3-A ROUNDUP : King, Watson Provide the Firepower in Estancia Victory

Estancia first baseman Stephen King drove in two runs and pitcher Chris Watson added a pair of doubles to lead the Eagles to a 5-3 victory over Norwalk in a first-round 3-A Division game at Estancia.

Trailing, 1-0, after one inning, the Eagles (18-7) scored a pair of runs in the second inning. Colby French led off with a single. Watson moved him to third with a double. King then drove in both runners with a bloop single to right field.

Watson, a senior, improved his record to 9-1 with the victory. The Eagles’ ace, who struck out five and allowed only six hits, recovered from a shaky third inning in which the Lancers (14-9-1) scored two runs to regain the lead.

In other 3-A games:

La Quinta 5, Garey 1--Ken Granger and Chad Lewckie each had two hits and an RBI and host La Quinta (21-7) scored single runs in each of the first five innings. Garey committed five errors and three of the runs were unearned.

El Segundo 1, Garden Grove 0 (eight innings)--Brett Newell doubled and Lawrence Norris singled to right to score him in the bottom of the eighth inning for El Segundo (25-4). Joe Aguirre (6-4) pitched a three-hitter (he had a no-hitter through 6 1/3 innings), struck out nine and walked 10 for Garden Grove (12-10).

Santiago 8, Mayfair 7 (eight innings)-- Jamie Estrada hit a two-run home run in the seventh inning to tie the score, 7-7, for Santiago (21-6). Todd DeVaney hit a two-out single, went to second on a wild pitch and scored on a throwing error by Mayfair shortstop Jason Bartley when Rick Montoya hit a routine ground ball.