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Crescenta Valley High baseball beats itself with seven errors

GLENDALE — On a day in which fellow Pacific League rivals Arcadia and Pasadena high picked up inspiring wins in Babe Herman Tournament action, the Crescenta Valley baseball team was not so impressive.

The Falcons committed seven errors and beat themselves as much as did Los Angeles City section squad Cleveland High, which picked up a 13-5 victory Saturday evening at Stengel Field.

While Arcadia topped area rival La Salle, 4-0, and Pasadena defeated host Birmingham, 3-0, the Falcons (3-3) are likely out of tournament championship contention, but will look to rebound Monday versus Birmingham at 7 p.m. back at Stengel.

Maybe no inning typified the Falcons’ woes more than the first, when the Cavaliers (6-4) sent eight batters to the plate and scored five runs on five hits and one crucial error.

Cleveland’s lineup immediately jumped on sophomore starting pitcher Brian Gadsby, as the first three batters reached base via two singles and a walk.

While Gadsby picked off one Cavalier to leave runners on the corners with one out, Cleveland’s Harley Faye lined a single into center for the first run of the game.

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PGCBL: Dawgs, Brewers split in Utica

UTICA, N.Y. — Each team got a strong start from a Herkimer County Community College General Wednesday and the Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs split their doubleheader with the Utica Brewers in the return to action following the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League’s all-star game.

Lucas Godlewski pitched a complete in game in the nightcap and helped the DiamondDawgs snap a season-worst four-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory. Former teammate Rob Hardy had shut Mohawk Valley out for six innings in the opener, a game won 4-1 in 12 innings by the Brewers.

The DiamondDawgs had lost six of eight games since Amsterdam knocked them out of a first-place tie in the east Division. Amsterdam’s Mohawks, 7-4 winners Wednesday over the Glens Falls Golden Eagles, now lead the second-place DiamondDawgs by 5 1/2 games.

Utica, on the losing side of 20 of its 22 previous games, carried a 2-0 lead into the final inning of the first scheduled seven-inning contest Wednesday. Jayson Sullivan’s leadoff triple was the DiamondDawgs’ fourth hit against Hardy, a Clinton High School graduate heading to SUNY-Binghamton in the fall. Sullivan scored on an error on a ball hit by Michael Triller who stole second base to put the tying run in scoring position. Eric Str