Los Alamitos Early Lead Fades as Newport Harbor Rallies for Road Win 6-4 (2025)

Los Alamitos – Griffins Field

In a competitive Sunset League battle on Tuesday afternoon, Newport Harbor came through in the clutch to beat Los Alamitos 6-4 at the Griffins’ home field. 

Los Alamitos jumped ahead early, plating a run in three of the first four innings. Wyatt Joyce opened the scoring in the second, coming home on an RBI single by Damon Valdez. In the third, James Reveles singled and later scored on a fielding error in center field to make it 2-0.

Newport Harbor broke through in the top of the fourth, piecing together a three-run rally. Henry Mann brought Elijah Haseth home with an RBI single to right. Shortly after, Marcus Hamrock scored on a single from Adam Martin to tie the game at 2-2. With Sailors loaded bases, Los Alamitos pitcher Sean Kassawara got out of the jam with a strikeout to end the frame.

The Griffins wasted no time reclaiming the lead in the bottom half. Damon Valdez delivered again with his second RBI of the game—singling to center to bring home Tyler Smith and make it 3-2 Los Alamitos.

In the sixth, Martin delivered again with a sac fly that scored Cameron Hatfield and tied it up for the Sailors. The momentum carried into the seventh as Jackson Stremick ran it in, marching from base to base. Mann then added an RBI single to plate both Haseth and Cole Harrison to stretch the lead to 6-3.

Los Alamitos mounted a late push in the bottom of the seventh. Kaden Carrion and Wyatt Joyce both drew walks while Sutton Deninno hit a single, loading the bases. Tyler Smith then walked to bring home Carrion and cut the deficit to 6-4, but a groundout ended the game with the tying run on base.

Both teams competed with resilience—Los Al’s patient at-bats led to seven walks and consistent pressure, while Newport capitalized on late-inning execution and clutch pitching to escape with a key league win.

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Pitching

Gavin Guy started for Newport Harbor and battled through four innings, allowing eight hits and three earned runs while striking out five. Tyler Clark earned the win in relief, tossing 2.2 innings and allowing just one run while striking out two. For Los Alamitos, Sean Kassawara turned in a solid outing with five innings pitched, eight hits, two earned runs, and four strikeouts.

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Batting

Newport Harbor was led offensively by Adam Martin, who drove in three hits and two RBIs. Henry Mann went 2-for-3 with two hits and three RBIs. Elijah Haseth reached home twice, while Cole Harrison also contributed a score. Los Alamitos saw multi-hit efforts from Damon Valdez (2-for-2, 2 RBIs) and Tyler Smith (1 run, 2 hits), with Valdez playing a key role in both early and middle innings. Although Kaden Carrion recorded no hits, he contributed a score for his squad. Reveles and Joyce each scored once, and Smith’s seventh-inning RBI walk capped a patient offensive approach that nearly fueled a late comeback.

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What’s next

Newport Harbor improves to 6-1 in Sunset League play and will continue league action with another matchup against the Griffins today at 3:15pm. Los Alamitos, now 4-3 in league, will aim to even the series in the next game and build on their disciplined offensive approach and strong early-game pitching.