Baseball: Chris Murphy strikes out 17 but Banning defeats Granada Hills, 1-0

The only uncertainty about Tuesday’s City Section Division I baseball playoff opener between Granada Hills and host Banning was how many innings it would take for a team to score. Granada Hills pitcher Chris Murphy and Banning pitcher Ivan Martinez were expected to duel and each lived up to expectations.

Martinez allowed three hits and no runs in eight innings. Murphy struck out 17 and didn’t give up a hit until two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning, when freshman Andres Vega got an infield single to score Javier Perez and give Banning a 1-0 victory.

El Camino Real 5, San Pedro 0: Jeremy Polon struck out 13, Jake Baer hit a home run and Jose Campos had a two-run double to help the No. 2 Conquistadores advance.

Chatsworth 10, Palisades 0: Josh Garcia threw a complete-game six-inning shutout for the top-seeded Chancellors. Andrew Renteria had a two-run double and Nick Henry had a two-run trople.

Venice 7, Roosevelt 0: The Western League champs won their opener behind pitcher Xan Galvan, who threw a three-hitter. Nick Atkins had a single, double and triple.

Kennedy 5, Narbonne 2: Jerry Aguilar and Luis Campos each had two hits and Phil Alfaro threw 6 1/3 innings for Kennedy.

Birmingham 7, Taft 6: Alberto Lopez had two hits and two RBIs and Ivan Lomeli added two hits for the No. 3 Patriots. Isaac Meza threw a complete game.

San Fernando 4, Poly 0: Jason Ceja threw a one-hitter for the Tigers.

Cleveland 6, Carson 5: The No. 4 Cavaliers held off the Colts. Sam Villa got the pitching win and also had two hits and two RBIs.

Friday’s quarterfinal schedule: Kennedy at Chatsworth; Banning at Cleveland; Venice at Birmingham; San Fernando at El Camino Real.

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