Baseball: Cleveland goes 5-0 in Las Vegas

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Junior Jack Hartman of Reseda Cleveland hit the jackpot in Las Vegas.

His team started the top of the seventh of its tournament championship game on Wednesday against Carson trailing, 7-6, with two outs and no one on base. Then Grant Shapiro and Matt Del Mundo came up with singles and Hartman delivered a three-run home run for a 9-8 victory.

Cleveland won its division after going 5-0. Earlier, Hartman hit a two-run home run in a 10-9 win over Palo Verde.

Also in Las Vegas, San Fernando won its tournament bracket with a 7-3 win over Las Vegas Foothill. Alonzo Garcia threw four innings to pick up the win.

Chatsworth was beaten by Arbor View, 13-2, in its semifinal game.

In San Diego, Luke Laurita allowed no earned runs in six innings but El Camino Real was beaten by Torrey Pines, 3-1. Sierra Canyon defeated Crawford, 8-1. Jackson Ramey and Joe Hardoon combined on a four-hitter. Taft defeated Las Vegas Oasis, 5-3. Mike Colon hit a two-run home run.

Gabe Crancolas threw a complete game in Santa Barbara’s 4-2 win over Utah Cottonwood.

Alemany defeated Rio Mesa, 15-4. Nick Suniga hit a two-run home run and Peter Van Gansen had a three-run double. Joe Moran and Matt Willmore each hit home runs in Chaminade’s 13-1 win over Santa Paula.

L.A. Cathedral defeated St. Bernard, 10-0, in five innings. Freshman Bryan Duenas was three for three, as was Matt Moran, who had a double and triple. Gardena Serra defeated Cantwell-Sacred Heart, 23-6. Reggie Southall had three hits to raise his batting average to .776.

In the championship game of the Anaheim Canyon tournament, El Modena defeated Canyon, 9-8, on seventh-inning squeeze bunt by Nathan Kuchta.

Garden Grove Pacifica defeated Servite, 3-1, in the championship game of the Anaheim Lions tournament.