By Ed Piper
La Jolla's baseball team, starting slowly this Spring as students and society emerged out of the two-year COVID-19 quagmire, fulfilled its potential and clinched at least a City League co-championship with a convincing 7-1 win at Mission Bay Wed., May 11. Ace righthander Kevin Steel showed a strong fastball and a good slider/curve, going the distance with a five-hitter, striking out nine and issuing three walks.
Another senior, first baseman Beau Brown, provided the big blow on offense with a three-run double. A third 12th-grader, Spence Carswell, crossed the plate with two runs scored.
Team record-keeper Howard Frank said it was the Vikings' first league title since 2014.
La Jolla (8-1 in league, 17-10 overall) meets the Buccaneers again Fri., May 13--Friday the 13th, two years and two months after the coronavirus pandemic closed school down in this part of the U.S.--at home to close out the regular season before CIF playoffs, and can win the league title outright with a victory.
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