Prep baseball playoff roundup: Santa Margarita hits eight home runs in 19-1 victory

(Associated Press) Santa Margarita received the final at-large berth for the Southern Section Division 2 baseball playoffs, but the Eagles made clear on Thursday they are not going to let anyone think they lucked into the spot. Andre Owens hit three of his team's eight home runs in a 19-1 road victory over Rancho Christian. The short right-field fence was Santa Margarita's favorite target, with six home runs going there.

Elsinore 3, Villa Park 2: An RBI single by Tyler Willeford in the sixth inning broke a 2-2 tie and helped Elsinore eliminate top-seeded Villa Park in the Division 2 playoffs. Ganesha 2, Linfield Christian 1: After seven innings of scoreless ball, Ganesha scored two runs in the eighth to hang on for the victory on a Logan Schmidt two-run home run. Schmidt threw seven scoreless innings, giving up one hit while striking out five.

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Aquinas 3, Dana Hills 2: A bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the seventh inning won it for Aquinas. Carter Hadnot hit a home run and pitchers Gavin Loeb-Keene and Chris Alzaga combined for 12 strikeouts. Gahr 3, El Segundo 0: Carlos Munoz threw a four-hit shutout, striking out six and walking none.