Dos Pueblos cruises into CIF-SS semifinals with lopsided playoff win

GOLETA, Calif. - After two close playoff wins on the road, Dos Pueblos cruised in their home CIF-Southern Section Division 4 quarterfinal with an 11-1 win over Trinity Classical Academy of Valencia.

Dos Pueblos will stay at home for Tuesday's semifinal game against Thousand Oaks who beat Woodbridge 6-3.

The Chargers got a strong start from senior pitcher Seth Tedeschi who set the tone by striking out the side in the top of the first inning.

(Tedeschi pitched five scoreless innings, striking out 6 batters. Entenza Design).

Senior Alexander Hajda got the offense rolling with a towering 2-run home run to left field.

It's his second home run of this postseason.

(Hajda rounds the bases after crushing a fastball in the first inning. Entenza Design).

Tedeschi got out of a jam in the top of the second with some great defense.

With runners on the corners and no outs, Hajda made a nice running catch in foul territory for the first out.

The second out came on a fly ball to left field and when the Knights tried to tag up from third, Charlie Potter fired a strike to catcher Zach Gesswein who tagged out Luke Backes for an inning-ending double play to keep the game 2-0.

DP made it 3-0 in the bottom of the third inning on a sacrifice fly by Gesswein to plate Stone Saunders.

Shane Grant ripped a run-scoring single in the bottom of the fourth inning to put DP up 4-0 .

The Chargers used a 6-run sixth inning to blow the game wide open.