Sailors capture opener

Newport Harbor High’s softball team broke on top with a 3-1 victory

over visiting Aliso Niguel in the Sailors’ Sea View League opener

Tuesday behind the bat and arm of sophomore Ashley Gleason, who

pitched five shutout innings and delivered a two-run double in a

three-run sixth inning.

Gleason struck out four and walked one with a three-hitter through

five.

Senior Kim Moore gave up an unearned run in the sixth, then got

the decision when the Sailors responded with a base hit by Moore, a

hit batter (Jenny Daniels) and a sacrifice bunt by Shelby Crisp,

setting up Gleason’s two run shot. She came around to score on an

Aliso error.

Moore got the final three batters in the seventh for the win and

the Sailors improved to 8-3, 1-0.

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Sea View League

Newport 3, Aliso Niguel 1

Score by Innings

Aliso 000 001 0 -- 1 5 1

Newport 000 003 x -- 3 2 2

Fkoare and Voight; Gleason, Moore (6) and

Campbell. W -- Moore. L -- Fkoare. 2B --

Gleason (NH)

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CdM rallies, 5-2

* The Corona del Mar High softball team erased a 2-0 deficit with

five runs in the final two innings to claim a 5-2 Pacific Coast

League-opening victory at Laguna Beach Tuesday.

After Laguna Beach scored single runs in the first and second, the

visitors scored three in the sixth and added two insurance runs in

the seventh to improve to 5-5.

Winning pitcher Alissa Zoelle walked to lead off the sixth and

scored on Kianna Jay’s triple. Lauren Loe, who went 4 for 4, doubled

in Jaye and scored on an errant throw back to the infield.

In the seventh, Amy Tyson doubled, stole third and scored on an

error and Jaye singled in the final CdM run.

The Fresno State-bound Zoelle struck out three and yielded just

four hits to improve 4-3.

Hillary Frimond homered for the Breakers, who fell to 7-6.

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Pacific Coast League

CdM 5, Laguna Beach 2

Score by innings

CdM 000 003 2 -- 5 8 0

L. Beach 110 000 0 -- 2 4 3

Zoelle and Tyson; Turner and Frimond. W --

Zoelle, 4-3. L -- Frimond, 7-6. 2B -- Loe

(CdM), Tyson (CdM), Dimonet (LB). 3B - Jaye

(CdM). HR -- Frimond (LB)

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