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La Salle’s Brian Hill pitched six solid innings and Bowdien Derby scored two runs and recorded the save in the seventh to lead the Lancers to a 3-2 win over Covina in the wild-card round of the CIF-Southern Section Division 4 playoffs Tuesday afternoon. Johnny Auer sent 2 for 4 with two RBIs to lead La Salle (14-12), which moves on to Friday’s first-round game against five-time defending Rio Hondo League champion Monrovia. Derby, a sophomore, was hit by a pitch in the first, scored a run in that inning, singled and scored in the fourth, drew a walk in the fifth to load the bases and was intentionally walked in the seventh. He struck out the first batter in the seventh on three pitches and got the next two batters to fly out to record his third save of the season.

OTHER WILD-CARD SCORES

PALOS VERDES 11, PASADENA 1: The Bulldogs gave up six runs with two outs in the first inning and another three runs with one out in the second to all but end Pasadena’s season.

LA CAADA 20, COSTA MESA 2: The Spartans scored 10 runs in the first inning and junior pitcher Brendon Shoemake pitched only the first inning. He’ll rest his arm and go again Friday when the Spartans visit St. Paul in Division 4 first-round action.

Temple City scored eight runs in the second and third innings to seize control and win 10-2 over visiting Magnolia of Anaheim in their CIF-Southern Section Division 5 wild card playoff game Tuesday afternoon. Junior Jessica Loicano pitched five innings earning a save and also hit a home run to straightaway center field to lead the way. Catcher Sami Jakeway had three RBIs. The Rams visit West Covina in a first-round game Thursday.

OTHER WILD-CARD SCORES

Paraclete 4, Flintridge Prep 1
Paramount 10, Arcadia 1

CIF-SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS

DIVISION 2
FIRST ROUND FRIDAY
WILD CARD TUESDAY
Peninsula-Norwalk winner at Glendora
Harvard-Westlake-Arroyo Grande winner at Foothill
Redlands-Arlington winner at Upland
Atescadero-Valencia/P winner at Arcadia
Vista Del Lago-Rancho Cucamonga winner at La Mirada
Rialto-Burbank winner at Alemany
San Marcos-Nipomo winner at Mira Costa
Woodbridge-Burroughs winner at Cypress
Bellflower-San Luis Obispo winner at Redlands East Valley
Palos Verdes-Pasadena winner at Damien
Pacifica/GG-Alta Loma winner at Canyon Springs
Loyola-Dos Pueblos winner at El Toro
Chaminade-Diamond Bar winner at Paso Robles
Los Osos-AB Miller winner at Santa Barbara
Crescenta Valley-Northwood winner at Mayfair
Yucaipa-Rancho Verde winner at Crespi

DIVISION 3
FIRST ROUND THURSDAY
WILD-CARD TUESDAY
No. 1 Beckman vs. Vista Murrieta-Fountain Valley winner
Colton at Charter Oak
Bell Gardens at California
La Quinta at Ocean View
Rancho Alamitos vs. El Dorado-Westlake winner
Santa Monica at Quartz Hill
Gahr at Walnut
No. 4 Hemet vs. Hart-St. John Bosco winner
No. 3 South Hills vs. Dana Hills-Hueneme winner
Santa Fe at Lancaster
University at Downey
Bonita vs. Thousand Oaks-Saugus winner
San Gorgonio vs. Newport Harbor-Roosevelt winner
Garden Grove at Culver City
No. 2 Alhambra vs. Long Beach Poly-Corona winner

DIVISION 4
FIRST ROUND FRIDAY
WILD-CARD TUESDAY
No. 1 Bishop Amat vs. Patriot-Oak park wild-card winner
Colony at Estancia
South Pasadena at Savanna
Torrance vs. Victor Valley-Cathedral wild-card winner
Fullerton vs. South Torrance-Calvary Chapel winner
Temple City at Oaks Christian
Jurupa Valley at Indio
No. 4 Nortvhiew vs. Bastow-Century wild-card winner
No. 3 St. Paul vs. Costa Mesa-La Canada wild-card winner
Kaiser vs. Troy-La Quinta wild-card winner
San Dimas at Garey
El Segunodo vs. Carpinteria-Magnolia wild-car winner
Monrovia vs. Covina-La Salle wild-card winner
St. Bonaventure at Sonora
Anaheim at Granite Hills
No. 2 Palm Desert vs. Don Lugo-Laguna Beach wild-card winner

DIVISION 5
FIRST-ROUND THURSDAY
WILD-CARD TUESDAY
Aquinas-Desert Mirage winner at Woodcrest Christian
Sultana at Calvary Chapel/D
Serra at Lompoc
San Jacinto-Mountain View winner at Sierra Vista
St. Monica at Heritage
Paraclete-St. Joseph/SM winner at Gabrielino
Big Bear at Arrowhead Christian
Serrano-Gladstone winner at Montclair Prep
29 Palms-Calvary Murrieta winner at Maranatha
Citrus Hill at Hesperia
South El Monte at Campbell Hall
Azusa-Santa Ynez winner at Western Christian
La Puente at Cabrillo/L
Rim of the World-Whittier Christian winner at Cathedral
Linfield Christian at Yucca Valley
Village Christian-Ontario Christian winner at Tahquitz

DIVISION 6
FIRST ROUND FRIDAY
WILD-CARD TUESDAY
Desert Christian/BD-Hesperia winner at Desert Christian/L
Bishop Union at Villanova Prep
Flintridge Prep at Capistrano Valley Christian
La Verne Lutheran/St. Margaret’s winner at St. Anthony
Victor Valley Christian-Calvary Chapel winner at Sage Hill
Windward at Buckley
Kern Valley-Mojave winner at California Christian
Bell Jeff-Chadwick winner at Vasquez
Excelsior Ed-Oakwood winner at Oxford Academy
Silver Valley-La Sierra Academy winner at Academy Excelsior
Desert Chapel-Salesian winner at Rosamond
Sierra Canyon-Nordhoff winner at Pasadena Poly
Saddleback Valley Christian-Rio Hondo Prep winner at Bloomington Christian
Viewpoint at Crossroads
Apple Valley Christian at Boron
Avalon-Upland Academy winner at Grace Brethren

DIVISION 3
WILD CARD GAMES
TUESDAY, 3:15 P.M.
A–Lancaster at Kaiser
B–Pioneer Valley at Burbank
C–St. Lucy’s at Cajon
D–Fullerton at Aliso Niguel
E–Charter Oak at La Reina
F–Fillmore at Quartz Hill
G–Righetti at Sherman Oaks Notre Dame
H–Dana Hills at Los Altos
I–San Gorgonio at Chino Hills
J–Arcadia at Paramount
FIRST ROUND
THURSDAY
Wild-card A at Bonita
Wild-card B at Sunny Hills
Wild-card C at Mission Viejo
Oak Park at Downey
Wild-card D at Alemany
Wild-card E at Highland
Paso Robles at Burbank Burroughs
Patriot at Ayala
Wild-card F at Glendora
La Habra at Tesoro
Crescenta Valley at Colton
Wild-card G at Warren
Wild-card H at Atascadero
Wild-card I at Summit
Chaminade at Knight
Wild-card J at Oaks Christian

DIVISION 5
WILD CARD GAMES
TUESDAY, 3:15 P.M.
A–Gladstone at Rowland
B–Rio Hondo Prep at Riverside Notre Dame
C–Magnolia at Temple City
D–Godinez at Village Christian
E–Tahquitz at Covina
F–Paraclete at Flintridge Prep
G–Victor Valley at Riverside Christian
H–Montebello at Sierra Vista
FIRST ROUND
THURSDAY
Wild-card A at Whittier Christian
Western at Schurr
Costa Mesa at San Marino
Wild-card B at Calvary Murrieta
Wild-card C at West Covina
Pasadena Poly at San Dimas
Ridgecrest Burroughs at Beaumont
Wild-card D at Duarte
Keppel at Cerritos Valley Christian
Wild-card E at Mayfield
Woodcrest Christian at Barstow
Azusa at South Hills
Wild-card F at Heritage
Wild-card G at Savanna
Northview at Santa Ana Calvary Chapel
Wild-card H at La Canada

DIVISION 6
WILD CARD
TUESDAY, 3:15 P.M.
A–Bishop Diego at Gabrielino
B–Los Angeles Lutheran at Mary Star
C–Lone Pine at Windward
D–Holy Family at Baptist Christian
FIRST ROUND
THURSDAY
Wild-card A at Marymount
Viewpojnt at St. Monica
Lancaster Desert Christian at Alverno
Twentynine Palms at Maranatha
Marlborough at Oxford Academy
Big Bear at Bermuda Dunes Desert Christian
Silver Valley at Grace Brethren
Wild-card B at South El Monte
Wild-card C at Oak Hills
San Gabriel Mission at Ramona Convent
Mesa Grande Academy at Yucca Valley
Providence at Nordhoff
Carpinteria at Faith Baptist
Marshall at Boron
Whitney at Arroyo
Wild-card D at La Salle

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GLENDALE – Perfect at last.

For the first time in Pacific League history, the Arcadia High School baseball team became the first team to go undefeated in the regular season with a 6-2 victory over Crescenta Valley on Friday night in front of a capacity crowd at Stengel Field.

The Arcadia (22-3, 14-0) faithful watched KJ Edson go the distance for his eighth victory. Senior Garrett Tuck barehanded a grounder to shortstop and fired to first for the last out, leading to a celebratory mobbing on the pitcher’s mound.

“You couldn’t have asked for a better end than that,” Arcadia coach Nick Lemas said. “It’s good to be able to look back and see something that nobody’s ever done before.

“To do something like that is pretty special.”

Edson struck out six and allowed six hits and two runs, both coming in the third inning. He walked only one.

The Apaches now await the CIF-SS Division 2 playoff pairings, which will be released Monday.

Tuck also set the school record for most hits in a career.

He went 2 for 4 with an RBI single in the first to score Jonathan Tom and give Arcadia an early 1-0 lead. He then broke Tim Smoley’s record of 106 career hits when he singled to right field in the fourth inning. The game briefly was stopped so that Lemas could retrieve the ball and give it to Tuck as a souvenir.