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Highlights and box scores from Central Section baseball playoff games as reported to The Fresno Bee:
BASEBALL
In Division II, Harper White had a two-run homer in the second inning, leading top seed El Diamante past No. 16 Garces 15-5.
Trailing 4-2 entering the fifth inning in a D-II matchup, No. 10 Golden West broke out the big bats in an eight-run inning en route to an 18-10 victory over No. 7 East Bakersfield. Shawn White went 3 for 6 with a home run and five RBIs for the Trailblazers, and teammate Dax Turner belted a home run and drove in four.
Cody Skaggs, Pablo Reyes and Michael Hostetler each had an RBI in a four-run fourth inning, propelling No. 11 Hanford West to a 7-6 victory over No. 6 Yosemite in Division III.
BASEBALL BOX SCORES
CENTRAL SECTION PLAYOFFS
DIVISION I
No. 8 Bullard 7, No. 9 Clovis East 6
Clovis East (14-18) 002 020 2 -- 6 8 1
Bullard (20-10) 401 101 x -- 7 11 2
WP: Matt Meyer (6IP, 6-1). LP: Clay Gartner. CE, Nick Armenta R, SB; Jeff Owen 2R; Ryan Crew 2-4, 2R; William Rosado 2-4, HR, 3RBI. B, Chewy Telesco 2-3, 3R, SB; Blake Dunn 2-4, SB; Aaron Weimer RBI; Ryan Cox 2-3, 2HR, 4RBI; Shelton Autry 2-4.
No. 7 Central 12, No. 10 Bakersfield 3
Bakersfield (15-14) 200 001 0 -- 3 4 2
Central (17-13) 002 730 x -- 12 11 1
WP: Aaron Graef. LP: Ryan Papp. B, David Pennington 2-3, 2 2B, 2R, RBI; Austin Duran 2-3, 2B, RBI. C, Fil Navarro 3-4, 2B; Jordan Brink 3-4, 3B, 2R, 2RBI; Rene Ortiz 2-3, 2B, RBI; Will Amador 2-R HR; Ricky Hernandez 2B, R.
OTHER SCORE
No. 6 Liberty-Bakersfield 4, No. 11 Madera 1
DIVISION II
No. 1 El Diamante 15, No. 16 Garces 5
Garces 101 030 0 -- 5 3 2
El Diamante 420 720 x -- 15 11 2
WP: Jacob Enas. LP: Kevin Hale. G, Nick Vehlewald HR, 2RBI. ED, Garrett Weese 2-5, 2 2B, 2R, 3RBI; Harper White 2-4, 2R, 2RBI, HR; Anthony DiPietro 2-3, 2R, RBI; Aaron Singh 2-3, 2RBI, 2B, R.
No. 2 Edison 6, No. 15 Monache 1
Monache (12-13-1) 000 000 1 -- 1 3 2
Edison (19-11) 100 122 x -- 6 8 1
WP: Kenny Travis (6IP, 7K). LP: Aaron Gray. M, Muchah McCrillis 2-4, RBI. E, Max Schuh 3-3, 2B, 2RBI; Nicky Gonzales 2-2; T.J. McDonald 2R.
No. 10 Golden West 18, No. 7 East Bakersfield 10
Golden West 001 183 5 -- 18 18 2
East 121 024 0 -- 10 16 1
WP: Tyler Willis. LP: Michael Vaquera. S: Kevin Thompson. GW, Dax Turner 3-4, 2B, HR, 4RBI; Brent Hall 3-4, HR, 3R; Shawn White 3-6, 2 2B, HR, 5RBI; Johnny Martinez 3-5, 2 2B; Ivan Ceballos 2-4, HR, 3RBI; Kevin Seeger HR, 2RBI. E, Rigo Salas 4-5; Ronnie Galindo 3-4; Vaquera 2-4, HR; John Lyles 2-4, HR; Johnny Salas 2-4; Josh Sweaney HR.
No. 6 Frontier 8, No. 11 Sunnyside 5
Sunnyside (14-15) 120 200 0 -- 5 12 0
Frontier (17-10) 004 211 x -- 8 7 1
WP: Ontiveros. LP: Ray Garza. S, Chris Rodriguez 2-3, RBI; Nick Trevino 3-4, RBI; Mario Navarro 2-3; Garza 2-3. F, Ontiveros 2-3, HR, 3RBI; Machedo 3-3, 2B, RBI, 2R; Spingola 2R.
OTHER SCORES
No. 3 North 11, No. 14 Tulare 0
No. 12 Tulare Western 9, No. 5 West 4
DIVISION III
No. 5 Madera South 3, No. 12 Cesar Chavez 1
Cesar Chavez (8-17) 000 000 1 -- 1 1 2
Madera South (11-18) 100 020 x -- 3 6 0
WP: Robert Ybarra (CG, 5K). LP: Michael Myles Hawkins. S: Anthony Valle. CC, Eric Renteria RBI. MS, D.J. Garrett 2-3; Tommy Gutierrez 2-3, RBI; Michael Hernandez RBI.
No. 11 Hanford West 7, No. 6 Yosemite 6
Hanford West 003 400 0 -- 7 7 2
Yosemite 041 010 0 -- 6 10 2
WP: Eian Raebar (4.1IP, 9H, 4R, 3K). LP: Justin Lovett (3IP, 4R, 6H). S: Colby Radcliff (2.2, 1H, 1BB). HW, Will Stanton 2B, 3 SB, RBI; Cody Skaggs 2B, RBI; Jesse Gonzales 2B, RBI; Preston McCullough 2B; Pablo Reyes RBI. Y, Cody Essarry 2-3, 2B, RBI; Brandon Lundberg 3-4, 2B, 3B; Joe Doering 3-3, 2B, 3B, 3RBI; Justin McMillen 2B, 2RBI.
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