Newport Harbor Sweeps Marina, Sets Sights on Playoffs After 10-4 Win (2025)

Newport Beach – Stuart Fine Field (NHHS)

The Sailors wrapped up their regular season on a high note Friday afternoon, overpowering the Vikings 10-4 at home behind a balanced offensive attack and a solid start from Lucas Perez. Newport Harbor wasted no time getting on the board, scoring in each of the first four innings to build a cushion that would hold the rest of the way.

The scoring started in the bottom of the first when Lucas Perez singled to shortstop, driving in Ryan Williams, who had reached on a single and moved into scoring position on a groundout. The Sailors broke things wide open in the second with a five-run outburst. Adam Martin drove in Michael Vassiliev with a single to center to make it 2-0. Moments later, Gavin Guy drew a bases-loaded walk, plating Parker Chavez to extend the lead. Perez followed with his second RBI single of the day, scoring Williams. Wyatt Gahm then laced a two-run double to center, bringing home Martin and Guy to push the lead to 6-0.

In the fourth inning, Gahm’s second double of the game sparked another scoring opportunity. He drove in Guy, with Elijah Haseth immediately after scoring Gahm and Perez, giving the Sailors a 9-0 lead. Elijah Haseth followed with his own score on a wild pitch to make it a commanding 10-0.

Marina finally responded in the sixth inning when Nick Mizoguchi delivered a three-run homer to right field, scoring himself, Luke Pratali, and Matthew Dean cutting the Sailor lead to 10-3. The Vikings added one more in the seventh on a groundout by Lucas Harmicar, scoring Fisher Veal from third.

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Pitching

Lucas Perez led the pitching room for Newport Harbor, tossing five scoreless innings while limiting Marina to just two hits, striking out five, and walking one. Leyton Torribio and Colton Nicolaisen each worked an inning in relief, with Nicolaisen allowing a run but closing the door with a strikeout.

Marina’s pitching effort was led by Justin Rackley, who pitched 2.2 innings out of the bullpen, allowing four runs and striking out one. Starter Bradley Hall surrendered six runs on eight hits across 1.1 innings.

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Batting

For Marina, Nick Mizoguchi’s three-run homer was the offensive highlight. Luke Pratali and Nicholas Murrey both collected two hits. Lucas Harmicar drove in Marina’s fourth run with a groundout in the seventh.

Wyatt Gahm fueled the Sailors at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and three RBIs. Lucas Perez finished 2-for-3, knocking in two runs and scoring once. Ryan Williams added a 2-for-2 performance with two runs scored, while Adam Martin, Gavin Guy, and Elijah Haseth each tallied at least one RBI and run scored. Parker Chavez and Michael Vassiliev also crossed home in the Sailors’ balanced offensive effort. It was an offensive show for the Sailors, who collected 12 hits and had eight different players score a run.

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What’s next

With the win, Newport Harbor closes the regular season as the Sunset League’s No. 2 seed and will head into the CIF playoffs next week with great momentum on their side. For Marina, Friday marked their final game of the season, as the Vikings finished seventh in the league standings and will not advance to postseason play.