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Baldwin Park beats Hueneme to win first CIF Southern Section baseball championship since 1982

FULLERTON - Isaiah Ariza drove in the winning run in the top of the seventh inning and Baldwin Park held on for a 4-2 victory over Hueneme in the CIF Southern Section Division 7 baseball championship on Friday.

It's the first Southern Section baseball championship for Baldwin Park since 1982.

Ariza's game-winning RBI came on a sacrifice fly that scored Jason Martinez from third base. Tommy Villanueva singled home Gus Melero to account for the final run.

Christian Escamilla had two hits and an RBI for Baldwin Park and Jordan Davis added an RBI single.

Luis Cervantes accounted for both of Hueneme's runs with a two-run single in the bottom of the fourth inning.

Villanueva got the start for Baldwin Park and pitched 4 1/3 innings, giving up two runs. Martinez came on in relief and pitched 2 2/3 scoreless innings. 


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