Maranatha, San Dimas and La Mirada lose in first round of Boras Classic – Whittier Daily News
San Gabriel Valley area baseball team’s didn’t fare well Tuesday in the first round of the Boras Classic in Orange County.
Maranatha (13-3) entered the tournament on an 11-game winning streak, but had rarely been tested during that stretch. Most of those wins came in the Olympic League, where they’re 9-0 and have outscored their opponents 94-12.
Maranatha took on Orange Lutheran (12-7-1) in a first-round game at JSerra. It fell behind early and couldn’t produce enough offense to mount a comeback, losing 6-2.
The Minutemen reached the CIF Southern Section Division 2 semifinals a year ago, and they have have several players on their roster who were part of that group. They have the talent to compete with the top teams in Southern California.
But they will have to show it during the consolation rounds of the Boras Classic after Tuesday’s loss.
The Minutemen fell behind 3-0 in the first inning after Orange Lutheran’s JJ Robles belted a two-run homer.
The Minutemen scored a run in the bottom half of the first. Cider Cannon’s infield single scored Bryan Richman to make it 3-1.
But the Lancers, ranked No. 10 in CIF-SS Division 1, added a run in the second inning, and went up 5-1 in the third inning after a hit batter forced in a run in with the bases loaded.
Cannon and Eric Zdunek each had two hits to pace the Minutemen, with Zdunek providing a double. Noah Everly doubled home their other run.
NOTRE DAME 7, SAN DIMAS 1
The Saints looked to build on the momentum from last week’s third-place finish in the National Classic, where they beat El Dorado 5-2 in their final game to go 3-1 during the tournament.
But the Saints (14-4) had a tough time in the first round of the Boras Classic against Sherman Oaks Notre Dame (17-2), the top-ranked team in Division 1. They gave up six runs in the second inning and were never a serious threat after that.
Saints pitcher Kody King gave up seven hits and five earned runs in two innings.
With the score 4-0 in the second inning, Notre Dame’s Madden Ocko hit a two-out single that drove in two more runs.
The early lead was more than enough for Notre Dame pitcher Justin Lee, a UCLA commit. Lee picked up the victory by going five innings, allowing three hits, a run and struck out seven.
The Saints managed four hits, and Vaughn Coleman drove in their only run during the fourth inning.
HUNTINGTON BEACH 6, LA MIRADA 0
The Oilers (15-6), ranked No. 5 in CIF-SS Division 1, took a 5-0 lead in the third inning with Colby Turner’s two-run home run. That was more than enough for Oilers pitcher Carson Lane, who took care of the rest.
Lane got the victory, giving up only two hits over six innings. Gavin Pacheco closed out the seventh.
La Mirada (12-5) committed two errors and got its only hits from Aidan Haller and Aiden Aguayo.