LA COSTA CANYON HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

The Mavericks kept coming back and finally beat Mission Bay 7-6 in extra innings to win the 52nd Annual Lions Mike Morrow Invitational Baseball Tournament's Classic Division(Highest Division) Championship. Michael Kenney pitched 5 innings in relief, yielding only two unearned runs, on 3 hits, 4 strikeouts, and 4 walks, to get the win (2-0) and the Most Valuable Player Trophy. In the bottom of the 7th inning Paul Oseguera drove in his 3rd rbi and William Stoffel followed with a sacrafice fly to send the game into extra innings. In the bottom of the 8th Matt Ryan doubled, Fuller hit into a fielder's choice, and Nacario singled. Casey Sterk followed with a hard single to left to score Fuller with the winning run and the Maverick bench dog piled Fuller at home plate. Casey Sterk went 3 for 4, scored twice and had the game winning rbi. Paul Oseguera had 3 runs batted in and Joey Burke had two singles and scored twice. Jackson Chapalone had an rbi in the 3rd inning and Fuller knocked in Stoffel in the 4th. Johnny Zepeda started for the Mavs going 3 innings, allowing 4 earned runs on 4 hits, 4 walks and striking out 5. This year's Lions Invitational Classic Division tournament field included Mission Bay (ranked 17th in the Nation by BCA Baseball America), Rancho Bernardo (ranked 4th in the Nation by BCA Baseball America)Valhalla, Montgomery, Grossmont, Eastlake, San Marcos, and the non San Diego County teams included Bingham, Utah; Basic, Nev; Green Valley, Nev; Alta, Utah; Elk Grove, Sacramento; Silverado, Nev; Madera, Ca; and Chaparral, Temecula.