Page 8 March 23, 2017 EL SEGUNDO HERALD Eagles from page 5 lineup by setting them up with his fastball and confusing them with his off-speed pitches. The result was Mostert throwing five strong innings, giving up one unearned run and six hits while striking out five and walking just one. Justin Ostler finished up with two perfect innings in relief to get the save. Coach Traber was pleased with Mostert’s performance. “Justin threw well and spotted his pitches against a good hitting team,” he said. El Segundo’s offense had its difficulties against Torrance’s pitching staff, but capitalized when the opportunity came. In the first inning, Spencer Palmer doubled and scored on an error to give the Eagles a 1-0 lead. In the third inning, Torrance threatened to score when they got back-to-back singles. But Mostert got Alex Gallegos to wave at a third strike to end the inning. El Segundo stretched the lead to 2-0 when Long was hit by a pitch and scored on a double by Jake Palmer. In the fourth inning, Torrance scored its only run an RBI double by Travis Martizia to make it 2-1. The Eagles countered with a run when Sean Emery walked, stole second base and scored on a sacrifice fly by Brenden Casillas. The game was filled with defensive highlights, especially at third base when Nico Celestial made three stellar plays. He went to his left on one play to take away a single, one to his right to take away a double and a bullet at him that most would not have even attempted. In the second game, the Eagles were shut out 5-0 and Spencer Long’s third inning single was all they had. Long also pitched and threw well enough to win, giving up three earned runs and striking out six in six innings. Jarod Whitney tossed a perfect seventh inning. Facing the Hart Indians, one of Southern Section’s premiere baseball programs, the Eagles sent Jimmy Galicia to the mound. The game was close for the first six innings before the Indians scored six runs in the seventh to win 7-2. The Eagles took a 1-0 lead in the third inning when Long singled, was balked to second base and scored on Jake Palmer’s single. The Indians tied the game in the fourth inning on two bunt singles a walk followed by a fielder’s choice double play. In the sixth inning, Sean Emery and Matt Romero were hit by a pitch with one out. With Emery running on the pitch, Brenden Casillas blistered a line drive to right field that was caught and Emery was doubled up on the play. In the seventh inning the Indians scored six runs on five hits, a walk and the benefit of two balks to take a 7-1 lead. Kobe Estrada hit a towering home run for the Eagles to cap the scoring in the bottom of the seventh as the Eagles fell 7-2. Once again the Eagles had some magnificent defensive performances including Celestial at third base, Long at shortstop and Casillas from behind the plate. The El Segundo catcher was three for three throwing out would-be base runners trying to steal second base. Boys’ Lacrosse The two-time Ocean League champion Eagles, ranked number 18 in the latest coaches poll, defeated 15th-ranked Peninsula 13-11. El Segundo (3-1) led 3-2 after one quarter and 8-6 at halftime. Sophomore attack Lukas Roscoe scored four of his five goals in the first half and also had an assist. Senior attack Cory Lund finished with three goals and five assists, all to Roscoe. Daniel Ball scored two goals and Devin Bonney had one goal and an assist, while Rory Cochrane and Oliver Taback each scored one goal apiece for the Eagles. Bonney also won 16 of 28 face-offs and collected 10 ground balls in a strong possession game for the Eagles. Goalie Alex Nolan recorded 11 saves, helping a defense that was on its heels much of the fourth quarter. El Segundo led 13-9 entering the final period, but was held scoreless. Spearheaded by Mark Binder, Cayman Barber and Tim Shartz, the Eagles’ defense prevented a Panthers’ comeback. In the Ocean League opener against Santa Monica, the Eagles were held to their lowest point total all season and fell 9-8. Lund had a hand in all eight goals, scoring four and dishing out four assists. Freshman attack Scott Melton scored twice while senior middies Rory Cochrane and Daniel Ball also scored for El Segundo. Senior goalie Alex Nolan was credited with 15 saves, with a half-dozen of them in the fourth quarter while the Eagles rallied. The nine goals Santa Monica recorded were the lowest for a Vikings team that had been averaging 14 goals per game. Swim Team The celebrated and storied El Segundo swim program is off to a nice start. Against Redondo, the boys varsity won by a score of 97-73. The Eagles received a great performance in the 500 and 200 freestyle from William Schodorf. The Eagles were also bolstered with a sweep in the 50 freestyle from Kyle Crist (first), Owen Hale (second) and Slate Davis (third). Nick Allison swam fantastic in the 100 back and finished first, while Shernil Sharma placed first in the 100 fly. On the girls’ side, the Lady Eagles fell to a strong Redondo squad 129-41. Notable performers were Dylan Chen with a first place finish in the 100 backstroke and Bridgette Allison with a second place finish in the 200 freestyle. Christina Grenke finished strong and came in third place in the 500 freestyle. Girls’ Softball The Lady Eagles are off to a rough start by going winless in their first six games. But to be fair, they have played some pretty good teams that have played twice the games El Segundo has in the early going. Playing in the prestigious Torrance National Tournament, the Eagles fell to City Section power San Pedro 7-1 and New Mexico powerhouse Piedra Vista 7-5. They however hung on to defeat Culver City 6-5 to get their first win of the season. Gabby Benjamin and Julia Chavez each had two hits and two RBIs in the win. Monique Benjamin (11-24, .458), Julia Chavez (8-21, .381) and Katherine Kakuske (7-20, .350) lead the Eagles hitting attack thus far. News and Notes El Segundo High School Athletic Director Steve Shevlin, wanted to alert the community about a possible scam and said, “Please be alert for kids selling discount cards for football. The individuals are taking cash, or checks made out to cash. There are no fundraisers for football at this time. If anyone attempts to contact you, please contact ESPD.” • Nico Celestial has made some highlight plays at third base for the Eagles and could be one of the best in the South Bay Monique Benjamin leads the Lady Eagles with a .458 batting average. Frosh/soph pitcher Nick Villa kept the Torrance Tartars in check in the Eagles’ 5-3 win.
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