Baseball:
Maranatha pounded Lakewood pitching and scored early in Friday’s 10-7 victory in the quarterfinal round of the CIF-SS Division 2 playoffs.
The Minutemen scored six runs in the top of the first inning and out-hit the Lancers, 15-7.
Adrian Arellano surrendered two runs on two hits and a walk, and was pulled after getting just one out in the opening frame.
Nick Salazar and Tre Grier were touched up for two runs apiece, and neither were able to retire an MHS batter.
Mikey Ebner singled, tripled and scored.
Adrian Lopez walked, singled twice and scored two runs.
Cider Canon had a huge game, with two singles, a triple, two runs and three RBIs.
Dylan Zdunek went 2-for-4, with two doubles, a run and three RBIs.
Nick Cook walked, singled, doubled and scored twice.
Cam Andrews walked, singled twice and had an RBI.
Angelo Aleman had an RBI triple, and Donovan Gonsal singled and had one RBI.
Bryan Richman walked and scored, and Isaac Ton drove in a run on a sac fly.
Mikey Ebner got the win, allowing six runs on six hits over his 5 1/3 innings of work.
He walked two and struck out seven Lakewood batters.
Jackson Hisey and Garrett McGuigan combined to get the final five outs.
Hisey allowed one run on no hits and two walks, and McGuigan allowed a hit, but got both of his outs via strikeout.
Anthony Eyanson walked, singled, and his three-run shot in the bottom of the first inning cut Maranatha’s lead in half.
MJ Norquist went 2-for-4, with an RBI.
Jacob Elliott walked, singled and scored.
Joey Gann singled and drove in a pair of runs.
Nochea Mapu singled and scored, and Kane Yonamine walked twice and scored a pair of runs.
Up next: The Minutemen will travel to Torrance on Tuesday in the D-2 semifinal round.
The Tartars (24-5-1) defeated their host from Rancho Cucamonga, 5-1, on Friday.
Box Score:
M: 6-0-0-1-0-0-3-(10)
L: 3-0-0-0-0-3-1-(7)
Win: Mikey Ebner
Loss: Tre Grier
HR: Anthony Eyanson (L)
3B: Cider Canon (M), Mikey Ebner (M), Angelo Aleman (M)
2B: Dylan Zdunek (M) 2, Nick Cook (M)
Records: Maranatha (24-6); Lakewood (19-13)
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