Banning, Carson and San Pedro baseball teams advance in City Section Division I playoffs

Banning, Carson and San Pedro baseball teams advance in City Section Division I playoffs

The top-seeded Banning baseball team opened the L.A. City Section Division I playoffs Thursday with a 10-1 win over LACES. AJ Herrera pitched five innings to get the win for the Pilots (20-8). Angelo Duarte had a pair of hits, a double and drove in two runs. Brandon Villarreal also had two hits and drove in two runs and Pedro Ibanez-Eddy had a pair of hits and scored three runs. Banning will host No. 8 Garfield in the quarterfinals Saturday at 3…