It was Carson’s ninth City baseball final appearance. All eight previous appearances spanning from 1965 to 2023, resulted in defeat. But, finally, the Colts broke through.
Carson was trailing 1-0 heading into the seventh inning before Kris Sinclair scampered home from third base to tie the game. It was a bang-bang play that appeared to show Sinclair was tagged in replays, but was called safe by the umpire.
Juno Carrillo then hit a two-RBI single to score Damian Ruvacaba and James Markel to make it 3-1. Carson senior pitcher Anthony Dorado threw a complete game with three strikeouts, allowing six hits and walking none.
Banning took a 1-0 lead in the sixth inning thanks to an RBI from Jared Nakazawa, who was 1 for 2 on the day. AJ Herrera was 2 for 3 for the Pilots, who split the season series with Carson during Marine League play.
Tarek Fattal has been covering high school sports since 2015 in Southern California and primarily in Los Angeles, covering notable athletes such as Bronny James, Kayvon Thibodeaux and Alyssa Thompson. He was with the LA Daily News for eight years, which included being the beat reporter for the UCLA men’s basketball team. Tarek can be seen on TV regularly on CBS/KCAL as a sports analyst with Jim Hill.
