"Luke Chau, a senior left-hander, threw a complete game two-hitter, striking out three and walking one. He retired 21 of the first 22 batters. He might want to take his infielders out to dinner, because the foursome of third baseman Landon Tuch, shortstop Caleb Reclusado, second baseman Adriel Merida and first baseman Max Szczech made every routine play and hard play. Reclusado had seven assists."
"Chau and Bell ace Jayden Rojas each refused to give in. Rojas struck out 10 in seven scoreless innings. But he reached 96 pitches, so Bell went to Adolfo Esquivel in the eighth, and the Highlanders broke through on a walk, single by Tuch and RBI single from Nick Penaranda. Then a bunt led to a second run."
"The Highlanders now get a rematch against West Valley League rival El Camino Real in the semifinals on Wednesday at Cal State Northridge, with the winner advancing to the championship game at Dodger Stadium on May 23. Granada Hills lost to Bell 1-0 in the 2023 semifinals and has endured some tough times in not performing well in the playoffs when it was the No. 1 seed."
"This time as a No. 6 seed, the Highlanders executed on the mound and with their gloves until finding a way to win and send off their coach to greet his wife and baby girl a happy man."
Granada Hills defeated No. 3-seed Bell 2-0 in eight innings in the opening game of the City Section Open Division baseball playoffs. Luke Chau pitched a complete game two-hitter, striking out three and walking one, retiring 21 of the first 22 batters. Bell ace Jayden Rojas struck out 10 in seven scoreless innings, but reached 96 pitches. In the eighth, Bell went to Adolfo Esquivel, and the Highlanders scored on a walk, a single by Landon Tuch, an RBI single by Nick Penaranda, and a bunt that produced a second run. The Highlanders will face El Camino Real in the semifinals, with the winner advancing to the championship at Dodger Stadium on May 23.
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