Semifinals - Loara Tournament

It's the semifinals of the Loara tournament on Thursday, and the featured match up happens at 7 p.m. at Glover Field in Anaheim. It will be Huntington Beach Edison (3-0) taking on Long Beach Wilson (3-0). Huntington Beach Edison defeated Sonora, 3-2 to get to the semi-final. Christian Lopes hit a home run and Henry Owens came in to pick up the save. Wilson defeated Cypress 2-1, Buckle hit a home run and recorded the win from the mound. Wilson will use junior standout Chase DeJong. Edison has not announced it's starter but they won't be using ace Henry Owens.

The other semifinal at 3 p.m. matches Lakewood (3-0) and Vista Murrieta (3-0). Lakewood banged out eight hits, three for extra bases, to defeat Servite 4-2. Lakewood scored early when Tyler Leidholdt was hit by pitch in the first inning and scored one batter later on an RBI double by Nick Torres. Two innings later, JP Crawford doubled and scored on a Tyler Schultz single to extend the lead to 2-0. Jacob Worrell then tripled in Schultz to give Gidley all the support he would need. Servite (2-1) scored two sixth-inning runs. Darrell Miller Jr., the son of former Angels catcher Darrell Miller, had two of Servite's four hits.

The possibility of an all Long Beach final speaks highly of the Moore League and the strong traditions of baseball at both Wilson and Lakewood. Should be a good semi and as even better final.