Merrill Debuts at Channel Islands

Tajah Merrill, who withdrew from Camarillo High on Monday, pitched for Channel Islands on Wednesday in the Raiders’ 17-12 loss to Thousand Oaks in a Marmonte League game.

Merrill, a junior left-hander who was 2-1 with a 0.91 earned-run average at Camarillo, left the school for personal reasons. He enrolled at Channel Islands on Tuesday, and gave up five runs on four hits in one inning Wednesday.

“They moved over the weekend,” Channel Islands Coach Don Cardinal said. “He checked out of Camarillo on Monday and was here on Tuesday.”