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Verdugo Hills baseball was five outs from achieving its goal of reaching a CIF regional title game.
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But an incident against No. 5 seed Roosevelt in the CIF SoCal Division V Regional semifinals drowned No. 1 seed Verdugo Hills’ expanded postseason title hopes.
Verdugo Hills and Roosevelt were both disqualified from the regional playoffs after a bench-clearing fracas in the bottom of the sixth inning Thursday night, according to CIF Director of Media Rebecca Brutlag.
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Verdugo Hills was ahead 5-1 and on the verge of reaching the Division V regional championship against Coastal Academy of Oceanside.
Coastal Academy was declared the Division V champion, Brutlag confirmed Friday morning.
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The fracas took place after an exchange between a Verdugo Hills baserunner and an Roosevelt infielder. The Verdugo Hills baserunner was caught in a rundown between third base and home plate. The runner collided with an Roosevelt infielder attempting to make a tag at third base, based on footage available on the NFHS network.
Benches from both sides emptied and afterward the umpires declared the game over.
Verdugo Hills would have been just the second CIF LA City Section team to advance to a CIF SoCal Regional final since the expanded playoffs for baseball began in 2021.
Requests for comment from Verdugo Hills athletic director Tami Revel and LAUSD Police Department public information officers weren’t answered at the time of writing.
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This story was originally published June 5, 2026 at 10:04 AM.