Mesa ends season with win

* Robert Rodriguez and the rest of the Costa Mesa High baseball team

ended the season in style Wednesday, sending visiting Saddleback to a

13-0 defeat in Golden West League play.

Rodriguez led off the game with a home run, his first of the year,

en route to going 2 for 4 with three runs scored for Mesa (10-16, 4-8

in league). Derek Garcia went 4 for 5 with three runs scored and an

RBI while Alex Pisarski tallied two hits in two at-bats to go with a

couple of RBIs.

The explosive Mesa offense gave starter Daniel Cooper more than

enough support for his first win of the season.

Cooper no-hit the Roadrunners (7-14, 3-9) for 3 2/3 innings before

George Vargas came on for two innings of relief. Both combined for

four strikeouts.

Mesa scored 12 runs in the first three innings, including six in

the third on five hits and two walks, chasing Saddleback starter

Abraham Lopez.

Rodriguez normally bats in the middle of the order, but Mesa Coach

Doug Deats inserted him in the leadoff spot because senior catcher

Nate Hunter was battling illness. Hunter started at catcher

Wednesday.

“Robert was the best guy to lead off and I’m glad he did,” Deats

said.

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Golden West League

Costa Mesa 13, Saddleback 0 Score by Innings

Sadd 000 000 0 - 0 4 2

CM 246 100 x - 13 13 1

Lopez, Blanco (3), Carr (5) and Valverde;

Cooper, Vargas (6) and Hunter. W --

Cooper, 1-3. L - Lopez, 3-3. 2B -- Garcia

(CM), Pisarski (CM). HR -- Rodriguez (CM)

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Eagles close with loss

* The Estancia High baseball team closed out its season with a 9-0

Golden West League loss at Ocean View Wednesday.

Eric Scheafer and Cullen Crom had the lone hits for the Eagles,

who finish 3-20, 1-11 in league.

Ocean View, which will advance to the CIF Southern Section

Division III playoffs that begin next week, scored two runs in each

of the first three innings, added one in the fourth and two in the

fifth.