A three-run home run in the first inning and a key single in the seventh proved to be enough for Harvard Westlake to edge out the Cypress High baseball team, 5-3, in a CIF-SS quarterfinal game on Friday at Cypress High.
Starter James Acuna struggled early, eventually giving up a three-run home run that gave the Wolverines a 3-0 cushion.
Acuna settled in and did not allow another hit until the seventh inning, a drag bunt single, before leaving the game.
A three-run home run in the first inning and a key single in the seventh proved to be enough for Harvard Westlake to edge out the Cypress High baseball team, 5-3, in a CIF-SS quarterfinal game on Friday at Cypress High.
Starter James Acuna struggled early, eventually giving up a three-run home run that gave the Wolverines a 3-0 cushion.
Acuna settled in and did not allow another hit until the seventh inning, a drag bunt single, before leaving the game.
Still the Centurions were unable to close the game, scoring a single run in the bottom of the seventh before the Wolverines closed out the game on a hard liner right at the second baseman.
Jason Baca had a double, RBI and run scored and Anthony Marquez had a hit and scored two runs for the Centurions.
The Centurions had advanced to the quarterfinal with a 4-1 win over El Dorado on May 24.
Raul Salazar pitched a complete game, scattering six hits with just one run allowed and four strikeouts.
Dominic Fletcher was 2 for 4 with an RBI and run scored.
Ryan McCanless was 4 for 4 with an RBI and run scored, while Aaron Lizarraga was 3 for 4 with a double and two RBIs.
Cypress won the Empire League title with a 10-0 record this year.
