Local Teams Wind Up Baseball Tournament Play

Amir Soofi
Mirror contributing writer

   Santa Monica High School’s Men’s Varsity Baseball team lost to Camarillo, 6-3, last Tuesday, March 5, to finish pool play in the Westside Tournament. Camarillo, which benefited off a pair of RBI’s by both Donald Brown and Brad Boyer, remained undefeated in the tournament following Tuesday’s game. The Vikings’ 1-2 record in the tournament advanced them to the consolation bracket of their division where they crushed San Fernando, 8-0, on Thursday night. Santa Monica’s Sonny Redondo pitched a complete game.
   Following Thursday’s victory, the Vikings advanced to the consolation championships where they defeated Hueneme, 16-11. Multi-sport athlete James Cooper, who has made his mark on the Viking division champion football team, had three hits, including a triple, and five RBI’s in Saturday’s game. Santa Monica is now 3-2 for the preseason.
   Crossroads School’s Men’s Varsity Baseball team also fell in Westside Tournament pool play, facing Bishop Montgomery, 8-1, on Tuesday night. Roadrunner Jeremy Klein’s two hits were not enough to ruin Daniel Stephenson’s complete game for Bishop Montgomery. In the fourth round, Crossroads faced University, which handed them a 5-2 defeat, despite Roadrunners Will Greene and Alex Thompson who had two hits each. In the consolation round Crossroads fell to Palisades, 11-1.
   St. Monica’s Men’s Varsity Baseball team won a football score decision, 21-14, over South Torrance in their division consolation championships of the Westside Tournament. An exciting game with much too much scoring included Logan Gelbrich’s grand slam. Gelbrich went four-for-five and had seven RBI’s. Mariner Dan Agatep also went four-for-five.
   Brentwood School’s Men’s Varsity Baseball team competing in the Newport Elks Tournament fell in the third round to Garden Grove, 6-4, last Tuesday. The Eagles were forcibly playing catch-up all game as the encounter started with a homerun in the two-run first inning by Garden Grove first baseman Dana Schaeffer, to put Brentwood behind, 2-0, a deficit they would not be able to overcome.