Prep baseball: Cougars edge CdM

CORONA DEL MAR - A blast off the bat of Corona del Mar High junior

Billy Eagle was flagged down near the right-center field fence to kill

what would have been a go-ahead, fifth-inning rally in the Sea Kings’ 2-1

loss to visiting Capistrano Valley in the Foothill-Costa Mesa Tournament

Thursday.

“Capo is considered one of the best teams in Orange County, so this

tells us where we stand,” CdM Coach John Emme said.

Senior Cavan Cuyler pitched a complete-game six-hitter to absorb the

tough-luck loss.

Andrew Johns had two of the Sea Kings’ four hits.

CdM, which hosts Tustin Saturday in another round-robin tournament

game, fell to 1-2.

FOOTHILL-COSTA MESA TOURNAMENT

Round robin

Capistrano Valley 2, Corona del Mar 1

Capistrano Valley 010 010 0 - 2 6 1

CdM 000 010 0 - 1 4 0

McLaughlin, Acosta (6) and Jones; Cuyler and McKeever. W - McLaughlin.

L - Cuyler, 0-1. 2B - Becktel (CV). HR - Sorgi (CV).