Laguna had their hands full this past Thursday, May 17, in their opening game in the Southern Section CIF Division 2 playoffs against Tahquitz from Hemet. The Titans (17-9) were the Division 3 champions last season and finished second to Hemet in the Mountain Pass League. The winner will advance to play either Sierra Canyon or Kaiser on May 22.
Final D2 Poll: 1 – Beckman, 2 – Yucaipa, 3 – Tesoro, 4 – Corona del Mar, 5 – Sierra Canyon, 6 – Crescenta Valley, 7 – Damien, 8 – Camarillo, 9 – Alemany, 10 – El Modena. Others: Simi Valley, Calabasas, Quartz Hill, Millikan, Village Christian, Laguna Beach, Rio Mesa, Fountain Valley.
Leaders after 27 game (Corrected):
Batting Average: .500 – Aiden Booth, .433 – Michael Kerner, .424 Grady Morgan
Hits: 39 – Grady Morgan
Doubles: 16 – Grady Morgan
Triples: 2 – Cutter Clawson, K Freeman, E. Silva, M. Kerner
Home Runs: 6 – Grady Morgan
RBI’s: 28 – Grady Morgan
Stolen Bases 7 – Jared Angus & Eric Silva
ERA: 1.57 Jack Loechner (7-2)
Strikeouts: 47 – Blake Burzell (6-1)