Santa Margarita received the final at-large berth for the Southern Section Division 2 baseball playoffs, but the Eagles made clear on Thursday they are not going to let anyone think they lucked into the spot.<\/p>\n
Andre Owens hit three of his team\u2019s eight home runs in a 19-1 road victory over Rancho Christian. The short right-field fence was Santa Margarita\u2019s favorite target, with six home runs going there.<\/p>\n
Elsinore 3, Villa Park 2: An RBI single by Tyler Willeford in the sixth inning broke a 2-2 tie and helped Elsinore eliminate top-seeded Villa Park in the Division 2 playoffs.<\/p>\n
Ganesha 2, Linfield Christian 1: After seven innings of scoreless ball, Ganesha scored two runs in the eighth to hang on for the victory on a Logan Schmidt two-run home run. Schmidt threw seven scoreless innings, giving up one hit while striking out five.<\/p>\n
South Hills 2, San Clemente 0: Three pitchers combined for the shutout, with Gabriel Guerrero getting the final out and the save.<\/p>\n
Newport Harbor 15, Trabuco Hills 1: Henry Mann went four for four, including a home run.<\/p>\n
Great Oak 10, Valley View 5: Brayden Dominguez contributed two doubles and two RBIs.<\/p>\n
Aquinas 3, Dana Hills 2: A bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the seventh inning won it for Aquinas. Carter Hadnot hit a home run and pitchers Gavin Loeb-Keene and Chris Alzaga combined for 12 strikeouts.<\/p>\n
Gahr 3, El Segundo 0: Carlos Munoz threw a four-hit shutout, striking out six and walking none. Bryce Morrison had two hits for Gahr.<\/p>\n
Servite 2, Costa Mesa 0: Shane Wendler struck out 10 and gave up one hit for Servite. Jaden Liu hit an RBI single.<\/p>\n
Royal 4, El Modena 3: A two-run walk-off double by Matthew Stout in the eighth inning gave Royal the victory. Dustin Dunwoody struck out nine and gave up one run in seven innings.<\/p>\n
Chaminade 10, Newbury Park 9: The Eagles hung on to make the Mission League 6-0 in the postseason. Robby Morgan went four for four and Austin Maiden hit a three-run home run.<\/p>\n
Bishop Alemany 4, Mission Viejo 1: Noel Barrientos gave up one run in five innings, with Mikey Martinez getting the save to end Mission Viejo\u2019s 10-game winning streak. Brody Thompson had two RBIs for Alemany.<\/p>\n
Loyola 18, Yorba Linda 0: Matthew Favela had three hits and four RBIs and freshman Sheriff Hall threw 4\u2154 scoreless innings for the Cubs. Nate Avalos hit a grand slam, one of five home runs hit by the Cubs at home.<\/p>\n
Westlake 4, Alta Loma 3: Blake Miller homered and finished with two hits and two RBIs.<\/p>\n
City Section<\/p>\n