Sports
Steele Canyon Knocks LCC Out of Baseball Playoffs
Top-seeded Mavericks held to two hits in 7-0 loss, the second in three days to the Cougars.
The La Costa Canyon High baseball team was one win away from nailing down a berth in the San Diego CIF Division II finals.
That was on Tuesday.
But the Mavericks could not shake upstart Steele Canyon from Rancho San Diego. Top-seeded LCC was dealt back-to-back home losses by the No. 4-seeded Cougars, including 7-0 in Thursday’s elimination game.
Find out what's happening in Encinitaswith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Thus, Steele Canyon (20-13) advances to the San Diego Section Division II finals against No. 2 seed Helix (24-9) in a battle of Grossmont South League rivals at SDSU’s Tony Gwynn Stadium.
The Mavericks conclude the season at 26-8.
Find out what's happening in Encinitaswith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Steele Canyon jumped on Mavericks starter Andrew Hinkle for five runs in the opening inning and then handed the ball to Michael Cederoth, who proceeded to spin a two-hit shutout. The 6-foot-6 right-hander walked two and struck out seven.
The only hint of offense the Mavericks could muster were a pair of singles by junior catcher Matt Hall.
