CIF Baseball Championship

Pre-season predictions often end up in the circular file, but not this year in the top division of CIF Southern Section baseball.

Corona High and Studio City Harvard Westlake were both expected to dominate this season and they did, from the beginning to this Saturday’s Division 1 championship game.

And the path for both was riddled with mines, going against the top teams in the state and country.

Riding a two-run homer smacked by Seth Hernandez, top-seed Corona topped Huntington Beach 31 on Tuesday. The second-seed Wolverines of Harvard Westlake beat Orange Lutheran 4-2 to advance.

First pitch is scheduled for 7:30 pm Saturday at The Diamond, home of the Lake Elsinore Storm

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CIF Baseball Championship — Photo by Jerry Soifer

Corona’s Seth Hernandez signals home run as he circles the bases with his game-winning two-run blast that defeated visiting Huntington Beach in the CIF Div.1 semifinal game, 3-1, Tuesday. Photo by Jerry Soifer

Corona third baseman Brady Ebel lies in the dirt in foul territory after failing to glove a pop foul in Friday's CIF Div. 1 quarterfinal game at San Bernardino Aquinas. Corona won, 6-4. — Corona third baseman Brady Ebel lies in the grass in foul territory after failing to glove a pop foul in Friday’s CIF Div. 1 quarterfinal game at San Bernardino Aquinas. Corona won, 6-4. Photo by Jerry Soifer

Corona's Josh Springer scores on a wild pitch as San Bernardino Aquinas' Landon Young is late covering home plate. — Corona’s Josh Springer scores on a wild pitch as San Bernardino Aquinas’ Landon Young is late covering home plate. Photo by Jerry Soifer

Corona reliever Billy Carlson delivers the final pitch of the Panthers quarterfinal win over Aquinas. The sizzling comeback liner from the Falcon’s Estaban Olazaba was hit so hard, Carlson was spun around in self-preservation, holding on to the ball to seal the win. Photo by Jerry Soifer

Score from 05082024- 05142024
Baseball – Playoffs
	Corona	6	Aquinas	4
	Huntington Beach	1	Corona	3
Softball – Playoffs
	Santa Fe	3	King	6
	King	14	Agoura	6
	Murrieta Mesa	12	Huntington Beach	0
	Orange Lutheran	13	Murrieta Mesa	1
	Jserra	2	Great Oak	0
	Diamond Bar	6	Orange Vista	11
	Paraclete	2	Orange Vista	0
	Oak Hills	2	JW North	3
	Chaminade	5	JW North	11
	Grace	1	Liberty	20
	Quartz Hill	0	Liberty	5
	Canyon Springs	3	Tahquitz	2