HUNTINGTON BEACH and Rancho Alamitos won key baseball games on Friday.
Huntington Beach High’s nationally-ranked baseball team got some strong local competition on Friday, but managed to hang on for the win.
The Oilers (8-2) pushed across a run in the seventh inning to claim a 1-0 victory over Marina (5-4) at the Vikings’ diamond. Josh Hahn pitched six innings for the visitors.
In a key Garden Grove League contest, Rancho Alamitos thumped Bolsa Grande 13-0 at the Matador field. Andy Pham pitched five shutout innings and also starred at the plate, going 3-for-4 and driving in one run.
The Vaqueros improved to 5-4 overall and 3-0 in GGL action. The Mats are 4-2 overall and 1-2 in league play.
In softball play, La Quinta overpowered Orange 19-7 in a non-league contest at the Panther diamond. Ali Guzman went 3-for-3 at the plate for the Aztecs with three RBIs, while Ryann Nadeau was 3-for-4. She scored three times and drove in two runs.
The visitors blew the game open with a 10-run second inning and the game was stopped after five innings. LQ is now 5-1 overall, while Orange is 0-6.
Also in softball action, Huntington Beach won the opener of the Clovis Leadoff Classic 15-1 over Freedom High. Kelly Ryono went 3-for-3 with two doubles and five runs batted in. The Oilers are off to a 3-0 start.
Here are scores from Friday action for local teams.
BASEBALL
- Huntington Beach 1, Marina 0
- Rancho Alamitos 13, Bolsa Grande 0
- Segerstrom 7, Garden Grove 4
- Edison 6, Newport Harbor 3
- Trabuco Hills 10, Pacifica 6.
SOFTBALL
- Marina 5, Yucaipa 2
- Marina 9, Hamilton 7
- Huntington Beach 15, Freedom 1
- La Quinta 19, Orange 7.