Prep Baseball : Kortman Leads Laguna Hills to Victory

Laguna Hills High School’s Ron Kortman was five outs away from a perfect game Friday against Costa Mesa, when Rich Schones got an infield single. Kortman settled for a three-hitter and Laguna Hills defeated Costa Mesa, 6-1, in a Pacific Coast League baseball game at Laguna Hills.

Kortman, who hit a solo home run in the second, struck out eight and walked none to improve his record to 7-1.

Chris Sheff was three for four with one RBI for Laguna Hills (16-4, 8-1).