Mustangs fall to Saints

* Costa Mesa High’s Gary Gonzalez blasted a three-run home run in the

sixth inning, but the rally ended there as host Santa Ana won the

Golden West League baseball game, 8-4, Monday.

The Saints scored all eight earned runs off starter Justin

Peterson (5-4) and improved to 13-12, 4-7 in league.

“He’s our best pitcher, but unfortunately he just had an off day,”

Costa Mesa Coach Doug Deats said.

The Mustangs took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second. Robert

Rodriguez was hit by a pitch, reached second on a sacrifice and

scored on a RBI triple by Steven Doerr.

Santa Ana scored three runs in the bottom of the second, one in

the fourth and four in the fifth to take an 8-1 lead.

Alex Pisarski singled to lead off the sixth for Costa Mesa and

Rodriguez reached on an error before Gonzalez’s home run.

Manuel Gomez (1-1) earned the victory for Santa Ana, pitching a

complete game with two strikeouts. He also hit one batter and walked

another.

The Mustangs, who dropped to 9-16, 3-8 in league, will finish the

season Wednesday when they host Saddleback at 3:15 p.m.

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Golden West League

Santa Ana 8, Costa Mesa 4

Score by Inning

Costa Mesa 010 003 0 - 4 6 2

Santa Ana 031 040 x - 8 7 1

Peterson, Cooper (6) and N. Hunter; Gomez

and Ramirez. W-Gomez, 1-1. L-Peterson, 5-4.

2B- Ruiz (SA). 3B -- Doerr (CM). HR --

Gonzalez (1)

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