Crossroads Will Try to Win 2nd Baseball Title in Three Years

Santa Monica Crossroads High will try to win its second title in three years when it plays Tehachapi tonight at 7:30 in the Southern Section Small Schools (Large Division) baseball championship game at Blair Field in Long Beach.

The Roadrunners, seeded No. 2, have a 21-6 record. They won the title in 1985, when they outscored opponents in five playoff games, 108-12. This year’s team is not quite as dominating. It rallied from a 7-3 deficit to defeat Serrano of Phelan in the semifinals, 8-7.

Tehachapi (21-3) advanced to the final with a 10-4 rout of No. 1-seeded Van Nuys Montclair Prep.

Palos Verdes Chadwick (15-7) will play second-seeded Templeton (21-4) at 4:30 p.m. for the Small Schools (Small Division) title. The Small Schools were split into two divisions this year for baseball because there were too many schools for one division.