Corona del Mar crushing pitches

Corona del Mar High put on an offensive show in defeating University,

17-8, in a Pacific Coast League baseball game Friday.

The Sea Kings had back-to-back home runs in the first inning and

two more dingers in the second while opening up an 11-0 lead in the first two innings.

Nik Palchikoff hit a home run in the second that cleared the

right-field fence at University and broke an apartment-building

window in the distance.

“I don’t know how far that is out there, but that was one heck of

a hit,” Coach John Emme said. “But from top to bottom, we were

hitting well today.”

Palchikoff finished the day with four RBIs to led CdM, but he was

not alone in driving in runs. Wess Presson, Barrett Sprowl, Jake

Lemmerman and Tyler Lance all collected two RBIs.

The Sea Kings improved to 14-5 overall and 9-0 in the PCL.

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Pacific Coast League

Corona del Mar 17, University 8 Score by Innings

CdM 290 220 2 -- 17 15 1

Uni 000 026 0 -- 8 6 4

Contant, Maggard (6), Harper (6), Contant

(6) and Presson, Kelly(7); Warnar, Saito

(2), Gottbreht (5), Martin (7) and

Huffaker. W -- Contant, 5-2. L -- Warner.

2B -- Kelly (CdM), Ray (CdM), Lance

(CdM), Bradbury (CdM), Frenkiel (CdM). 3B

-- Dowling (U). HR -- Bradbury (CdM),

Sprowl (CdM), Palchinkoff (CdM), Lance

(CdM).

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Errors cost Newport

* Newport Harbor High committed seven errors against the No.

2-ranked team in CIF Southern Section Division II and lost to

visiting Foothill, 13-7, in a Sea View League game Friday.

The Knights (18-2, 8-1 in league) jumped to a 10-0 lead with a six-run fourth inning against Newport’s Mike McLean, making his first

start of the year in place of Patrick Keehan, who was hit by a pitch

above the left elbow in the Sailors’ 2-0 loss to the Knights

Wednesday.

Brandon Jasper went 3 for 4 with two doubles while Sean Rowe was 2

for 3 with two runs scored for Newport (9-10, 3-6).

McLean went 2 for 2 while Karo Makserjian had two hits in three

at-bats and tallied two RBIs.

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Sea View League

Foothill 13, Newport Harbor 7

Score by Innings

Foothill 130 630 0 -- 13 11 0

Newport 000 301 3 -- 7 12 7

St. Clair, Bonesteele (6), Boxberger (7)

and Price; McLean, Rowe (5), Erickson (6)

and Sanchez. W -- St. Clair. L -- McLean,

0-1. 2B -- Erickson (NH), Pinesett (NH),

Makserjian (NH), Jasper (NH) 2. 3B -

Hicks (FH). HR -- Hughes (FH).

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Sage Hill bats explode

* Sage Hill School defeated Whitney Friday, 11-1, with well-placed

hitting and precise baserunning in an Academy League game.

The Lightning were led by junior David Packard who went 4 for 4

with a double and an RBI. Matt Loper allowed one hit over six innings

for Sage Hill. Jordan Salinger and Tim Wilkins both went 2 for 3 for

Sage Hill, which improved to 8-7, 5-4 in league.

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Academy League

Sage Hill 11, Whitney 1

Score by Innings

Whitney 000 100 0 -- 1 1 2

Sage Hill 204 302 x -- 11 12 1

Loper, Packard (6), Packard (7) and M.

Kornswiet, B. Kornsweit (6); Chang, Gou

(3), Traheo (6) and Chapman. W -- Loper,

3-3. L -- Chang. 2B -- Park (W), Loper

(SH), Packard (SH), Milder (SH), Ross

(SH).

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Estancia loses spark

* Estancia High Coach Jon Green said the Eagles were stripped of

their momentum because of questionable officiating and lost, 7-4, to

Golden West League visitor Ocean View Friday.

The Eagles (3-14, 0-7 in league) scored two runs in the third

inning, but the Seahawks answered with four runs in the fourth.

However, the four runs came unearned. Ocean View (5-2 in league) had

runners on second and third with two outs and the home-plate umpire

called a balk on the Estancia pitcher because of a 20-second delay,

Green said.

The balk brought in a run and the Eagles’ pitcher walked the

batter to put runners at the corners. A hit and two Estancia errors

followed and Ocean View had a 4-2 lead.

Estancia senior Eric Sheafer collected two hits, while senior Jose

Jauregui scored two runs. Senior catcher Cullen Crom, the Eagles’ No.

3 hitter, dislocated his shoulder in the bottom of the third inning.

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Golden West League

Ocean View 7, Estancia 4

Score by Innings

O. View 000 420 1 -- 7 5 3

Estancia 002 200 0 -- 4 5 3

Purpura, Ross (6) and Vega; Young,

McDaniels (6) and Crom, McClanahan (3). W

-- Purpura. L -- Young, 0-8. 2B -- Worts

(OV) 2, McDonald (E).

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