CIF high school baseball roundup: Westlake, El Camino Real make Easton tournament final
If weather allows, Westlake High (4-0) and El Camino Real Charter (4-0) will play in the Easton SoCal Showdown baseball tournament final on Tuesday at Birmingham Charter at 6:30 p.m.
The Southland is expecting heavy rains next week which could impact the game. If the final isn't played Tuesday, the game is expected to be played Thursday.
Both teams were victorious Saturday in the tournament semifinals.
Westlake defeated Simi Valley 3-1 thanks to a stout pitching performance from Andrew Habermann, who threw a complete game, allowing just three hits and striking out two.
Westlake defeated Rio Mesa (10-4), Birmingham (7-0) and Sierra Canyon (5-1) before Saturday's victory.
El Camino Real has made itself an early pick to win the Los Angeles City Section Open Division title after beating four straight Southern Section teams, including the semifinal win over Chaminade.
Luke Howe hit a grand slam in the sixth inning to give the Royals a 6-4 lead. Howe was also the winning pitcher after three innings of work.
ECR has also beaten Crespi (3-1), Thousand Oaks (5-1) and Calabasas (4-3).
MORE SCORE, FEB. 17
Granada Hills 10, Valencia 2: Juan Tirado went 3-for-3 with two RBI and a homer. Easton Hawk and Alex Schmidt each added homers.
Huntington Beach 7, Cypress 3: Linkin Garcia went 2-3 with three RBI and a homer for HB.
St. Francis 3, Grace Brethren 0: Lucas Favretto (7) and Kal-El Holguin (6) combined for 13 strikeouts.
Sierra Canyon 4, Camarillo 3 (8 innings): Ethan Montes was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the bottom of the eighth inning to score Ajani Wrighster. Wrighster, a Cal commit, had three hits. Camarillo's Boston Bateman had a two-run homerun.
Birmingham 4, Oaks Christian 3: Carson Sheffer went 4 for 4 for Oaks Christian, but was outdone by the Patriots led by Richard Barrera two-RBI day.
Castaic 6, Buena 5: Alejandro Flores went 2 for 3 with three RBI to lead the Coyotes.
More scores to come ...
