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Summary of the regional baseball semifinals in Houston, Saturday

Houston High School Baseball Recap

Houston High School Baseball Recap

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Houston High School Regional Semifinal baseball playoff recaps and scores from Saturday’s games.

Class 6A

Region II
Bridgeland 4, Rockwall Heath 0
Bridgeland wins the series 2-1 and advances to the regional final
Bridgeland’s playoff run continues.

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After losing the first game of their series against Rockwall Heath, the Bears (32-12) responded with two straight wins.

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Dylan Duffy was lights out on the mound for Bridgeland on Saturday, allowing four hits in five shutout innings. Josh Livingston got the save, pitching two perfect innings to close out the deciding Game 3.

Benji Berrera led the way for the Bears at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs. His three-run shot in the seventh inning gave his team a small lead in what was otherwise a very close contest. Weston Riddle had a triple and a sacrifice fly.

Bridgeland will face Tomball (37-3) in the regional championship round next week with a state tournament berth on the line.

Class 3A

Region IV
London 3, Columbus 0
London wins the series 2-0 and advances to the regional final
Columbus reached the end of the road with a Game 2 loss to London.

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The Cardinals (25-10) struggled against London pitcher Blake Watters, who struck out nine in a complete-game shutout.

Kaleb Kuhn pitched admirably for Columbus, allowing four hits and one earned run in six innings. He had eight strikeouts.

London advances to face Falfurrias, who beat Industrial in the regional semifinals.

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Region II
Tomball vs. Rockwall
Game 1: Tomball 5, Rockwall 1
Game 2: Tomball 5, Rockwall 2
Tomball wins the series 2-0 and advances to the regional final

Bridgeland v Rockwall Heath
Match 1: Rockwall Heath 8, Bridgeland 3
Game 2: Bridgeland 4, Rockwall Heath 3
Match 3: Bridgeland 4, Rockwall Heath 0
Bridgeland wins the series 2-1 and advances to the regional final

Region III
Memorial against Pearland
Game 1: Pearland 4, Memorial 3
Game 2: Memorial 3, Pearland 1
Game 3: 8 p.m. Saturday, Schroeder Park (UH)

Cy-Fair vs. Clear Springs
Game 1: Cy-Fair 3, Clear Springs 2 (8 inns)
Game 2: Cy-Fair 6, Clear Springs 5
Cy-Fair wins the series 2-0 and advances to the regional final

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Region III
Friendswood vs. Lake Creek
Game 1: Friendswood 5, Lake Creek 4
Game 2: Lake Creek 6, Friendswood 4
Game 3: Lake Creek 9, Friendswood 5
Lake Creek wins series 2-1 and advances to regional final

Magnolia West vs. Santa Fe
Game 1: Magnolia West 7, Santa Fe 2
Game 2: Magnolia West, Santa Fe 3
Magnolia West wins the series 2-0 and advances to the regional final

Region IV
Needville vs. Calallen
Game 1: Calallen 8, Needville 1
Game 2: Calallen 9, Needville 0
Calallen wins the series 2-0 and advances to the regional final

Region IV
Columbus vs. Corpus Christi London
Match 1: London 13, Columbus 4
Match 2: London 3, Columbus 0
London wins the series 2-0 and advances to the regional final