The rematch with Sherman Oaks will be Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Montrose Park — District 16's host site.
"We got hitters," Burbank Coach Thomas Magoon said. "We know that when we need to come through with runs, they will. Not many teams have been able to hold us down."
If Burbank defeats Sherman Oaks, then the two teams will play again on Wednesday. Sherman Oaks has not lost thus far.
For the second time in the tournament, Burbank scored in double figures. Brandon Giraldo led the way with five runs batted in, including a three-run home run in the third inning that broke a 1-1 tie.
"It was a 2-1 count, so I knew it was a hitter's count," said Giraldo, who went two for four. "I knew I had to swing hard, and the ball look good, so I hit it hard and it went out."
Burbank never looked back, scoring 12 unanswered in the midst of Giraldo's clutch hit. Carter Kessinger also hit a home run in the third inning, a solo shot, to give Burbank a 5-1 advantage.
Blaine Traxel, Jacob Barrera and Giraldo, Burbank's 3-4-5 hitters, combined for seven hits and eight runs batted in. It was a complementary and potent lineup from top to bottom, and from the bench, as eight of the 12 position players registered a hit. Joe Metcalf put in a multi-hit day, going two for three.
Traxel's RBI double in the fourth initiated a five-run inning for Burbank, which would capitalize on two costly errors from the Quartz Hill defense.
Barrera's double in the fifth extended Burbank's lead to 11-1. Bryan Oasay's infield single gave Burbank its 12th run of the ball game. Giraldo avoided the tag on a dribbler hit to the second baseman, allowing for Traxel to score.
