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    Yorba Linda baseball wins North Hills League title for the first time
    • April 26, 2023

    YORBA LINDA — Yorba Linda’s baseball team put together a six-run rally Tuesday in the fifth inning to defeat Brea Olinda 7-3 and clinch the North Hills League title at Yorba Linda High.

    It is the first time the Mustangs (13-11-1 overall, 6-2 in league) have won the North Hills League crown.

    “Brea is a heck of a team,” Yorba Linda coach Matt Case said. “They’re resilient and they fight back. They’re always our nemesis. They battle and battle, but these guys showed some character today and just fought back and fought hard. We got down 3-1 and it didn’t stop them. We had that big inning and I’m just so proud of them.”

    For the first time in school history…WE ARE THE NORTH HILLS LEAGUE CHAMPIONS!!! #stangsarerollin
    @YLHSathletics @ocvarsity @MAlvarez02 pic.twitter.com/XoDo1yLXSB

    — Yorba Linda Baseball (@YL_Baseball) April 26, 2023

    As for Brea Olinda (12-13-2, 4-4), it still has a chance to finish second and earn a guaranteed spot in the CIF-SS playoffs. They need to defeat Yorba Linda on Thursday or need Esperanza to lose to Canyon that day.

    If Brea Olinda loses Thursday and Esperanza wins, the Aztecs will take second place in league.

    Yorba Linda took the first lead of the game in the second inning with an RBI single from Jacob Talbott.

    The Wildcats tied the game in the third inning when a balk was called on an attempted pick-off throw by Yorba Linda pitcher JJ Conrad. That allowed Christian Altamirano to score from third base.

    Postgame interview with Yorba Linda coach Mike Case as the Mustangs win their first ever league title!@ocvarsity @YLHSathletics @Ylhs_Baseball @ylhigh pic.twitter.com/tLTSolGjI9

    — Manny Alvarez (@MAlvarez02) April 26, 2023

    Brea Olinda added a run in each of the next two innings, thanks to RBI doubles from Tanner Lo and Dustin Robinson, to make it 3-1.

    The Mustangs took control in the bottom of the fifth inning thanks to a six-run inning where they sent 11 batters to the plate.

    Yorba Linda scored a run on an RBI single from Jackson Magni that sent Josh Garza home to make it 3-2.

    The Mustangs loaded the bases with one-out for Garrett Allen. He hit a fly ball that was dropped in the outfield and a run scored to make it 3-3.

    Talbott cleared the bases with a double to give Yorba Linda a 6-3 lead.

    Yorba Linda’s Jacob Talbott went went 2 for 3 with four RBIs in a 7-3 victory over Brea Olinda that clinched the North Hills League title Tuesday. (Photo by Manny Alvarez)

    “I had to do something for the team,” Talbott said. “Bases loaded, had to come up and take a deep breath and just do my job.”

    Talbott eventually scored on an RBI single from Raymond Kim.

    The big inning was all Conrad needed.

    He threw six innings, struck out nine, walked one and gave up three runs to get the win.

    “It’s great having guys like that and having my back,” Conrad said. “They gave me great run support. It wasn’t my best start, I gave up a couple runs, but they picked me up today and got it done. I just go out there and do what’s best for my team.”

    Yorba Linda’s JJ Conrad pitched six innings, struck out nine and gave up three runs in a victory over Brea Olinda 7-3 that clinched the North Hills League title. (Photo by Manny Alvarez)

    Talbott went 2 for 3 with four RBIs and a double, while Garza, Magni and Jayden Flaig each went 2 for 4.

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    For the Wildcats, Lo went 2 for 3 with an RBI double and Sam Dunbar went 2 for 3.

    Nicco Rodriguez threw 4 1/3 innings for Brea Olinda.

    “We’re just going to try to play hard,” Brea Olinda coach Rich Pohle said of Thursday’s game. “That’s all we can do. We had the hammer and we let it slip. We just have to play our best game, and hopefully Esperanza loses on Thursday.”

    ​ Orange County Register 

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