Edison, OV take titles

Edison High’s softball team completed play Saturday at the Torrance National Tournament and won the Silver Bracket championship.

The Chargers defeated Kennedy, 6-1, in the Silver finale at Wilson Park in Torrance. Senior Kayla Neff and junior Hannah Horton both homered and had two RBIs each, junior Rachel Abboud doubled with an RBI, and freshman pitcher Jenna Bloom recorded the win. Neff was named to the all-tournament team.

The victory Saturday completed a 4-1 run at the tourney for the Chargers.

“We dropped a tough game against North Torrance but overall, the girls played a great tournament,” Edison Coach Kim Ensey said.

Edison will host Dana Hills in a 3:30 p.m. nonleague game Thursday. The Chargers start play Saturday at the Alan Dugard Classic. They open against Peninsula at 8:15 a.m., and also play El Modena at 12:45 p.m., both games at Bill Barber Park in Irvine.

Edison wasn’t the only local team to claim a championship last week.

Ocean View won the Costa Mesa Tournament title for the third consecutive year. The Seahawks ended tourney play by defeating University, 13-1, in the championship game at Ocean View. Indiana Boes reached base three times and scored three runs for the Seahawks who improved to 5-1.

“This tournament was a great start to our season,” first-year Ocean View Coach Liberty McCollum said. “I learned a lot about the girls and took a bunch of notes so we know how to prep for league. I am excited to see the improvement as the season begins.”

Ocean View plays a 3:15 p.m. nonleague game Thursday at Irvine, and plays an 11 a.m. nonleague doubleheader Saturday at Santa Ana Valley.

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•Huntington Beach hosted Whittier La Serna in a nonleague game Tuesday and rolled to an 11-1 victory over the Lancers.

Kristina Inouye delivered a walk-off grand slam in the fifth inning which ended the game on the mercy rule. The senior also had an RBI single and drove in five runs, overall. Junior Ivy Davis had four hits, sophomore Allee Bunker and seniors Alyssa Horeczko and Callie Saccaio had two hits each, and freshman Jadelyn Allcin had a two-run double that blew open a close game. Junior Chance Burden set the tone early for the Oilers by hustling home to score on an infield ground out in the second inning.

Horeczko (7-1) started on the mound and went four innings, and Davis closed and threw a perfect fifth inning.

The Oilers ran their overall record to 7-1.

“After last year’s 1-0 loss to La Serna, we really wanted to start fast and control the game from the beginning,” Huntington Coach Jeff Forsberg said. “Getting two runs early was the key as we kept pressing them until Inouye’s long home run ended it.

“It was a great team win against a great softball program that we respect and the win will help us move forward over the next two weeks before league.”

The Oilers will compete during spring break at the Arroyo Grande Softball by the Beach Tournament.

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•Brethren Christian took an early lead on visiting Capistrano Valley Christian Monday only to see the Eagles rally to tie the score, but Warriors junior Ashley Cashman hit an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh to lift the Warriors to a 6-5 nonleague victory.

The winning hit by Cashman, who went three for four with a triple and two RBIs, brought in freshman Alyssa McKee (who tripled earlier in the game) who led off the bottom of the seventh with a single. Sophomore Effie Hill went two for three with three RBIs and a run scored, and senior Sierra Whitmire allowed two earned runs in 6 1/2 innings.

The teams also met last week and Capistrano Valley took a 7-2 win. Hill had two singles, a home run, RBI and scored both BC runs. Junior Katelynn Jaminez singled twice with an RBI.

The Warriors also took on Santa Ana Samueli Academy twice in nonleague play last week, and swept the Firewolves at Santiago Park in Santa Ana.

In the first game, a 14-3 BC win, Hill singled four times, drove in three runs and scored three runs. Jaminez doubled twice, had four RBIs and scored twice, Cashman singled, doubled and scored three runs, Whitmire had three singles and scored three times, and McKee had three singles and two RBIs. Jaminez pitched four innings and didn’t allow a run while striking out six.

In the second game between the teams, BC won, 12-5. McKee singled twice and doubled, had an RBI and scored twice. Sophomore Kayla Trautman hit a bases-clearing triple for three RBIs, Hill had two doubles, three RBIs and scored twice, Jaminez singled, triple and had two RBIs, and Cashman stole three bases and scored three runs. Defensively, Whitmire, at shortstop, made two, big catches including one near the left-field line. Jaminez allowed two earned runs and struck out eight in five innings and Hill pitched a scoreless inning, striking out two.

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CIF Weekly Rankings (released Monday)

Ocean View (No. 5, Division 4)