harbor falls to el camino 6-2

The Los Angeles Harbor baseball team was denied a chance to finish its season on a high note and fell to host El Camino in the rubber game, 6-2 at Warrior Field in Torrance.

Harbor (18-22, 11-13 conference) lost the season series at the expense of a struggling pitching rotation and El Camino's Kellen Moen, who struck out 11 hitters in a complete game and improved to 6-3.

Phillip Hons (1-3) got support from the outfield to hold the Warriors (27-15-1, 16-8 conference) at bay for the first three innings. The Seahawks drew first blood in the 4th, as Francisco Sixtos hit an RBI double to score Eric Anderson.

El Camino responded with an RBI single by Jo Thompson to tie the score and would put the game completely in its control with a four-run 7th inning, despite Peter Ciaramitaro stepping in to put away the frame.

Harbor got an RBI double from Juan Favela in the 8th to cut the lead to 5-2, but the Warriors tacked on another run in the bottom of the 8th in what was the final score of the game.

The Seahawks had an up-and-down season marred with blown leads and tough road losses. A strong 7-3 start in conference play deteriorated down the stretch, as Harbor lost three games at home in which it led by three or more runs at some point in the contest.

The Seahawks will return several key players next season, including Anderson and Jonathan Kim, both second-team All-South Coast Conference selections.