CLAREMONT -- The Long Beach Legends defeated the Inland Valley Buccaneers 6-4 Tuesday at Claremont High.
The Legends were led by Braden Murphy's (UC Irvine) two-run bomb. Dante Faicchio (Irvine Valley) knocked in two RBI.
Hayden Winters (Houston) and Zach Jones (CSU Stanislaus) each belted home runs for Inland Valley.
The Legends (1-0, 4-1) will play the So Cal Shepherds on Wednesday.
The Bucs (0-1, 1-3) face the Ventura County Pirates on Thursday.