Prep baseball: Mustangs gone with the wind, lose, 3-1

CAPISTRANO VALLEY - In what Costa Mesa High Coach Kirk Bauermeister

called a strange game, the Mustangs baseball team lost, 3-1, to host

Capistrano Valley, in the final game of the Newport Elks Tournament

Saturday.

“The wind was howling,” Bauermeister said. “There was not a ball hit

in the air that went to the outfield. We had the only hit to the

outfield, (a ground ball) that went between shortstop and third base.

The Mustangs (4-4) finished with two hits, as Nick Cabico collected

one off a bunt and Derek Garcia provided the aforementioned grounder.

Capistrano Valley improved to 4-2.

Mesa returns to Pacific Coast League action Tuesday at 3:15 p.m.,

playing at Northwood.

NEWPORT ELKS TOURNAMENT

Costa Mesa Division

Consolation game

Capistrano Valley 3, Costa Mesa 1

Costa Mesa 001 000 0 - 1 2 2

Capistrano Valley 200 010 x - 3 1 2

Cooper, Vargas (5) and Carrasco; Fabian, McMaster (3), Sweeney (4),

Chambers (6), O’Donovan (7) and Linn.

W - Fabian. L - Cooper, 0-2.