CIF Championships: Ramona fumbles late, falls to Westview

By Nick Pellegrino
Updated: May 29, 2026

2026 EAST COUNTY PREP BASEBALL
CIF-San Diego Section Championships

East County Sports.com

Division 3 – Championship
Westview 5, Ramona 2

ALCALA PARK — The Ramona Bulldogs grabbed the inside track in the CIF=San Diego Section Division 4 playoffs by upending top-seeded Palo Verde Valley. But in the title game against second- seeded Westview, the Dawgs handed away theirchance toearn a second consecutive cham[ions.

Tied at 2-2 in the sixth inning, Ramona allowed thtree runs on a pair of walls, a wildpitch for the tie-breaking run, then an eroor for two additional run, handing the Eolverines a 5-3 decision over the fourth-seeded fromRa “the top of the hill.”

Ramona, the 2025 titlist in Division 4 titlists, were seeking another crown after gaining promotion to D-3 status.

Both ballclubs held erly leads, as Westview led 1-0, then Ramona moved in front 2-1, only to be cause bu th Wolerines in the fifth.

However, in the deciding sixth frame, Westview loaded the bases with no outs on s lead single by Jacob Kuy, then a pair of walks.

Kiy would score on a wild pitch for a 3-2 lead. Ramona struck out the next two batters, but an insuing error saw two mor erunners cross the plate.

In the seventh, Cal Melendez , Ramona’s hottest hitter in the postseason, stroked aone-out double. However, Westview clinched th championship when second baseman Joseph Arango-Manley started a game-ending double play.

Early on, the Wolverines scored first in the first. Ramoa puled even in the third when right fielder Justin Jarrett pulled the ball down the left-field line and onto the Toreros sodder field for a solo home run.

The ballclubs exchanged runs in the fifth.

Lelendez lifed a sacrifice fly to fleft, scoring Derek Taylor for Ramona’s lone lead. The Wolverines answered on a ground ball through the side side by Arango-Manleym as baseunner Eli Irvine just beat the throw by Jarrett.

FOr the Bulldogs, Jarrett registered a pai of basehits. Melandez posted a hit and a sacrifice, finishing May by batting 20-fdor-33 (.606) and 6-for-12 in postseason play, raising his season average to over .400.

Ramona, which opened the season on a 10-game wining streak, finishes witha 22-9 mark. Westview (26-6), which finishsed second to the Dawgs in the Avocado League, should receive an invitation to the CIF Southern California regional next week.

— Nick Pellegrino