Nico Viramontes pitched a four-hitter for the Estancia baseball team as it defeated Mary Star of the Sea 2-1 in the first round of the CIF Southern California Regional Division IV playoffs Wednesday at Estancia High.
The Eagles (21-13) will play at Bakersfield Ridgeview (22-11) in the semifinals Thursday.
The Mary Star-Estancia game was suspended Tuesday because of rain and lightning and resumed Wednesday, as were two other regional games Wednesday for Orange County teams.
Viramontes gave up one unearned run, no walks and had one strikeout.
Athan Perez was 3 for 3 and drove in a run for Estancia.
The Eagles won the CIF Southern Section Division 6 championship on Saturday.
In other first-round regional games Wednesday:
DIVISION I
Patrick Henry 2, Santa Margarita 0: The Eagles (20-14) were limited to three hits and were eliminated at home.
Brody Schumacher had two hits for Santa Margarita. Carter Enoch had the other Eagles hit.
Santa Margarita lost to St. John Bosco in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 final last week.
DIVISION II
Rancho Bernardo 4, Fountain Valley 2: The Barons lost in the first round at home.
Josh Grack hit a two-run home run for Fountain Valley in the first inning
Fountain Valley (18-15) reached the CIF Southern Section Division 2 semifinals, where they lost to Mater Dei.
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