High school baseball: Rallies sends Torres, Washington Union to semis, plus other scores
Top-seed Roosevelt High was eyeing a semifinal matchup against No. 4 Minarets.
Problem is, the ninth-seeded Torres Toros weren’t ready to end the season.
Torres scored two runs in the top of the seventh inning to force extra innings then scored four runs to beat the Rough Riders 9-5 in a Central Section Division VI playoff game.
Alex Meza drove in two runs for Torres, which advances to face Minarets.
Meanwhile in Easton, Washington Union erased a 1-0 deficit when Cole Roth hit a grand slam over the left-field fence, sending the third-seeded Panthers to a 5-1 victory over No. 6 Arroyo Grande 6-1 in D-II.
Panthers pitcher Trey Morris came on in relief in the seventh inning. Davin Finderup got the start and pitched 6.1 innings and gave up one run on two hits. He struck out five.
Washington will face No. 2 Kingsburg on Friday.
Central Section quarterfinals
Division I
No. 1 Buchanan 10, No. 8 Bakersfield Christian 2
No. 5 St. Joseph 2, No. 13 Redwood 1
No. 2 Clovis North 10, No. 7 Stockdale 4
No. 6 Centennial 3, No. 3 Bullard 2
Friday’s semifinals
No. 5 St. Joseph at No. 1 Buchanan
No. 6 Centennial at No. 2 Clovis North
Division II
No. 8 Sanger 5, No. 16 Highland 3
No. 5 Ridgeview 2, No. 4 Lompoc 0
No. 3 Washington Union 5, No. 6 Arroyo Grande 1
No. 2 Kingsburg 4, No. 10 Paso Robles 3
Friday’s semifinals
No. 8 Sanger at No. 5 Ridgeview
No. 3 Washington Union at No. 2 Kingsburg
Division III
No. 1 Fowler 4, No. 9 Monache 1
No. 5 Tehachapi 5, 6, No. 13 San Joaquin Memorial 5
No. 3 Morro Bay 10, No. 6 Mission Oak 3
No. 15 Hoover 7, No. 7 Hanford 4
Friday’s semifinals
No. 5 Tehachapi at No. 1 Fowler
No. 15 Hoover at No. 3 Morro Bay
Division IV
No. 1 Lemoore 10, No. 8 Foothill 1
No. 5 Hanford West 11, No. 4 Chowchilla 9
No. 3 Pioneer Valley 1, No. 11 Reedley 0
No. 7 Wasco 7, No. 15 Golden West 6
Friday’s semifinals
No. 5 Hanford West at No. 1 Lemoore
No. 7 Wasco at No. 3 Pioneer Valley
Division V
No. 1 Chavez 10, No. 8 Kern Valley 0
No. 4 Corcoran 3, No. 12 McLane 1
No. 3 South 7, No. 6 California City 4
No. 2 Shafter 8, No. 10 Sunnyside 3
Friday’s semifinals
No. 4 Corcoran at No. 1 Chavez
No. 3 South at No. 2 Shafter
Division VI
No. 9 Torres 9, No. 1 Roosevelt 5
No. 4 Minarets 10, No. 5 Legacy Christian Academy 0
No. 3 Mendota 13, No. 6 Lindsay 6
No. 2 Fresno Christian 7, No. 7 Riverdale 6
Friday’s semifinals
No. 9 Torres at No. 4 Minarets
No. 3 Mendota at No. 2 Fresno Christian
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This story was originally published May 21, 2025 at 9:21 PM.
