Magnolia powers past Sea Kings

The Corona del Mar High baseball team saw a 5-3 lead vanish under a

power display by host Magnolia Monday as the Sentinels belted three

homers to claim a 6-5 win in the third-place game of the Newport Elks

Tournament’s Costa Mesa bracket.

Magnolia senior Matt McConnaughey belted a two-run homer in the

first to put the hosts on top, but CdM rallied for three in the

second and two in the third.

Todd Macklin singled and, one out later, Nick Palchikoff walked to

set the table for a two-run double by Sea King Tyler Lents in the

second. Wess Presson, who walked, later came around to score on a

single by Keith Long to tie the game.

CdM scored twice in the third to go ahead, but, after a Jose Lamas

solo homer drew Magnolia to within one, McConnaughey blasted his

second two-run dinger of the day in the sixth to give the Sentinels

all they would need.

Lents had a double and a single to finish with three RBIs, while

Long was 2 for 3 for CdM, which fell to 3-3.

Senior Kyle Todd earned the pitching victory in relief for

Magnolia, which improved to 5-1.

The Sea Kings return to Pacific Coast League play today, when they

visit the cozy confines of Laguna Beach for a 3:15 p.m. contest.

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Newport Elks Tournament

Third-place final Magnolia 6, CdM 5

Score by Innings

CdM 032 000 0 -- 5 5 3

Magnolia 300 012 0 -- 6 5 3

Stockstill, R. Rhodes (6) and Presson,

Kelly (6); Loza, Onteveras (4), Todd (6)

and Bautista. W -- Todd. L -- R. Rhodes,

0-1. 2B -- Lents (CdM). HR -- McConnaughey

(M) 2, Lamas (M)

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