Millikan, Poly headed for Moore showdown
Millikan, the defending Moore League baseball champion, is headed for a showdown against rival Poly at Millikan on Monday.
Both teams, along with Lakewood, are undefeated in league heading into the fourth week of league play.
The Poly-Millikan game was originally scheduled for last Wednesday at Blair Field and then rescheduled to Thursday at Millikan, but was postponed twice due to field conditions after this week's heavy rain.
Here's a look at some of the area teams and how they fared Friday:
Millikan
The Rams improved to 7-4 overall and 2-0 in league with Friday's 12-1 win over Cabrillo at Blair Field. Millikan was led by sophomore center fielder Anthony Pack, who led off the game with an insidethe-park home run.
Cabrillo tied the game at 1 early. However, a tworun, inside-the-park home run by Millikan junior second baseman Anthony Minton broke open the game in the bottom of the second inning.
Millikan led 4-1 heading into the third inning and never looked back.
Meanwhile, seven pitchers combined to record 15 strikeouts and allowed only two hits against Cabrillo.
Minton finished 3-for-3 with three RBIs and a home run. Pack went 2-for-2 with two RBIs and a home run. Senior outfielder Cameron Hegamin went 2 for 2 with an RBI. Senior first baseman Wyatt Ormonde added a three-run triple.
Poly
The Jackrabbits improved to 7-1 overall and 2-0 in the Moore League with Friday's 15-0 win over Compton. Poly was led by senior infielder Yahir Torres, who went 2-for-3 with two RBIs. Senior catcher Josiah Rivera went 1-for-1 with a double. Senior infielder Jacob Mason went 1-for-1 with an RBI.
Senior pitcher Fernando Castaneda earned the win. Castaneda did not give up any runs and struck out five. He also helped himself at the plate by driving in two runs with a hit.
St. John Bosco
The Braves fell to 5-8 overall and 1-5 in the Trinity League with Friday's 2-1 loss at Mater Dei in extra innings.
Senior starting pitcher Sam Hentges struck out five in 4 1/3 innings with one earned run. Freshman Julian Garcia pitched 3 1/3 quality innings in relief. Garcia struck out five and gave up only one earned run.
Senior second baseman Evan Chavez went 2-for-3 with a walk.
Bosco will continue Trinity League play Tuesday by hosting JSerra.