With regular-season action over and the CIF playoffs in high gear, local scholastic baseball and softball teams have been battling it out on the baseball diamond.La Jolla Country Day (LJCD) School was set for CIF play this past Tuesday, May 23, in a first-round contest at Calvary Christian.In play last week, LJCD lost a heartbreaker to Francis Parker ” 8-4 in eight innings ” on May 16. LJCD was up 3-1 in the seventh on homers by Zack Kusnir and Kyle Reese, but couldn’t hold the lead. On Thursday, LJCD rebounded with a 12-6 win over rival The Bishop’s School. Kusnir got the win, giving up three runs in his six innings of work. Reese went 3-for-4 with a grand slam, three runs and five RBI. The win gave the Torreys a 3-3 league record and helped knot all four Coastal South teams in a first-place tie. University City (UC) High carried a five-game winning streak into its CIF playoff yesterday, May 24.UC ended regular season play with a 23-5 record en route to capturing the Western League crown for head coach Jeff Dufek with an 11-1 mark. The Centurions had outscored opponents 173-100 runs to date.
In volleyball action, Valley Center eliminated UC in a Division III semifinal by scores of 25-18, 15-25, 26-24, 25-19.