Giesler, Centennial cruise

After back-to-back errors in the top of the first inning gave Birmingham (Calif.) a lead, Centennial pitcher Dylan Giesler found a new tactic.

He took care of things himself.

Giesler struck out five of the next six batters, and the Bulldogs pounded out 14 hits on the way to a 12-2 win over the visiting Pilots in the Blazer Spring Bash on Tuesday.

Giesler finished with nine strikeouts and allowed one earned run on three hits in six innings. He used his fastball to overpower the bottom of the Birmingham order and changed speeds effectively.

"They were very aggressive, too, and we kind of tried to use Dylan's change-up to that advantage," Centennial coach Charlie Cerrone said.

Centennial plays Centennial (Calif.) in the semifinals at 5 p.m. today at Durango. Las Vegas plays Spring Valley in the other semifinal at 2 p.m. at Durango.

Anthony Consiglio and Sam Friend each went 3-for-4 for Centennial. Consiglio had a double, a triple and three RBIs, and Friend had a triple and an RBI.

"We don't have a guy that throws 90 (mph), and we don't have a guy that's going to hit a dozen home runs, but our kids are doing a lot of the little things to win ballgames," said Cerrone, whose team improved to 9-4.

• Las Vegas 17, Boulder City 2 -- At Las Vegas, the Wildcats scored six runs in the second inning and eight in the third on the way to the five-inning win.

Wes Grass and Blayne Grondel each went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs scored for the Wildcats.

Grondel had a two-run homer for Las Vegas, and Grass had a double and a triple. Tanner Chauncey went 2-for-3 with two RBIs for Las Vegas, which went 3-0 in pool play.

• Sierra Vista 11, Carson (Calif.) 1 -- At Sierra Vista, Kiel Harmon threw a two-hitter as the Lions earned a six-inning win.

Harmon struck out three and walked two.

Dylan Krasn and Matt Holman each went 3-for-4 for Sierra Vista, and Matt Klein and Nick Capparelli each tripled in the Lions' five-run sixth.

• Spring Valley 8, South (Calif.) 1 -- At Spring Valley, Chase LaComb was 2-for-3 with two RBIs for the Grizzlies.

Cameron Brooks was 2-for-4 with two RBIs, and Enzo Bello and Alex Roan each added two hits for Spring Valley.

German Barajas threw five shutout innings, allowing one hit and striking out seven, to get the win.

• Spring Valley 3, Banning (Calif.) 0 -- At Spring Valley, Kenny McDowall pitched a four-hitter for the Grizzlies.

McDowall struck out six and walked one. Brooks, Cody Collins and Connor McKenna each added two hits for the Grizzlies.

• Bonanza 4, Centennial (Calif.) 3 -- At Durango, Chasen Shreve was 2-for-3 with a double and also pitched a complete game to earn the win.

Shreve struck out six, and Jordan Hanley was 2-for-4 for the Bengals.

• Twin Falls (Idaho) 13, Bonanza 8 -- At Durango, Remington Pullin and Kasey Jeroue each had three doubles to lead the Bruins.

Nick Bryant was 2-for-3 with a double and three RBIs for the Bengals.

• Arbor View 11, San Fernando (Calif.) 3 -- At Durango, David McClure was 4-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored and three RBIs to lead the Aggies.

Sean Reilly, Chris Manning and Zach Hartman each had two hits and two RBIs for Arbor View.

• Arbor View 9, Cleveland (Calif.) 9 -- At Sierra Vista, the Aggies rallied for four runs in the bottom of the seventh, and the game was called due to darkness.

Brooks Robinson had a three-run triple and scored on an RBI single by Josh Arnold.

Reilly and McClure each had two hits and an RBI for Arbor View.

• Horizon (Calif.) 10, Palo Verde 9 -- At Centennial, the Panthers scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh, but the rally stalled with the potential winning run at second base.

Jake Capurro's two-run double highlighted the seventh. Christian Centrella was 2-for-3 with two runs for Palo Verde.

• Roosevelt (Calif.) 20, Tech 4 -- At Centennial, Jonathan Torres homered, and Jose Serna had a double and a triple to help lift the Rough Riders.

Travis James was 2-for-3 with two RBIs for Tech.

• Birmingham (Calif.) 18, Tech 3 -- At Centennial, Kevin Torres was 2-for-3 with two RBIs to help the Patriots, who scored 10 runs in the first inning.

Tech's Eddie Yanez went 2-for-3 with two runs scored, and James was 2-for-3 with two RBIs for the Roadrunners.

OTHER GAMES

• Green Valley 6, Granite Hills (Calif.) 5 -- At El Cajon, Calif., Matt Harrison's two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh gave the Gators a win in the Lions Tournament.

Harrison went 2-for-3 with a homer and a triple, and younger brother Brett Harrison was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.

• Shadow Ridge 8, El Camino (Calif.) 3 -- At El Cajon, Calif., Colton Simons was 2-for-4 with a triple and three RBIs to lead the Mustangs to victory at the Lions Tournament.

Zach Custer went 2-for-2 with two RBIs for Shadow Ridge, which moved to 2-0 in the tournament.

• Serra (Calif.) 9, Foothill 7 -- At Chula Vista, Calif., an error led to two unearned runs in the top of the eighth as Serra beat the Falcons in the Lions Tournament.

Michael Gibellina was 2-for-4, and reliever Aaron Whittaker allowed no earned runs on four hits in four innings of work for Foothill.

• Torrey Pines (Calif.) 9, Silverado 7 -- At El Cajon, Calif., Torrey Pines scored six runs in the second and held off the Skyhawks in the Lions Tournament.

Jordan Keegan was 3-for-4 with two RBIs, and Adam Koglin was 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs for the Skyhawks.