Baseball: Mira Costa knocks off JSerra, 2-1, in South Division championship game of Boras Classic

Manhattan Beach Mira Costa put itself on the baseball map on Friday night, winning the South Division of the Boras Classic by knocking off the No. 1 team in Southern California, JSerra, 2-1, behind a terrific pitching performance from unsung senior Roland Houseman.

Houseman came into the championship game having thrown 3 1/3 innings all season for the Mustangs. But given the opportunity to show what he could do, Houseman threw strike after strike. He pitched into the seventh inning before ace Trevor Franklin took over with a runner on first and none out and earned the save.

Houseman gave up four hits, struck out five and walked one. Matt Beserra put Mira Costa (11-1) on top, 1-0, with a home run in the second. Zack Chan upped the lead to 2-0 in the fifth with an RBI single. JSerra (10-2) got a run in the bottom of the fifth on an RBI double by Matt Manskar that got lost in the lights at Mater Dei.

Mira Costa will play Northern California winner Davis in the Boras Classic championship game on May 7. And the Mustangs just might get some votes in the next Southern Section Division 3 coaches’ poll. They were ranked No. 3 before the vacation break.

North 7, El Camino Real 6: North took the third-place game in the Boras Classic with a five-run sixth inning. Tony Bullard went four for four and Christian Koss had three hits and three RBIs.

Huntington Beach 6, Corona Santiago 5: The Oilers won the consolation title by scoring four runs in the bottom of the seventh. Landon Silver’s two-run double was the game winner. Chad Minato had two hits and two RBIs.

Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 9, Damien 6: Michael Whiteside and Jamie Robertson each had three hits for Notre Dame. Ryan Morris added two hits and three RBIs.

Orange Lutheran 4, Great Oak 0: Nathan Flores, Luke Mattson and Brendan Avventino combined for a no-hitter. Flores and Garrett Mitchell each had two hits.

Chaminade 5, Vista Murrieta 4: Sean Sullivan threw three shutout innings for the Eagles. Blake Rutherford had a game-winning solo home run. Tommy Costello and Anthony Acosta conributed two hits apiece.

La Costa Canyon 6, Mater Dei 5: UCLA signee Mickey Moniak hit a three-run home run for Canyon. Josh Stephen and Jonathan Schiffer each had three hits for Mater Dei.

South Hills 8, Loyola 1: The Cubs struggled defensively in the Boras tournament loss.

Harvard-Westlake 8, SJC 1: The Wolverines won the IMG tournament in Florida. Matt Thomas went three for three and Jake Suddleson had two hits and six hits in the tournament. John Thomas was named tournament MVP. Sam Peacock struck out six in 3 1/3 innings.

Valencia 5, West Ranch 3: Ben Fariss struck out seven in six innings and Alex Huerta had a three-run home run to lead Valencia to a Foothill League win. The Vikings are 5-0.

Calabasas 6, Buhach Colony 2: Parker Brahms struck out four in five innings. Eric Fuchs and Tripp Mitchell had two hits apiece.

Helix 7, Alemany 3: UCLA commit Jake Stronach hit a grand slam to lead Helix.

Moopark 12, New Mexico Sandia Pep 2: Conner Chapman had two hits and two RBIs.

Sun Valley Poly 3, North Hollywood 2: The Parrots swept their series with the Huskies in an East Valley League game by rallying from a 2-1 deficit. Sebastian Casares had an RBI double to tie the game and Jesus Carranza contributed a tie-breaking sacrifice fly.

Verdugo Hills 11, Monroe 1: Charlie Roca had two hits and three RBIs in the East Valley League game.

Foothill 8, St. Bonaventure 2: Dillon Brown improved to 6-1 and Evan Mickelson had four hits in the Righetti tournament semifinal victory. Then Foothil defeated Helix, 7-4, to win the championship. Camden Cougnet had three hits.

Redondo 7, Newport Harbor 3: The Sea Hawks (13-0) got two hits and two RBIs from Jason Diocochea, who also picked up the save. Matt Hanniff went three for three.

Sierra Canyon 6, Morro Bay 0: Seth Stone struck out five in six innings. Wes Wright had two RBIs.

Burroughs 11, Glendale 1: Junior shortstop Justin Palafox finished with two hits and four RBIs in the Pacific League game. His brother, Nathan, a sophomore, had three hits and three RBIs. It was a good night in the Palafox family.

Crescenta Valley 4, Pasadena 0: Will Smiley struck out nine, walked none and threw a complete game for the Falcons.

Quartz Hill 7, Littlerock 0: Three pitchers combined on a three-hitter in the Golden League game. Christian Epley finished with three hits.

Paraclete 3, Birmingham 2: Despite two RBIs from Ryan Mendoza, the Patriots lost the nonleague game. Jacob Jablonski had two hits and two RBIs for Paraclete.

Northridge Academy 17, Fulton Prep 3: Northridge won its league opener.

Taft 10, Chavez 4: Hunter May had three RBIs.

Palisades 5, Venice 4: Matt Silvera had a walk-off single in the Dolphins’ Western League win. Harrison Hart tied the game in the seventh with a home run.

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