California High School Baseball - Westminster sneaks past La Serna
March 14, 2009: Westminster, CA 92683 Spectators at Saturday's non-league battle between the Westminster Lions (Westminster, CA) and the visiting La Serna Lancers (Whittier, CA), saw Westminster's baseball squad edge La Serna by a count of 7-6.
Coming up next, the Lions play the Huntington Beach Oilers (Huntington Beach, CA) in a non-league battle, on Tuesday, March 17. Westminster will attempt to move on its 2-3 season record. The Oilers enter the battle with a 2-3 record after their 3-2 non-league win over Newport Harbor (Newport Beach, CA).
The Lancers now possess a 1-4 record. They take the field next when they host St. John Bosco for a non-league battle on Tuesday, March 17. La Serna will play a Braves squad coming off a 12-0 non-league win over San Pedro (San Pedro, CA). The Braves record now stands at 3-1.
Game Summary
Westminster Lions win in 8 in extra innings on Walk off double by Soloman Sandoval driving in Greg Mahle and Philip Garia.
G. Mahle led the inning off with a single D. Zavala SAC bunt, walk by P. Garcia which set the stage for a game winning double by S. Sandoval.
<b><u>Westminster Lion Highlights</b></u>
S. Sandoval 2-3 2(Runs) 2(RBI) 1(2B) *Walk off Double
M. Nicalek 1-1 2(RBI) 1(2B)
<b><U>Pitching</b></U>
P. Garcia 5 2/3(IP), 4(R) 2(K's)
E. Escovar 2/3(IP), 0(ER)
M. Morales 1 2/3(IP), 1(Run) *Win
