Prep sports roundup: Sherman Oaks Notre Dame wins opener at National Classic

Sherman Oaks Notre Dame will be relying on pitchers (from left) Peter Jackson, JuJu Diaz-Jones, AJ LaSota and Beckett Berg this week at the National Classic. (Eric Sondheimer / Los Angeles Times) On the first day of the National Classic in Orange County, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame players took care of classes in the morning, drove out to El Dorado High and relied on their bats in a 7-4 opening win over Corona Santiago. Benett Pace hit a home run and sophomores Jason Taylor and Zane Scott each delivered two-run singles.

Closer Malakye Matsumoto had a spectacular seventh inning to pick up the save, striking out all three batters. Striker Pence homered for Santiago and Troy Randall had two hits. National Classic quarterfinals Tuesday: Notre Dame vs.

Temecula Valley, 1 p. m. at Yorba Linda; Mountain Ridge vs.

De La Salle, 4 p. m. at Villa Park; Basic vs.