Jayden Parker took it personally.

With two out, a runner on second base, the Mt. Carmel High School baseball staff elected to walk University City leadoff man AJ Curry intentionally to get to Parker.

And the junior shortstop delivered, doubling in what would be the deciding two runs as University City edged Mt. Carmel 3-1 Saturday, handing the Centurions the CIF Southern California Division 3 Regional championship before a standing-room-only crowd of nearly 1,000 at Mt. Carmel on a chilly, misty Saturday morning.

Second-seeded Mt. Carmel (23-13) was the San Diego Section Division 3 champion, beating San Ysidro at San Diego State. Fifth-seeded University City (23-12) was the San Diego Section Division 4 champion, beating Calexico at USD.

“I looked at it as a great opportunity,” Parker

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