LA COSTA CANYON HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

The Mavericks faced off against the Valhalla Norsemen in second round play of the 2012 CIF Playoffs.  The Norsemen proved they were a serious contender when they started the game with 3 straight singles, a deep sacrifice fly and a perfectly executed suicide squeeze to score 2 runs in the top of the first inning.  The Mavericks replied in the bottom of the 1st with a run of their own after Martin hit a long double and then scored on an overthrow error.

In the 4th inning the Mav's added 2 more when Winters hit, Miller reached on an error and Schrieber pushed a run in with a basehit.  In the 5th the Mavs scored two more when Solomon started the inning with a triple down the right field line.   Balderas followed with a base on balls and Winters collected another RBI with a single.  The Mav's had yet another 2-run inning in the 6th when Martin and Balderas both had singles and Winters pushed them both across the plate with a double.  The game ended with a final score of 7-2.

After facing adversity in the first inning, Andrew Hinkle gathered himself and was almost unhittable for the rest of the game.  He gave up 4 hits on the day (just 1 after the first inning), and he struck out 9 batters.  He got the complete game victory.

The Mavericks will now play on Tuesday at 3:30 against Valhalla.   (See brackets below.)