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Estancia baseball walks off against Pacifica Christian, advances to CIF semifinals

05-24-25

Estancia High baseball senior Jake Humphries is the last remaining player on the roster from the Eagles’ 2022 CIF championship team.

Humphries was a bench guy as a freshman on that squad; his older brother Tyler playing a bigger role. Still, there is something to be said for having that kind of experience when making one last run.

When he saw a 2-and-0 hanging curveball in the bottom of the ninth inning Friday, Humphries knew exactly what to do with it.

You’ve got runners at the corners,” he said after the game. “All you’ve got to do is just poke something, get something to the outfield, allow your team to have a fighting chance really.”

Humphries laced a single over the shortstop and into the outfield, scoring junior teammate Sawyer Atkinson from third base and starting a wild celebration on the Estancia baseball diamond.

The Eagles had rallied for a 4-3 win over next-door neighbor Pacifica Christian Orange County in the quarterfinals of the CIF Southern Section Division 6 playoffs.

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