Orange Lutheran baseball defeats Gahr in walk-off at Boras Classic

The Boras Classic had many twists and turns this week. No. 1 St. John Bosco, No. 4 Corona and No. 6 Huntington Beach were all defeated in first-round matches. On Wednesday, No. 2 Orange Lutheran was carried into the eighth inning by Gahr until a single by CJ Weinstein earned a 2-1 victory and sent the Lancers to the semifinals Thursday at 6 p.m. at JSerra.

Weinstein finished with two hits and two RBIs. Angel Gonzalez led off the bottom of the eighth with a double and advanced to third on a sacrifice fly. Then came back-to-back walks to load the bases before Weinstein ended the game. Jake Ourique struck out six with no walks in seven innings for Gahr.

Orange Lutheran will face Thomas Aquinas in Thursday’s semifinal at 6 p.m. at JSerra. Aquinas held on for a 5-4 win over JSerra despite a seventh-inning home run by Blake Bowen. The other semi-final will have Norco at Mater Dei.

Mater Dei 2, Ayala 1: The Monarchs received six innings of outstanding pitching from Jordan Campbell and two hits from Sebastian Navarro.

Norco 14, Los Osos 0: The Cougars (14-1) advanced to the Boras Classic semifinals with a five-set mercy-rule victory. Codey Brown had three hits and three RBIs and Jacob Melendez added four RBIs. Dylan Seward and Jordan Ayala each hit homers. Ayala struck out nine and allowed three hits. Norco will play at Mater Dei at 6 p.m. on Thursday.

Huntington Beach 4, Saint-Jean Bosco 2: Ely Mason had three hits and Jared Grindlinger recorded eight strikeouts in 4⅓ innings to give St. John Bosco its third straight loss.

Crown 3, Arcadia 2: Anthony Murphy finished with two hits and Trey Ebel had a triple for the Panthers. Matt Manzo had three hits for Arcadia.

Newport Port 2, Corona Centenary 0: Ryan Williams hit a solo home run and Henry Mann added an RBI double for Newport Harbor.

El Camino Real 9, Cleveland 3: The Royals ended Cleveland’s nine-game winning streak. Jackson Sellz pitched a complete game, Shane Bogacz had three hits and three RBIs and Ryan Glassman added two hits and two RBIs.

South gate 7, bell 3 The Rams inflicted a rare defeat in the Eastern League against Bell (16-2, 2-1). Joe Corona had two hits and three RBIs. Ernesto Brenes threw a complete game. South Gate put together a six-run sixth inning to erase a 2-1 deficit.

Granada Hills 12, Chatsworth 1: Caleb Reclusado finished with three hits, including a home run, to lead the Highlanders. Luke Chau struck out five in six innings.

Carson 15, Gardena 4: Kris Sinclair had two hits and three RBIs for the Colts.

Garfield 8, Legacy 1: Nathan Gaytan hit two home runs to help the Bulldogs take sole possession of first place in the Eastern League.

Villa Parc 8, El Dorado 4: Jack McGuire limited El Dorado to two hits and one run in five innings.

Cypress 14, La Habra 3: Freshman Ivan Ortiz had four hits and three RBIs for Cypress.

Sierra Canyon 13, Warren 0: Greyson Gullage and Fletcher Taylor homered and Mikhail Johnson had two hits and two RBIs.

Chaminade 7, Santa Barbara 0: Jackson Schroeder struck out 11 and Isaiah Hearn scored for the Eagles.

Bishop Alemany 12, Nevada Centennial 2: MJ Serrano pitched five shutout innings and Brody Thompson and Chase Stevenson each hit home runs. Noah Chan finished with two hits and three RBIs.

Saint Francis 4, Saint Joseph 2: Daniel Izaguirre had two hits and two RBIs and Donovan Udell pitched a complete game.

Royal 8, Moorpark 7: Isaiah Tillman had a hit in the ninth inning for Royal.