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Baseball: JSerra clinches Trinity League title

Los Angeles Times staff writer Ben Bolch
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Bret Dahlson hit a three-run homer to help JSerra clinch its first Trinity League title tonight with a 12-4 victory over Santa Margarita.

The Lions (21-5 overall, 12-2 league) scored 10 unanswered runs--five in the second inning, five in the third--to pull away. Dylan Christensen went three for four and leadoff hitter Austin Hedges reached base three times after twice being hit by pitches and drawing a walk.

Sophomore right-hander Keaton Siomkin allowed only one run in four innings, providing a big boost to a pitching staff that has missed ace ‘Jumbo’ Joe Kurrasch the last two weeks because of biceps tendinitis. Coach Brett Kay said he hoped Kurrach could return in time for the playoffs next week.

JSerra opened a three-game lead over Mater Dei (20-5, 9-5) after the Monarchs lost to Orange Lutheran, 3-0, tonight despite allowing only one hit. The Lions conclude the regular season Wednesday against Santa Margarita.

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--Ben Bolch

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Ben Bolch

Ben Bolch has been a Los Angeles Times staff writer since 1999. He is serving his second stint as the UCLA beat writer, which seems fitting since he has covered almost every sports beat except hockey and horse racing. Bolch is also the author of the recently released book “100 Things UCLA Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.” He previously covered UCLA basketball from 2010-11 before going on to cover the NBA and the Clippers for five years. He happily traded in gobs of hotel points and airline miles to return to cover UCLA basketball and football in the summer of 2016. Bolch was once selected by NBA TV’s “The Starters” as the “Worst of the Week” after questioning their celebrity journalism-style questions at an NBA All-Star game and considers it one of his finer moments.

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