Baseball game of the day

TUESDAY’S BASEBALL RESULT

Saugus 4, Oxnard 2

Top contributors: Saugus senior right-hander Kyle Hooper pitched 3 1/3 no-hit innings of relief in the Southern Section Division I wild-card game. Blake Adame hit a run-scoring single in the top of the third inning for visiting Oxnard.

The scoop: With Saugus trailing, 2-1, and two out in the bottom of the fifth, Centurions senior Stefan Cordes hit a three-run homer off Oxnard ace Mikel Beltran.

Why it matters: Saugus advanced to play at Santa Ana Mater Dei on Friday in the first round.

Records: Oxnard 14-3, Saugus 16-11.

-- Ben Bolch

BASEBALL GAME OF THE DAY

Sun Valley Poly (21-13) at Harbor City Narbonne (21-9), today at 3.

Why it matters: It’s the opening round of the City Section Division I playoffs, and No. 13-seeded Poly is hoping its nine-game winning streak in the East Valley League means it can compete against fourth-seeded Narbonne, the Marine League champion. The Parrots have gotten improved pitching from Carlos Lopez and strong hitting from junior infielder Christian Jimenez. The biggest challenge for Poly is going on the road and dealing with All-City shortstop Juan Avila, who’s batting .506 with 12 doubles and five home runs.

-- Eric Sondheimer