CdM gains tie for first

Corona del Mar High junior pitcher Josh Bradbury surrendered just one

hit in six shutout innings and the Sea Kings exploded for 16 hits to

post an 11-0 Pacific Coast League baseball win Tuesday at University

High.

The victory, the Sea Kings’ third straight league triumph, propels

them into a share of first place and improves their record to 7-4,

4-2 in league. University is also 4-2 in league and Laguna Beach

entered Tuesday’s game against Calvary Chapel with a 3-2 league mark.

“This was our best all-around performance in league,” CdM Coach

John Emme said.

The Sea Kings posted single runs in the second, third and fifth

innings, before exploding for eight in the seventh to avenge a 6-5

loss to Uni in the March 21 league opener at CdM.

Bradbury, now 3-0 on the mound, gave up only a solid single in the

second, before giving way to reliever Griffin Dunzer in the seventh.

Bradbury struck out six and walked three. He also went 2 for 3 with

two RBIs and walked twice to bolster the offense. Bradbury is now

hitting a team-leading .543.

“He was dominant,” Emme said of Bradbury’s pitching performance.

“He went after them, kept our defense on its toes and threw

first-pitch strikes all day.”

Nick Palchikoff went 3 for 4 with two RBIs and Barrett Sprowl

doubled three times in four at-bats. Danny Marin-Finn was 3 for 4,

Keith Long was 3 for 5 and Brandon Kurtz drove in two runs for the

winners.

Emme said the recent upswing is a tribute to his players’

commitment to preparation.

“I think they knew we were underachieving and all of us decided we

could elevate our preparation,” Emme said. “We started focusing on

what we needed to get done that day, whether it be a game or

practice, instead of looking at a picture at the end of the road.”

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Pacific Coast League

CdM 11, University 0 Score by Innings

CdM 011 010 8 -- 11 16 0

Uni 000 000 0 -- 0 1 0

Bradbury, Dunzer (7) and Marin-Finn;

Brown, Radcliff (6), Braden (7) and

Huffacre. W -- Bradbury, 3-0. L -- Brown.

2B -- Bradbury (CdM), Sprowl (CdM) 3,

Presson (CdM), Kurtz (CdM)

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