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Cypress baseball shuts out El Dorado, will play Servite in National Classic final

April 6, 2023

Cypress catcher Max Senesac, left, tags out El Dorado’s Brady Abner at home plate in the semifinal game of the National Classic baseball tournament at El Dorado High School in Placentia on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Cypress won the game 1-0. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Cypress players celebrate their 1-0 victory against El Dorado in the semifinals of the National Classic baseball tournament at El Dorado High School in Placentia on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Luke Matlock of Cypress pitches against El Dorado in the semifinal game of the National Classic baseball tournament at El Dorado High School in Placentia on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Cypress won the game 1-0. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

El Dorado’s AJ Frausto, left, is late with the tag as Myles Fendrick, right, of Cypress slides safely into second base in the semifinal game of the National Classic baseball tournament at El Dorado High School in Placentia on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Cypress won the game 1-0. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Max Senesac of Cypress lays down a bunt to advance runners on base against El Dorado in the semifinal game of the National Classic baseball tournament at El Dorado High School in Placentia on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Cypress won the game 1-0. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

El Dorado’s Garvey Rumary pitches against Cypress in the semifinal game of the National Classic baseball tournament at El Dorado High School in Placentia on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Cypress won the game 1-0. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Cypress’ Gabe Cobian, right, celebrates scoring the game’s only run against El Dorado in the semifinal game of the National Classic baseball tournament at El Dorado High School in Placentia on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Cypress won 1-0. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

El Dorado catcher Lucas Raya, left, tags out Myles Fendrick, right, of Cypress, at home plate in the semifinal game of the National Classic baseball tournament at El Dorado High School in Placentia on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Cypress won the game 1-0. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Abbrie Covarrubias, left, of Cypress tags out El Dorado’s Isaac Cadena at second base in the semifinal game of the National Classic baseball tournament at El Dorado High School in Placentia on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Cypress won the game 1-0. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

El Dorado first baseman Brady Abner is late with the tag as Nick Montgomery, right, of Cypress, slides back to first base in the semifinal game of the National Classic baseball tournament at El Dorado High School in Placentia on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Cypress won the game 1-0. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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PLACENTIA – Cypress’ baseball team scored the game’s only run because of its reputation and Luke Matlock pitched a shutout Wednesday in the Centurions’ 1-0 win over El Dorado in a National Classic semifinal game at El Dorado High.

Cypress (15-4 overall), ranked No. 7 in the Orange County Top 25, will play No. 9 Servite (12-8) in the championship game Thursday at 7 p.m. at Amerige Park in Fullerton.

Matlock, a senior right-hander, scattered four hits over seven innings. He struck out four and walked two.

The Centurions got their run in the top of the sixth inning. With two outs Gabe Cobian and Matt Morrell reached base on back-to-back errors by El Dorado.

That’s when the Cypress reputation came into play. Nick Montgomery hit a ground ball toward where El Dorado shortstop AJ Frausto usually would be, but the spot was open and the ball bounced into the outfield for a hit.

“We’re known for stealing third base,” Cypress coach John Weber said, “so their shortstop had to hold our guy at second base. That grounder’s an out if you’re playing anybody else, but because you’re playing us and we do those little things, it turns out to be a hit.”

Cobian rounded third and easily scored on the base hit to make it 1-0.

El Dorado’s best chance to score happened in the bottom of the third inning. Brady Abner led off with a double into left-center field. Frausto hit a line drive single to left and Cobian came up throwing. His one-hopper to catcher Max Senesac arrived in plenty of time for Senesac to tag our Abner.

The Golden Hawks’ pitching trio of starter Garvey Rumary, Trent Larsen and Grant Thomas held Cypress to three hits and one unearned run.

Rumary, a senior lefty who was All-Crestview League last season, was on a strict pitching limit in his season debut. He gave up one hit in his three innings.

“Their pitchers did a very good job,” Weber said. “I’m thankful Rumary was on a pitch count.”

Matlock’s fastball and breaking pitches were as good in the seventh inning as they were in the first.

“The fastball was getting to the spots I wanted it and it still had a little life and a little sink (in the later innings),” Matlock said. “And I felt really good with the curveball and felt I could get people out with it.”

Cypress, ranked No. 8 in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 Top 10, won the National Classic last season with a 3-1 victory over Bishop Amat.

Matlock enjoys the high level of play in the tournament.

“It’s fun,” Matlock said. “It’s good competition and it gets you ready for CIF (playoffs).”

El Dorado (12-8) will play San Dimas (13-3) in the third-place game Thursday at noon at Amerige Park.

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Also in the National Classic:

Servite 4, San Dimas 3: Jonny Rodriguez’s two-run single highlighted a four-run fifth inning for the Friars (12-8) in the other championship semifinal Wednesday at El Dorado High.

Servite sophomore outfielder Miles Scott drove in a run with a single to make it 4-1. Scott finished with two hits.

Sophomore left-hander Gustavo Gutierrez pitched into the sixth inning and got the win for the Friars.

Orange County Register

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