Softball: Mustangs sweep first two games of tournament

COSTA MESA - The Costa Mesa High softball team won the first two

games of the Costa Mesa Tournament with an 8-7 win over Anaheim, followed

by a 7-1 victory over Saddleback.

Trailing by three runs in the opener, the Mustangs scored five runs in

the fourth inning and won the game with a run in the fifth. Alejandra

Gallardo had a key fourth-inning hit to bring in a run for Mesa.

In the second game, senior Ola Wallace had a double and a home run to

spark the win over Saddleback.

The Mustangs will play Century in one semifinal matchup, while Newport

Harbor goes up against Corona del Mar. Both semifinal contests are at 1

p.m. at TeWinkle Park with the title game set for 3 p.m. also at

TeWinkle.

COSTA MESA TOURNAMENT

Round robin

Costa Mesa 8, Anaheim 7

Anaheim 130 12 - 7 7 3 Costa Mesa 200 51 - 8 5 1

Sanchez and Flores; Lindsay and Watkins. W - Lindsay, 1-0. L -

Sanchez, 0-1. Game two

Costa Mesa 7, Saddleback 1

Costa Mesa 012 022 - 7 9 1

Saddleback 010 000 - 1 1 3

Lindsay and Watkins; Guzman and Saragosa. W - Lindsay, 2-0. L -

Guzman. 2B - Wallace (CM). 3B - Saragosa (Sadd). HR - Wallace (CM)