Oxford Academy drops Sage Hill again

Host Oxford Academy didn’t trail visiting Sage Hill School for too

long Thursday, scoring four runs in the first inning on its way to a

7-3 victory in Academy League baseball action.

The Patriots (17-3, 13-2 in league) rebounded from a 2-0

first-inning deficit to defeat the Lightning (13-8, 9-6) for the

second time in three days. Oxford defeated the Lightning, 12-7, to

clinch the outright league title Tuesday in Newport Coast. Sage Hill

finishes third in league, two games behind Capistrano Valley

Christian and four back of Oxford.

Matt Loper’s fielder’s choice and a single by George Dempsey

plated both of Sage’s runs in the first inning. Matt Kornswiet walked

with Tim Wilkins and starting pitcher Zach Friedrichs hitting

consecutive singles to load the bases for the Lightning in the first.

Wilkins went 2 for 3 and was the only Lightning player to collect

more than two hits Thursday.

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Academy League

Oxford 7, Sage Hill 3

Score by Innings

Sage Hill 200 100 0 -- 3 5 1

Oxford 400 201 x -- 7 6 3

Friedrichs, Salinger (5) and Korns- wiet;

Swanson, Delos Reyes (4), Ott

(5) and Bassett-Parkins. W -- Delos Reyes.

L -- Friedrichs, 1-4

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Tars lose league finale

Newport Harbor High’s baseball team came close to upsetting Sea

View League host Foothill, which won, 2-0, Thursday.

Foothill improved to 15-0 in the Sea View League. Newport junior

Joe Cantarella struck out three, walked two and scattered seven hits

in his complete-game outing.

Of his two runs, one came unearned. The Sailors ended their

season, 8-18, 3-12 in league.

Newport senior R.J. Muller had the Sailors’ two hits in the game.

He went 2 for 3 with a double.

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Sea View League

Foothill 2, Newport 0

Score by Innings

Newport 000 000 0 -- 0 2 1

Foothill 001 010 x -- 2 7 0

Cantarella and Sanchez; Hughes and Henry. W

-- Hughes, 11-0. L -- Cantarella, 4-8. 2B

-- Muller (NH), Bigler (F)

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