Sunnyside’s bid to make the American Legion World Series came to an end Thursday.
Sunnyside — aka Post 132 Crush — lost to Fort Collins, Colorado, 5-1 in an elimination game at the American Legion Western Regional Tournament in Fairfield, California.
The defeat followed a 6-1 loss to Clovis, California, on Wednesday.
Down by four against Fort Collins entering the seventh inning, Sunnyside loaded the bases via a trio of walks by Diego Burruel, Pedro Lopez and Diego Garcia. But Sabino Gonzalez struck out, and Cristian Lizarraga flew out to end the game.
Dominic Thompson, Lopez and Garcia combined for three of Sunnyside’s four hits and three of its six bases on balls.
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Post 132 Crush, consisting of players from Sunnyside High School, pose for a photo at Kino Stadium, where they won the American Legion state championship. Sunnyside advanced to the 2026 American Legion Western Regional Tournament, where it was eliminated Thursday, Aug. 6.
Sunnyside trailed Clovis 2-1 entering the seventh inning of the opener. Clovis plated four runs in the top half of the frame.
Two of those were charged to Gonzalez, who allowed four total runs on six hits in six-plus innings. Gonzalez went 2 for 3 at the plate.
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