1987 Baseball

First Round

Opponent: La Salle
Result: Whittier Christian 10, La Salle 3
Story: Whittier Christian rolled in the opener. The preview piece notes the 10-3 score and lists this as the first official round after the wild card.

Quarterfinals

Opponent: Temple City
Result: Whittier Christian 7, Temple City 4
Story: The Heralds fell behind 4-0 then stormed back for a 7-4 win. It was the second straight comeback in the bracket and set up a semifinal with defending champion Gladstone.

Semifinals

Opponent: Gladstone (defending CIF champion)
Location: La Palma Park, Anaheim
Result: Whittier Christian 17, Gladstone 5
Story: This is the breakout game. Mike Goodcase went 4 for 5 with two home runs, three runs scored and six RBI as the Heralds pounded out 22 hits. They led 5-2 after two innings then scored ten in the third. Shannon Wright started, Lancaster came in after two innings and threw five shutout frames to move to 13-1 on the year.

Championship Final

Opponent: St Bernard
Location: Dodger Stadium
Result: Whittier Christian 8, St Bernard 6
Story: Facing Camino Real League champion St Bernard and star left hander Tim Williams at Dodger Stadium, Whittier Christian jumped out to a 6-1 lead. St Bernard chipped away, helped by Herald errors, and cut the margin to 6-4. With two out in the sixth Wayne Heft delivered his third hit of the day, a two run single that pushed the lead back to 8-4. In the seventh St Bernard scored twice and had two on with two out before Eric Strand bunted one back to reliever Mike Goodcase, who threw to first to end it. John Stapleton had three hits. Future major league shortstop Royce Clayton had two hits for St Bernard. Williams, who came in with a record tying 25 career home runs, went 0 for 2 with two walks.