Ryan McMahon, Mater Dei
File photo by Louis Lopez
When a team needs to close out a tournament championship, it doesn't usually call on its No. 4 pitcher to deliver the win, but for the
Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) Monarchs,
Jacob Erickson has been the right man for the job two weeks in a row.
Erickson got the win in the championship game of the National High School Invitational two weeks ago and Friday he got the 6-0 win over
Oaks Christian (Westlake Village, Calif.) to capture the Boras Classic south regional. Erickson had his second straight shutout and struck out 11 batters in lifting Mater Dei to its 14th win in a row (14-1).
"We've been very impressed with what Jacob's done this year," Mater Dei coach Burt Call told the Orange County Register. "He's come up big for us, in a championship game last week and this week's championship game."
Mater Dei will meet Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove, Calif.) for the championship of the Boras Classic on April 13 at University of Pacific in Stockton.
The Monarchs gave Erickson plenty of runs to work with as they bolted to a 5-0 lead in the first inning.
Davis Tominagahad an RBI single,
Josh Stephen had a three-run double and
Brian Soper walked with the bases loaded.
Ryan McMahon had a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning and finished as the tournament's most valuable player.
Lakewood (Calif.) 8, JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) 3
Lakewood scored in each of the first five innings to build an 8-1 lead against the Lions before eventually hanging on for the 8-3 win in the third place game.
J.p. Crawford,
Andrew Mendoza,
Kyle Clary, and
Javier Alvarez each had two hits with Clary, Alvarez and
Manny Jefferson rapping doubles.
El Toro (Lake Forest, Calif.) 3, Great Oak (Temecula, Calif.) 1
Dan James was 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI and
Jonah Arenado was 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI to lead El Toro to a fifth-place finish.
Terrian Arbet went 2-for-4 for Great Oak.
Santiago (Corona, Calif.) 4, West Ranch (Valencia, Calif.) 1
Christian Capuano went seven innings and gave up one run on seven hits with three strikeouts to get the win in the 7th place game for Santiago.
Raul Abundis had a solo home run and
Jeremy Goldenetz and
Chance Sisco each had two hits in the win.
Jagger Rusconi was 2-for-4 with a double for West Ranch.
Canyon (Anaheim, Calif.) 3, Bishop Amat (La Puente, Calif.) 1
Ryne Kisslan limited Bishop Amat to five hits and one run to lead Canyon to the consolation championship.
Shane Carrier had two doubles and
Cameron Baranek had one to lead the Canyon offense.
Chatsworth (Calif.) 8, Chaminade (West Hills, Calif.) 6
The Chancellors scored five runs in the first inning and held on for the win against Chaminade for 11th place.
Raul Camas and Tyler Ryan each had a double for Chatsworth's best hits.
Myles Hager had a home run for Chaminade.
Loyola (Los Angeles, Calif.) 3, Vista Murrieta (Murrieta, Calif.) 0
Brandon Caruso had a triple and two RBI to pace the Cubs.
Jack Poulsen pitched the shutout, giving up four hits and striking out five to lead Loyola to 13th place.
El Camino Real (Woodland Hills, Calif.) 2, Hart (Newhall, Calif.) 0
Hayden Rappoport was 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI to give the Conquistadores their first win of the tournament in the 15th place game against Hart.
Brian Oleesky went the distance for the win, giving up two hits and striking out two.
