Koa Haynes and Amat dart to 5-0 start at Bonita Air Assault.
SATURDAY’S FIRST GAMES
Note: Valencia and Santiago are the top-two seed and get first-game byes.
First games at 3 p.m.
Bishop Amat vs. Damien (varsity baseball field)
Mira Costa vs. South El Monte
Chino Hills vs. Kaiser
Villa Park vs. Northview
Bonita vs. Upland
Rancho Cucamonga vs. Lynwood
Glendora vs. Peninsula
Etiwanda vs. Ayala
Los Osos vs. Ontario Chr.
Arroyo vs. Santa Fe
Culver City vs. Servite
Charter Oak vs. Citrus Valley
South Hills vs. Walnut
Monrovia vs. Desert
Bishop Amat had a strong opening day at the Bonita Air Assault, going 5-0. Other good showings came from Charter Oak (4-1), South Hills (4-1) and Chino Hills (4-1).
Arroyo went 3-2 and posted wins over Monrovia, Ayala and Kaiser before suffering close losses to Bonita (2-3) and Glendora. The Knights took second in their pool.
Damien struggled badly, going 0-5 in pool play.
Saturday will be the knockout phase and every team is still alive for the championship … but teams with bad records will have low seeds. Should be interesting …