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High School Roundup: Huntington Beach, Newport Harbor baseball teams advance to regional semifinals

Huntington Beach starting pitcher Ben Jacobs, shown against Sherman Oaks Notre Dame May 17, got the Oilers' win Tuesday.
Huntington Beach starting pitcher Ben Jacobs, shown against Sherman Oaks Notre Dame on May 17, got the win Tuesday for the Oilers in the first round of the CIF Southern California Regional Division I playoffs.
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Senior left-handed pitcher Ben Jacobs earned the win as the Huntington Beach High baseball team won at Carlsbad La Costa Canyon, 5-1, on Tuesday in the first round of the CIF Southern California Regional Division I playoffs on the road.

Jacobs allowed four hits and one earned run for No. 6-seeded Huntington Beach (23-9). He walked two and struck out six, improving to 9-2.

Trent Grindlinger was two for three with two runs batted in and a run scored for the Oilers. Dean Carpentier also had a two-run hit, and Tony Martinez was two for three with a run scored.

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No. 3-seeded La Costa Canyon finished its season 24-11.

Huntington Beach hosts No. 7-seeded Villa Park in a Division I regional semifinal Thursday at 4 p.m.

Newport Harbor 4, Woodland Hills El Camino Real 0: Senior right-handed pitcher Trent Liolios pitched a complete-game shutout for the Sailors in Tuesday’s CIF Southern California Regional Division III first-round game on the road.

Liolios allowed four hits for No. 5-seeded Newport Harbor (20-12). He struck out three.

Austin Lueck and Lucas Perez each had a pair of RBIs for the Sailors. A.J. Guitron-Moore was two for two with two runs scored.

No. 4 El Camino Real finished 18-13.

Newport Harbor plays at top-seeded Chula Vista Eastlake in a Division III semifinal game Thursday at 4 p.m.

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