LA COSTA CANYON HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

  La Costa Canyon High School Mavericks beat the No. 1 ranked Rancho Bernardo Broncos by a score of 5-1 on Saturday at LCC, in the third game of  the Hill Top tournament.

  Last week the Mavericks (3-0) beat the 4th ranked Granite Hills squad 3-0 and next Tuesday they host the 6th ranked Ramona team, which lost to RB in their season opener.

  Junior  Brenden kawaja pitched six strong innings to earn his first victory for the Mavericks with Nick Scheidler finishing up in the 7th.

  Ryan Orr knocked in the Maverick's first run to tie the score at 1-1 in the 4th inning with pinch runner Jose Palomo scoring from second on the hit to left field.  The next inning Ryan McClure added a go ahead run batted in on a blast back to the pitcher's mound that knocked the pitcher down but he recovered to throw Ryan out at first.

  Protecting a one run lead in the top of the 6th inning, Brenden kawaja was facing the bases loaded with one out. A fly ball to   Mickey Moniac in center field registered the second out but then Moniac unleashed a laser throw to catcher Ryan Orr at home plate to nail the Bronco runner trying to score from third base and ended the inning.

  In the bottom of the 6th inning Ryan Casper added a couple of insurance runs with a bases loaded double.