murphy added two hits and two RBIs for the Panthers.
Los Osos 4, JSerra 3: A four-run seventh helped Los Osos overcome a 3-0 deficit. The big hit was a three-run home run by Dominic Rodriguez.
Saint-Jean Bosco 2, Fountain Valley 1: James Clark had two hits, including an RBI single.
Ayala 6, Gahr 4: Easton Sarmiento contributed two hits, including a home run. Luke Payne pitched 3⅔ innings of scoreless relief.
Mater Dei 6, Thomas Aquinas 5: The Monarchs opened a 6-0 lead and held on. Ezekiel Lara hit a three-run home run.
San Diego Patrick Henry 4, Huntington Beach 3: Ely Mason had two hits and two RBIs for Huntington Beach.
Arcadia 5, Corona Centenary 0: Andrew Cooper pitched the shutout, allowing three hits. Jordan Vogel had a triple and a single.
Royal 5, Moorpark 1: Dustin Dunwoody struck out 12 in 6⅔ innings.
Ban 9, San Pedro 2: AJ Herrera pitched a complete game three-hitter. He also had three hits.
El Camino Real 13, Cleveland 1: JJ Saffie had three hits and three RBIs and Jackson Sellz added three hits and two RBIs. Hudson December allowed one run in five innings.
Birmingham 4, Taft 3: The Patriots scored three runs in the sixth and one in the seventh to win a West Valley League game. Carlos Acuna hit the game-clinching home run in the seventh. Aidan Martinez hit a three-run homer in the sixth and also struck out four in 1⅓ inning of relief. Nate Swinson hit a two-run homer for Taft.
Granada Hills 6, Chatsworth 2: Max Szczech hit a three-run double for the Highlanders.
Bell 4, south door 3: Gustavo Ramirez finished with three hits in an Eastern League victory.
Garfield 6, Legacy 3: Doubles by Omar Martinez and Nathan Gaytan in the third sparked the Bulldogs.
Sierra Canyon 6, Sylmar 3: Carl McMullan contributed two hits and two RBIs for Sierra Canyon. Matthew Torres scored for Sylmar.
La Mirada 5, Servite 3: Ian Aguayo hit a two-run homer for La Mirada.
Etiwanda 19, Warren 9: Adam Ornales must have been a little tired after scoring six runs and getting three hits in Etiwanda’s win.
La Habra 2, Cypress 1: Bobby Brooks pitched a complete game for La Habra.
Villa Parc 12, El Dorado 2: Dominic Gutierrez hit a grand slam and Justin Lopez had four hits for Villa Park. Xavi Cadena contributed three hits for El Dorado.
Calabasas 10, Agoura 9: The Coyotes scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh, with Trevor Chang winning it on an RBI single.
Loyola 6, Providence 1: Jack Murray hit a two-run homer for Loyola.
Softball
Orange Lutheran 11, Huntington Beach 0: Rylee Silver contributed three hits and also struck out six in five scoreless innings.
Norco 8, Eastvale Roosevelt 5: Coral Williams finished with 15 strikeouts for Norco.
