Santa Margarita pulled off the 9-2 upset victory over second-ranked Orange Lutheran Wednesday night. The Eagles scored four runs in the third and four in the seventh on their way to the victory. The teams meet again Friday afternoon.

Cory Mendoza and Josh Meyer both had three RBI and three hits for the Eagles. Dillon Miyashiro went seven innings allowing one earned run, seven hits, walking one and striking out three.

Last week, the Eagles suffered a pair of one-run losses to top-ranked Mater Dei.

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Here are the latest CIF-SS baseball rankings

CIF-SS Baseball rankings

Division 1

1. Harvard-Westlake

2. Fountain Valley

3. Mater Dei

4. Capistrano Valley

5. Canyon

6. Los Alamitos

7. Valencia

8. West Ranch

9. Long Beach Poly

10. Chaminade

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Orange Lutheran junior outfielder Joey Sanchez has committed to Long Beach State, Lancers coach Eric Borba said in an email.

Sanchez is expected to start in the outfield for the Lancers this Spring. Sanchez was the MVP of the JV team last season.

Borba says: “He is a five tool guy that will be a big contributor this season. He has all of the skills needed to play at the highest levels.”

Sanchez has a 3.8 GPA.

Here is the list of county players that have sign so far:

3rd round, No. 110: Kieran Lovegrove (Mission Viejo) – Cleveland Indians

6th round, No. 191: Timmy Lopes (Edison) – Seattle Mariners

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The third day of the MLB Draft concluded Wednesday with rounds 16-40.

The first county high school player selected on the third and final day was El Modena’s right-handed pitcher David Hill. Hill, who is signed with Long Beach St., was taken by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 17th round, No. 548 overall.

Hill went 6-2 last year with a 1.04 ERA for the Vanguards.

In the 21st round, Villa Park outfielder Jacob Scavuzzo was selected by the Dodgers in the 21st round (No. 656). Scavuzzo hit .382 for the Spartans with four triples and 10 RBIs.

In the 25th round, the New York Yankees selected Mater Dei’s Ty Moore (No. 787 overall). Moore, who was the Register’s baseball player of the year as a junior and a candidate for the award this season, is signed with UCLA.

Moore hit .406 with three home runs, 23 RBIs, scored 31 runs and stole 10 bases. On the mound he had a 12-1 record with an 0.83 ERA.

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With their hats on, the Pacifica baseball team looks like your normal high school team.

However, when the hats are removed, you’re in for a shock. This year’s CIF-SS playoffs hairstyle tradition, the Mariners took things to the next level.

Let Kyle Davis explain it.

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Chaminade’s protest of Thursday’s 8-2 loss to Mission Viejo due to illegal batting practice was denied, CIF-SS announced Friday.

Here is the ruling from the CIF-SS office:

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CIF-SS Division 5

Wild Card, Tuesday

*Home Team

A – *South El Monte vs. Linfield Christian

B – *Desert Hot Springs vs. Beaumont

C – *Gladstone vs. Sultana

D – *Rim of the World vs. Duarte

E  – *Ontario Christian vs. Nipomo

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CIF-SS Division 1

Wild Card, Tuesday

*Home Team

A – *Moorpark vs. LB Millikan

B – *Capistrano Valley vs. Pacifica/O

C – *Canyon vs. Riverside Poly

D – *JSerra vs. Brea Olinda

E – *Valencia/V vs. Corona

F – *Great Oak vs. Huntington Beach

G – *Edison vs. Chaparral

H – *El Modena vs. St. John Bosco

I – *Simi Valley vs. Hart

J – *Santiago/Corona vs. San Clemente

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CIF-SS Division 6
Wild Card, Tuesday

*Home team

A – Rosamond vs. Joshua Springs

B – *Crean Lutheran vs. Fairmont Prep

C – *Villanova vs. Marshall

D – Buckley* vs. Orcutt Academy

E – Excelsior Ed. Ctr* vs. Lone Pine

F – Windward* vs. Frazier Mountain

G – *Boron vs. Mesa Grande Acad.

H – *Hamilton vs. Sage Hill

I – *Vazquez vs. New Community Jewish

J – *Chadwick vs. St. Genevieve

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CIF-SS Division 4

Wild Card, Tuesday

*Home team

A – Chaffey vs. *Patriot

B – *St. Paul vs. Sunny Hills

C – *Northview vs. Nordhoff

D – *Anaheim vs. Palm Springs

E – *Indio vs. Covina

F – *Sonora vs. Century

G – *Torrance vs. Malibu

H – *Colony vs. San Marino

I – *San Dimas vs. Troy

J – *Laguna Beach vs. Victor Valley

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