CIF Baseball: Poway Gets by Vista, to Face RB Friday

Poway (23-8), which needed to win a play-in game as the No. 5 seed in the Division I baseball playoffs, upset No. 4 Vista on Wednesday behind the pitching of Chad Etchison, who tossed a five-hitter  and struck out six in improving his record to 7-0. Derek Hasenbeck's two-run double keyed a four-run seventh inning for the Titans that broke open what had been a 1-0 game.

The Titans now advance to Friday's second round, where they will host Palomar League rival and top-seeded Rancho Bernardo at 3:30 p.m.

Andrew Daniel had a triple, home run and five runs batted in and starter David Gabel allowed just two hits over six innings as Rancho Bernardo blanked Carlsbad 14-0 in an opening round game.

Max Homick added a home run and four RBIs as the host Broncos (24-6) scored four runs in the third and eight in the sixth.

In Division II, top-seeded La Costa Canyon (25-6) topped Patrick Henry 7-1, with left-hander Trent Swart going the distance on a three-hitter while striking out 12. Swart is 8-1 this season. Matt Hall and Phillip Evans each drove in a pair of runs for the Mavericks, who will host East County's Steele Canyon on Friday.