Baseball: Costa Mesa gives one to Foothill, 5-3

SANTA ANA - Costa Mesa High’s baseball team gave up four unearned

runs in the second inning, resulting in a 5-3 Costa Mesa/Foothill

Tournament consolation bracket loss to host Foothill Saturday.

A botched cutoff throw by Mesa allowed the Knights (4-6) to score twice.

The play would have been the third out of the inning. Instead, Foothill

got a two-run homer from Phil Alderson to take the lead for good.

Nick Cabico started for the Mustangs (4-4-1) and pitched five innings,

striking out six giving up five runs, only one of which was earned.

Josh Little was the only Mustang to have more than one hit. He went 2 for

3 with a double and two runs scored. Daniel Hunter was 1 for 2 with an

RBI for Mesa.

COSTA MESA/FOOTHILL TOURNAMENT

Foothill 5, Costa Mesa 3

Score by innings

Costa Mesa 201 000 0 - 3 4 4

Foothill 040 010 x - 5 8 1

Cabico, Franco (6) and Hunter; Jolle, Petersen (5) and Alfaro. W - Jolle;

L - Cabico, 1-1. 2B - Little (CM), Frey (F). HR - Alderson (F).