Prep sports roundup: Harvard-Westlake pulls out 5-4 baseball win over Sierra Canyon
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Prep sports roundup: Harvard-Westlake pulls out 5-4 baseball win over Sierra Canyon
"After Ira Rootman gave Harvard-Westlake the lead in the top of the seventh with a two-out, two-run single, Sierra Canyon loaded the bases with one out. Then came a botched squeeze play and fly out, allowing Harvard-Westlake (6-1) to escape with a 5-4 win in a Mission League opener. Sierra Canyon (5-2) left the bases loaded three times and stranded 12 runners."
"Milo Benattar hit a two-run home run for a 3-1 Sierra Canyon lead. The Wolverines tied it 3-3 in the sixth. Sierra Canyon took a 4-3 lead in the bottom of the sixth on an RBI single by Isaias Tirado. Determined to win, Sierra Canyon coach Tom Meusborn brought in one of his top pitchers, Sean Parrow, trying to close out the victory."
Harvard-Westlake and Sierra Canyon played a dramatic three-hour baseball game featuring multiple lead changes and missed opportunities. Sierra Canyon built a 4-3 lead but Harvard-Westlake scored two runs in the seventh inning on Ira Rootman's two-run single to take a 5-4 lead. Sierra Canyon loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the seventh but failed to score on a botched squeeze play and fly out. Sierra Canyon left the bases loaded three times total and stranded 12 runners throughout the game. Milo Benattar hit a two-run home run for Sierra Canyon, while Armando Solorio struck out eight in 5 1/3 innings.
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