Costa Mesa splits

Costa Mesa High’s softball team split its first two games at the

Arroyo Grande Tournament Friday, besting La Quinta in six innings, 7-6,

then dropping a 3-1 decision in an eight-inning tie-breaker to El

Segundo.

The Mustangs will meet Montebello Prep today at 9 a.m. in the

consolation round.

Ann Marie Topps had two doubles in four at-bats with two RBIs, and

Uyen Mai was 2 for 2 with a run scored and an RBI for the Mustangs in the

opener.

Lauren Demello was 2 for 4 with a double, and Kelly Tops was 2 for 4

with an RBI.

Kelly Topps scored the winning run. She singled, moved up on Katie

Renish’s base hit, went to third on a hit-batter and scored on Mai’s

RBI-walk.

A suicide squeeze and three straight base hits lifted El Segundo to

its victory in the second round after the two teams had battled to a

scoreless standoff through seven.

ARROYO GRANDE TOURNAMENT

First round

Costa Mesa 7, La Quinta (Palm Desert) 6

La Quinta 010 005 - 6 10 2

Costa Mesa 130 111 - 7 14 2

Rubio and Brummel; Lindsay and DeMello. W - Lindsay, 8-5. L - Brummel.

2B - A. Topps (CM) 2, L. DeMello (CM). 3B - Walaes (LQ), Yamamoto (CM).

Second round

El Segundo 3, Costa Mesa 1

El Segundo 000 000 0 3 - 3 7 0

Costa Mesa 000 000 0 1 - 1 1 1

Villeseas and Steies; Lindsay and L. DeMello. W - Villeseas. L -

Lindsay, 8-6.