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    JSerra baseball shut out by Notre Dame’s Oliver Boone in second round of Boras Classic
    • April 13, 2023

    Notre Dame starting pitcher Oliver Boone, right, gets a handshake from Notre Dame catcher Colin Brown after Boone struck out a JSerra batter to end the inning in the second round of the Boras Classic baseball tournament in San Juan Capistrano on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)

    Notre Dame’s Dean West reacts after hitting a double against JSerra in the second round of the Boras Classic baseball tournament in San Juan Capistrano on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)

    Notre Dame infielder Adam Shlesinger applies a late tag as JSerra’s Trent Caraway steals second in the second round of the Boras Classic baseball tournament in San Juan Capistrano on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)

    JSerra shortstop Jonathan Mendez, left, can’t dig out a throw from the catcher as Notre Dame’s Adam Shlesinger steals second in the second round of the Boras Classic baseball tournament in San Juan Capistrano on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)

    Notre Dame’s Ryan Limerick, right, scores a run on a late throw to JSerra pitcher Benjamin Reimers at home in the second round of the Boras Classic baseball tournament in San Juan Capistrano on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)

    Notre Dame infielder Adam Shlesinger fires the ball to first to get the JSerra runner in the second round of the Boras Classic baseball tournament in San Juan Capistrano on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)

    JSerra’s starting pitcher Benjamin Reimers delivers a pitch against Notre Dame in the second round of the Boras Classic baseball tournament in San Juan Capistrano on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)

    Notre Dame starting pitcher Oliver Boone delivers a pitch against JSerra in the second round of the Boras Classic baseball tournament in San Juan Capistrano on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)

    Notre Dame’s Dean West, left, is caught in a run down between third and home and is tagged out by JSerra’s Trent Caraway in the second round of the Boras Classic baseball tournament in San Juan Capistrano on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)

    Notre Dame’s Dean West gets a hit to drive in two runs against JSerra in the seventh inning in the second round of the Boras Classic baseball tournament in San Juan Capistrano on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)

    JSerra outfielder Dmitri Susidko catches a fly ball for the out against Notre Dame in the second round of the Boras Classic baseball tournament in San Juan Capistrano on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)

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    SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO — Notre Dame pitcher Oliver Boone shut out JSerra 3-0 in the second round of the Boras Classic South Wednesday at JSerra High.

    Boone, a Cal signee, pitched a complete game, allowed just two hits and struck out eight. JSerra had only one runner reach second base.

    “My slider was working. I could throw my slider literally wherever I wanted the entire game,” Boone said. “I was just able to locate and throw the ball anywhere at any time.”

    “He was a video game tonight,” JSerra coach Brett Kay said of Boone. “It’s the best performance we have seen all year where we felt we got beat. We had beaten ourselves a lot this year, but he flat out beat us. That guy can really pitch.”

    JSerra (11-8) got an excellent pitching performance from its starting pitcher, Ben Reimers. The Stanford signee allowed just one hit and one unearned run over six innings with three strikeouts.

    “I thought he got better as the game wore on,” Kay said of Reimers. “Ben was really good and has been all year for us. He pitched his tail off.”

    Notre Dame (18-2) scored in the first inning. UCLA signee Dean West drew a leadoff walk and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt.

    Cal signee Ryan Limerick reached first on an error by the JSerra second baseman, which advanced West to third. West scored on a wild pitch during the ensuing at-bat to give the Knights a 1-0 lead.

    Notre Dame got some insurance runs in the seventh inning against the JSerra bullpen. After an error and a walk, Greg Pierantoni reached on a bunt single to load the bases with no outs.

    West hit a two-run single through the middle of the infield to give Notre Dame a 3-0 lead and some breathing room for Boone.

    West went 2 for 3 with a double, a run scored and two RBIs.

    “Those runs definitely made me more comfortable on the mound but I think having a one-run lead kept me on my game,” Boone said. “I couldn’t have any off pitches. It helped being in a pitchers’ duel, too.”

    JSerra left-handed relief pitcher MacAllister Zawistoski was able to escape the seventh inning with no further damage after the single by West.

    Trent Caraway and Dominic Smaldino each had one hit for JSerra.

    The two teams met in the postseason twice in 2022. JSerra beat the Knights in the CIF-SS Division 1 championship game and also beat them in the CIF SoCal Regional playoffs.

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    Notre Dame will play Orange Lutheran in the semifinals Thursday at 6 p.m. at JSerra High.

    Orange Lutheran beat Norco 6-2 in the other second-round game at JSerra on Wednesday.

    The Knights beat Orange Lutheran 5-4 in eight innings in the quarterfinals of the playoffs last season.

    JSerra will play Norco Thursday.

    ​ Orange County Register 

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