Temple City’s run ends with championship game loss to Hemet …

The Temple City High School baseball team’s improbable postseason run didn’t have the storybook ending the Rams were hoping for.

Hemet pitchers Cameron Leonard and Jerald Gaskin coupled with some untimely errors made sure of that.

Scoring chances for what was a hot a Temple City offense were limited and Hemet took advantage of four Rams errors to post a 2-0 win in the CIF-Southern Section Division 5 championship on Saturday night at UC Riverside.

“I’m so proud of what they accomplished,” Temple City head coach Rob Nelson said. “We weren’t supposed to be here. There’s teams sitting at home tonight who were supposed to be here. This is why you play the game.”

It was hard for Nelson to be disappointed in the loss considering that Temple City (18-10) was wildcard team at the outset of the playoffs after finishing third in the Rio Hondo League this season.

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