Baseball: Chatsworth, Cleveland advance to VIBL final

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With junior first baseman Derek Neely crushing a three-run home run, Chatsworth routed Hart, 21-4, Tuesday at Brookside Park in Pasadena to advance to Thursday’s Valley Invitational Baseball League championship game.

Catcher Carlos Escobar Jr. was another hitting star for Chatsworth, which this year won its eighth City Section championship. Chatsworth will play its West Valley League rival, Cleveland, on Thursday night at Birmingham. Cleveland defeated Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, 2-1, in the other semifinal.

-- Eric Sondheimer