Mid-County PONY Baseball League

Mid-County beat Watsonville 6-4 in the elimination game Sunday morning at Franich Park in Watsonville. Dante Ponce pitched five strong innings and JC Magaña came into the game in the sixth inning to close out the game and got the save. Magaña and Matt Anderson both had two hits.

In the championship game Sunday afternoon Santa Cruz scored seven runs in the first inning on the way to a 15-1 victory after five innings. Both Mid-County and Santa Cruz advance to the Nor Cal Super Region tournament in Ceres which starts on July 15.

Santa Cruz faces Campbell on Tuesday at 5 pm at George Costa Fields in Ceres. Mid-County plays on Wednesday at 5 pm against Rodeo. Other teams in the Super Region include San Francisco, Vacaville, Ceres and Rocklin.

Mid-County lost to Santa Cruz 7-1 on Saturday in the PONY Regional at Franich Park in Watsonville. Pitchers’ duel for most of the game. Andrew Ruiz pitched well for Mid-County but didn’t get enough run support and defense.

Mid-County faces Watsonville at 11 am on Sunday in an elimination game. The winner advances to the Super Regional and plays Santa Cruz at 2 pm.