Aliso Niguel ekes out victory over Newport

Newport Harbor High pitcher Joey Cantarella allowed just three hits

and shut host Aliso Niguel out the final five innings, but a

three-run burst in the first inning proved decisive as Aliso posted a

3-2 Sea View League baseball victory Tuesday.

Two walks and a one-out double play ball which was thrown away at

first got Aliso Niguel all the offense it would need to improve to

4-2 in league.

R.J. Muller got Newport off on the right foot in the first inning

with a double and Karo Makserjian got him home with a base hit to

left.

The Sailors scored again in the fifth inning when a pair of walks

and a sacrifice bunt by Dave Erickson moved the runners up, followed

by a sacrifice fly from Jeff Sanchez.

Makserjian singled and was on second with one out in the fourth,

and Cantarella was aboard with a one-out walk in the seventh, but

both were stranded.

Cantarella struck out four and walked five as the Sailors fell to

3-10, 1-5 in league.

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Sea View League

Aliso Niguel 3, Newport 2

Score by Innings

Newport 100 010 0 -- 2 3 1

Aliso 300 000 x -- 3 3 0

Cantarella and Sanchez; Bohana and Miller.

W -- Bohana. L -- Cantarella. 2B -- Muller

(NH)

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