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.
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