Emmett Speake
Emmett Speake of the Coastal Cubs beats a throw home to score in the first inning of Wednesday’s Golden Coast High School League championship game. (Gary Kim / Noozhawk sports)

The Coastal Cubs high school baseball team captured the title of the inagural Golden Coast High School League with a 3-1 victory over the Bakersfield Crude on Wednesday at San Marcos High.

The Coastal Cubs are made up of players from high schools on the Central Coast.

The team got solid pitching from Chase Hoover of San Marcos, Jackson Howell and Morgan Condron of Morro Bay, Miles Souza of Carpinteria, Darren Orlando and Cole Schoenwetter of San Marcos. Schoenwetter closed out the game in ninth inning to earn the save.

Emmett Speake of San Marcos collected two hits and scored a run to pace the offense.

Under the coaching of Wes Ghan-Gibson, the Cubs went 11-4 for the summer season.

Coastal Cubs

The Coastal Cubs baseball team won the inaugural Golden Coast High School League with a 3-1 win over the Bakersfield Crude. (Courtesy photo)

— Noozhawk sports editor Barry Punzal can be reached at sports@noozhawk.com. Follow Noozhawk Sports on Twitter: @NoozhawkSports. Connect with Noozhawk on Facebook.