in left field

Then there was Everly coming through with a stunning catch on the run in left field in the top of the ninth inning to prevent a Santa Margarita extra base hit with a runner on first.

The game ended in the bottom of the ninth with a Nate Lopez pop fly falling in left field as Mira Costa’s shortstop, left fielder and center fielder tried to catch it.

It’s part of the reason why, during the second half of last season, they experimented with him in left field; a position where, at the time, he had a clearer pathway to regular playing time.

Jesse Dominguez had an RBI double in the first inning by hitting the ball off the net in left field.

Last year, he reached triple-A by the end of the season and briefly seemed like a potential late-season call-up as the team experimented with him in left field.