Estancia errors costly, 9-4

The field recovered well enough from the weekend downpour to make up

a Newport Elks Tournament consolation game Monday, but the Estancia

High defense was a little soggy in a 9-4 baseball loss at Rancho

Alamitos.

The Eagles committed three of their five errors in the fifth

inning, all consecutively, to yield four of the seven unearned runs

scored by the Vaqueros.

Jeremy Hauser, Cullen Crom and Eric Scheafer each had two hits for

the Eagles, who fell to 1-3.

Hauser was 2 for 4 with two RBIs, Crom was 2 for 3 with an RBI and

Scheafer was 2 for 3 and scored twice. Hauser also pitched

effectively in relief for Estancia, which will complete tournament

play against an opponent to be determined on a date that is also

forthcoming.

Rancho rallied with two in the first to overcome a 1-0 deficit and

led, 5-1, before Estancia scored once in the fifth to cut into he

lead. After Estancia’s defensive lapses opened the door in the fifth,

the Eagles scored twice in the seventh, but could not extend the

rally.

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Newport Elks Tournament

Consolation Rancho Alamitos 9, Estancia 4

Score by Innings

Estancia 100 010 2 -- 4 7 5

Rancho Al 211 140 x -- 9 9 4

Gleason, McDaniels (3), Hauser (5) and

Crom; Cummings, Shawver (7) and Mendoza. W

-- Cumming. L -- Gleason, 0-1. 2B -- Gill

(RA) 2, Wilson (RA)

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