Valhalla's Ericka Marsh (6) delivers the pitch
in Friday's game won by Scripps Ranch. (4-8-05/Photo by Ernie
Pile).Miscues by Scots result in loss to Castle
Park
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LA MESA - Pitching hasn't been a problem at Helix this season.
Defense and offense are another matter.
The Highlanders (5-13) committed six errors to undermine the pitching
of freshman TERESE DIAZ, as the visiting Trojans snapped
a 7-game losing streak with a 7-2 victory over the struggling
Highlanders on Wednesday (Apr.13).
Six of Castle Park's runs were unearned as Diaz spun a 5-hitter,
walked 4 and struck out 11.
Helix coach JAIME KAHLER had praise for her freshman pitcher.
"Diaz did fantastic today, but our defense did not support
her," Kahler said. "All five hits that she gave up came
after errors by our defense."
The 3rd inning was especially tough for the Highlanders, who made
5 of their 6 errors in this frame that led to 5 runs.
Freshman ALYSSA DRONENBERG hammered a solo home run in
the 2nd inning, giving the Highlanders a brief advantage. The
Highlanders' second tally came across on an illegal pitch.
Senior LAURA SMITH had 2 of the Highlanders' 4 hits. HAYLEY
GORHAM chipped in with a single.
TUESDAY, APR 13, 2005 EastCountySports.com Non-League TROJANS 7, HIGHLANDERS 2 Castle Park (4-7) 005 020 0 - 7 5 3 Helix (5-13) 011 000 0 - 2 4 6 Galingo and Rangel; Diaz and Smith. HR: Dronenburg (Hel) 2nd, solo, #3. W: Galingo. L: Diaz (0-4). (04-13-05)
Valhalla's Ericka Marsh (6) delivers the pitch
in Friday's game won by Scripps Ranch. (4-8-05/Photo by Ernie
Pile).
Zetsch's game-winning hit gives Eagles win,
confidence
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EL CAJON - In a battle of power-hitting catchers, it took a relief
pitcher to finally deliver the game-winning hit when Granite Hills'
CHARNEL ZETSCH boomed her second double of the game in
the bottom of the 7th inning, helping the Eagles outlast visiting
Scripps Ranch in Tuesday's (Apr. 12) non-league slugfest.
Zetsch's shot over the center fielder's head scored AMANDA OBNEY, who coaxed a walk before moving into scoring position on a wild pitch with two out in the 7th.
Following an expected slow start with a revamped roster, Granite Hills (6-7-1), which was expected to make major strides to contend for the Grossmont South League title in 2006 or 2007, is now on a roll. The Eagles own a tie against Bonita Vista, a Top 10 team, and now the victory over the perennial Division II power Falcons.
"We're meshing, even with four or five freshmen, and all pulling together," said Zetsch. "If it wasn't for Mandy (Obney) getting a walk, I'd never would've got to the plate. We're a good-hitting team who all take it easy at the plate."
The late rally offset a pair of Scripps Ranch comebacks, both ignited by Chelsie Tysdal. The senior, who recently signed to play collegiately for Loyola Marymount, ripped a two-out, two-run homer in the top of the 7th to tie the contest at 5-all.
Granite Hills catcher JESSIE SCHATZ ignited the Eagles to a 3-0 lead, sending a shot over the first baseman's head en route to a 2-run, inside-the-park home run in the first. Schatz, a freshman, later doubled and scored in the 3rd, courtesy of the first of three hits by Zetsch.
"I've been working on my hands with my hitting coach," noted Schatz. "So I was able to come back from 0-and-2 and get it to a full count before I got my hit."
Scripps Ranch (8-6), which saw its five-game winning streak snapped, came back to tie twice. In the 6th, the Falcons chased Eagles starting pitcher REBECCA TESAM, who had a two-hit shutout through five innings.
Tysdal then socked a double for two runs, and scored the tying run on a single to left by Alexia Datko.
Granite Hills immediately answered to reclaim the lead, when Zetsch started the 6th with her first double. She later scored on a KYLEE WILSON single, then JORDON CONWAY came home on a grounder to the right side by SAGE WOODROW for a 5-3 lead.
Conway and Schatz each collected two of
the Eagles' 12 hits.
GROSSMONT 1, HELIX 0 (8 innings): The two teams
rattled off 15 hits between them, but it took 8 innings to decide
the issue in Tuesday's (Apr. 12) Grossmont Conference North/South
encounter at Grossmont.
The Foothillers (6-8-1) finally broke the spell in the 8th inning.
JILL TIMMER singled to left field and went to second
on a sacrifice bunt by MICHELLE MIRANDA. Timmer advanced
to third on a ground out and scored on a base hit by CAMMI
MOORE.
ROXY HESHMATY pitched a complete game 6-hitter, while walking
one and striking out 6.
"We played really well, error free ball today and received
great pitching from Heshmaty," Grossmont coach JERRY LEDRUD
said. "It was a great team effort from the first to the last
pitch."
Moore, Timmer and MEGAN GREEN had two hits apiece for Grossmont.
Hard-luck SIPAU LEE-NOA of Helix was tagged with her 4th
loss in seven decisions, despite scattering 9 hits and striking
out 4.
"Our record (5-11) doesn't display how well or what a phenom
Sipau really is," Helix coach JAIME KAHLER said. "She
does such a great job of mixing her pitches and is easily one
of the top pitchers in East County."
TERESE DIAZ and JULIA SOLOMON garnered two hits
apiece for Helix.
The Highlanders missed a clear shot to score in the 5th inning
of the scoreless deadlock. They had runners at second and third
with one out when an unnamed Highlander slugged a deep play ball
that should have given Helix the lead. The base-runner was called
out for tagging up and leaving too soon.
"We are having a rocking season where things like that keep
holding us back," Kahler said.
Highlights for Grossmont include KINDRA MYERS' unassisted
double play in the 3rd inning and a second twin-killing sealed
by Myers in the 4th frame. A lead-off double by JESSI HECHT
provided Helix with the spark. Hecht advanced to third on a bunt
by HAYLEY GORHAM.
Lee-Noa grounded out 5-3, and Hecht tried to score and
was thrown out by Myers for Grossmont's second double play.
SANTANA 4, MOUNT MIGUEL 3 (8 inn.): Talk about
a narrow escape . . . No. 2-ranked Santana scored twice in the
bottom of the 7th and added another marker in the 8th to escape
a major pratfall in Tuesday's (Apr. 12) Grossmont Conference North/South
Tournament encounter.
The victory landed the Sultans (14-2) a berth in Thursday's (Apr.14)
tournament championship game at Steele Canyon at 4 p.m.
No such records are kept, but the Sultans were flirting with futility
by stranding 21 runners on base against Mount Miguel (1-14).
"Our two runs in the 7th came with 2 outs and the same thing
happened in the 8th inning," said Santana assistant coach
SHANNON MORENO. "We need to practice advancing our
base-runners."
A major understatement.
Santana finally decided the issue when freshman MICHELLE BRAMLAGE
belted a double to center field leading off the 8th inning. Two
outs later TARYN PROCTOR pounded a double off the left
field fence to give the Sultans the walk off win.
WEST HILLS 3, MONTE VISTA 0: Monte Vista coach
SIG CHABROWSKI didn't know what kind of reception he'd
receive when he led the Monarchs into Santee for a key Grossmont
Conference North/South Tournament encounter on Tuesday (Apr.12).
Pregame and postgame it was hugs all-around for Chabrowski, who
is the West Hills assistant girls basketball coach during the
winter session.
"It was different going over there today. It was a tough
match all the way," said Chabrowski. "I had some misgivings
but I had a soft spot in my heart. Three girls from (the Wolf
Pack) basketball team -- KYLEE KRINGS, AMY JOHNSON and
MARA THORNTON -- had some nice things to say before the
game. After the game I exchanged hugs with each of the three players."
Bottom line is West Hills (13-3) scored 3 runs to blunt Chabrowski's
return to Santee.
Thornton didn't allow an earned run and struck out a season high
12 while hoisting her personal pitching record to 6-1. She also
went 2-for-3 with the bat, driving in the Pack's first run of
3-run second inning.
ROSEANNE ABEYTA threw 68 pitches for Monte Vista (10-10),
but suffered from lack of offensive support.
Monte Vista's best chance to break through came in the 1st inning.
The Monarchs had bases loaded and one out in the 1st when
BREANNA McMILLAN popped out to pitcher and ASHLEY MILLER
was doubled off third.
VALHALLA 1, EL CAPITAN 0: LACEY WILSON got back on
the winning track as she struck out 10 and spun a 3-hit shutout
in Tuesday's (Apr. 12) Grossmont Conference North-South Tournament
contest as the 4th-ranked Norsemen (13-4-2) edged the Vaqueros
in Lakeside.
COURTNEY LUDWIG's two-out single scored JAMIE ZINTER in
the 2nd inning with the only run of the game.
"It was a great game," Valhalla coach DOUG HARTUNG.
"The pitchers were around the plate all game and the defenders
were able to make all the plays."
El Capitan's best scoring bid came in the 3rd inning. ASHLEY
MARX singled and advanced to second base with two outs. She
was stranded there.
STEELE CANYON 14, EL CAJON VALLEY 4: Steele Canyon
clinched a berth in Thursday's (Apr.14) Grossmont Conference North/South
Tournament title game by bombing the Braves.
JAYME JARVIS ripped a pair of doubles and SAMANTHA BEASLEY
smoked a triple for the Cougars (10-2). DANIELLE DAVISSON
and ERICKA BEASLEY divided the pitching chores for Steele
Canyon.
JESSICA LASCAREZ was 2-for-3 with 2 RBI for the Braves
(2-8). CORY RAINEY, CORTNI WHEELER, MEGAN HILL and
GIGI KOURY accounted for the Braves other hits.
"Today we laid an egg," summarized McClain. "Yesterday
(against Valhalla) was the best game we played all year. Today
was the worst."
Highlights are sketchy from Steele Canyon as all information was
provided by El Cajon Valley coach MIKE McCLAIN.
CHRISTIAN 4, CHULA VISTA 0: ASHLEY PATERSON's
two-run home run in the 3rd inning was all the firepower the visiting
Patriots needed Tuesday (Apr.12) as MELISSA OWENS racked
up a season high 18 strikeouts en route to her 9th win in 11 decisions.
This was a demonstrative effort by Owens, as she limited the Spartans
to 2 hits.
"The girls did a good job today," Christian coach ROMA
DAWSON said. "We hit the ball well and Melissa had an
outstanding game."
. Granite Hills softball team celebrates their 6-5 victory over Scripps Ranch. (Photo by Deana Conway) TUESDAY, APR 12, 2005 EastCountySports.com Grossmont North/South Tournament WOLF PACK 3, MONARCHS 0 MONTE VISTA ab r h bi WEST HILLS ab r h bi Miller ss 3 0 1 0 Burner cf 2 0 0 0 Burns 2b 3 0 0 0 Hills ss 3 0 1 0 Parker 3b 2 0 1 0 Mytinger rf 3 0 1 0 Daigle c 2 0 1 0 Iavelli 2b 2 0 0 0 B.McMillan 1b 3 0 1 0 Johnson 3b 2 1 1 0 Moyes lf 3 0 0 0 Sandberg 3b 1 0 0 0 Abeyta p 3 0 0 0 Thornton p 3 0 2 1 K.McMillan rf 1 0 0 0 La Chusa cf 0 1 0 0 Porter rf 1 0 0 0 Bush 1b 2 0 0 0 Alingas pr 1 0 0 0 Krings 1b 1 1 0 0 Veniegas cf 3 0 1 0 Swanson c 2 0 1 0 Kovi lf 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 25 0 5 0 TOTALS 22 3 6 1 Monte Vista (10-10) 000 000 0 - 0 5 1 West Hills (13-3) 030 000 x - 3 6 0 GWRBI: Thornton. DP: WH 1. LOB: WH 4, MV 7. 2B: Mytinger, Johnson. SacB: Hill, Iavelli, Kovi. PITCHING SUMMARY MONTE VISTA ip h r er bb so Abeyta L(5-6) 6.0 0 3 1 0 2 WEST HILLS Thornton W(6-1) 7.0 5 0 0 3 12 HBP: Abeyta (Burner). PB: Swanson. * COUGARS 14, BRAVES 4 Steele Canyon (10-2) 703 004 0 - 14 11 0 El Cajon Valley (2-8) 120 001 0 - 4 6 9 Davisson, E.Beasley (4) and Barrios, Young (4); Swann, Lascarez (2), Hynick (6) and Hill. W: Davisson (3-0). L: Swann (0-2). Sv: E.Beasley (2). * FOOTHILLERS 1, HIGHLANDERS 0 HELIX ab r h bi GROSSMONT ab r h bi Hecht lf 4 0 1 0 Green ss 4 0 2 0 Gorham ss 2 0 0 0 Nedden rf 3 0 0 0 Lee-Noa p 3 0 0 0 Timmer 3b 4 1 2 0 Dronenburg 3b 3 0 1 0 Miranda c 3 0 0 0 Diaz 1b 3 0 2 0 Myers 1b 4 0 1 0 Smith c 2 0 0 0 Moore lf 4 0 2 1 Solomon 2b 3 0 2 0 Escalante dp 3 0 1 0 Coleman rf 3 0 0 0 Gonzalez cf 3 0 0 0 Amann cf 3 0 0 0 Heshmaty p 2 0 1 0 Gomez 2b fx 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 26 0 6 0 TOTALS 31 1 9 1 Helix (5-11) 000 000 00 - 0 6 1 Grossmont (6-8-1) 000 000 01 - 1 9 0 GWRBI: Moore. DP: Gro 2. LOB: Hel 4, Gro 9. 2B: Hecht, Moore. SacB: Gorham, Nedden, Miranda, Gonzalez. PITCHING SUMMARY HELIX ip h r er bb so Lee-Noa L(3-4) 8 9 1 1 0 4 GROSSMONT Heshmaty W(4-3) 8 6 0 0 1 6 WP-Heshmaty. * NORSEMEN 1, VAQUEROS 0 VALHALLA ab r h bi EL CAPITAN ab r h bi Hayden c 4 0 0 0 Hart cf 3 0 0 0 Schmehr 2b 3 0 0 0 Combs c 3 0 1 0 Vessey 1b 3 0 2 0 Brewer ss 3 0 0 0 Reardon ss 3 0 0 0 Cruz p 3 0 0 0 Zinter rf 3 1 1 0 Morello 1b 3 0 1 0 Alfano lf 1 0 0 0 Rust 2b 3 0 0 0 Wilson p 2 0 0 0 Nulton 3b 2 0 0 0 Johnson 3b 3 0 0 0 Hattersley lf 2 0 0 0 Marx dp 2 0 1 0 Loveday rf 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 24 1 4 1 TOTALS 24 0 3 0 Valhalla (13-4-2) 010 000 0 - 1 4 0 El Capitan (6-9) 000 000 0 - 0 3 0 GWRBI: Ludwig. LOB: Val 5, EC 3. 2B: Vessey. SB: Alfano, Ludwig. SacB: Alfano. PITCHING SUMMARY VALHALLA ip h r er bb so Wilson W(11-1) 7 3 0 0 10 0 EL CAPITAN Cruz L(0-4) 7 4 1 1 3 2 * SULTANS 4, MATADORS 3 (8 inn.) MATADORS ab r h bi SANTANA ab r h bi Mitchell 2b 4 1 1 0 Kelly ss 5 1 1 0 As.Beasley p 4 1 1 0 Cook 2b 2 0 0 0 S.Gonzales 1b 4 0 0 3 Proctor cf 3 0 1 1 R.Gonzales ss 2 0 0 0 Balough 3b 2 2 2 0 Kieley 3b 3 0 0 0 Medrud p 4 0 1 1 Jones c 3 0 0 0 Krismer lf 3 0 2 1 Costello lf 3 0 0 0 McIlonie cf 1 0 0 0 Molina rf 3 0 0 0 Bass 1b 3 0 1 1 Bell cf 2 1 0 0 Fenn c 4 0 1 0 Bramlage rf 3 1 1 0 Lindow ph 1 0 0 0 Padilla 1b 1 0 0 0 Thomas 2b 2 0 1 0 TOTALS 28 3 2 3 TOTALS 34 4 11 4 Mount Miguel (1-14) 003 000 00 - 3 3 1 Santana (14-2) 000 100 21 - 4 11 4 GWRBI: Medrud. LOB: MM 4, Sant 21. 2B: Kelly, Krismer, Thomas, Bramlage, Proctor. SB: Kelly, Balough, R.Gonzales, Kieley. SacB: Medrud. PITCHING SUMMARY MOUNT MIGUEL ip h r er bb so As.Beasley L 7.2 11 4 4 4 0 SANTANA Medrud W(9-1) 8.0 3 3 2 0 16 HBP: by Medrud (R.Gonzales, Bell). WP: As.Beasley 2. * PATRIOTS 4, SPARTANS 0 Christian (9-5) 002 000 2 - 4 12 1 Chula Vista (4-6) 000 000 0 - 0 2 2 Owens and Melendez; McCoy and Hammer. HR: Paterson (Chr) 3rd, one on. W: Owens (9-2). L: McCoy. * EAGLES 6, FALCONS 5 Scripps Ranch (8-6) 000 003 2 â¤" 5 9 2 Granite Hills (6-7-1) 201 002 1 â¤" 6 12 3 A. Datko and Tysdale; Tesam, Zetsch (6) and Schatz. HR: Schatz (GH),1st,one one; Tydale (S) 7th,one on. W: Zetsch (5-4); L: A. Datko.
Davisson's home run registers on Richter
scale for win
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JAMUL - Rocked by an earthquake in the wee hours following
Monday's (Apr. 11) Grossmont North/South Tournament contest that
gave host Steele Canyon a reversal of fortune, the Cougars grabbed
the inside track to a championship berth when DANIELLE DAVISSON
smacked a tie-breaking home run in the 6th inning, lifting the
Cougars past visiting Grossmont, 2-1.
Davisson lined the ball inside the bag at third base, as the ball rolled toward the Great Wall of Cougar Canyon in deep left field, moving Steele Canyon (9-2) just one round-robin game win away from a potential title game pairing with Santana.
A week ago, a Davisson error took a pitching victory away from teammate SAMANTHA BEASLEY. Then a base-running mistake by Beasley in the 3rd took a pitching win from Davisson. However, bizarrely, Davisson's latest homer gave Beasley the triumph, after she entered a 1-1 game in the 5th and set down all nine Foothillers she faced.
"Yes, it's kind of ironic, but we both work real well together," said Davisson. "Samantha's an awesome player and has really helped the team after moving here."
While Davisson tossed four solid innings, the sophomore's work with the bat was even better, going a perfect 3-for-3 and scoring both Cougars runs, including the tying run in the 4th on a scratch single by CATHERINE BARRIOS moments after Grossmont had just taken a 1-0 lead.
"We played a solid game today and it was great to get the job done," noted SC head coach JULIE BOHE. "One of our individual goals was not to make an error, which is one of the things we've been working on."
Meanwhile, after Grossmont catcher MICHELLE MIRANDA scored on a wild pitch to open the scoring, the Hillers (5-8-1) gave it right back on an unearned run. Two innings later, Davisson lined a hard grounder that allowed her circled the bases. She also struck out five in her four innings of pitching, while Beasley struck out four of the nine batters she faced in the combined 4-hitter.
"We're still a young team, but Amanda or some of our better players don't take it out on one of our younger players if we make a mistake," added Davisson. "We're all meshing together, and it's a lot more fun with nine wins after we only got something like six wins all last year."
Steele Canyon needs to defeat El Cajon Valley
to officially clinch a finals berth in the Grossmont Conference
Tournament title bout on Friday (Apr.15).
MONTE VISTA 3, EL CAPITAN 0: The surprising
Monarchs upended the Vaqueros to not only push their record above
the .500 mark but to keep Monte Vista's chances alive for a berth
in Friday's tournament championship game
"I think this team fundamentally is playing very well,"
said Monte Vista coach SIG CHABROWSKI. "At first,
I didn't think we were ready to play. It took us a few innings
to get ready."
Monte Vista's winning pitcher ROSEANNE ABEYTA threw 78
pitches as she collected her 4th win. Abeyta pitched a shutout
as she garnered her third win in eight starts.
"Roseanne has a heart of gold," Chabrowski said. "We've
asked a lot of her and she's coming through for us. This team
is striving, working hard. We ask them to do things and they accomplish
it. We can't wait until next week. We are ready to play the league
games."
Monte Vista is 2-2 in the tournament and needs front runners Steele
Canyon and Valhalla to stumble to allow the Monarchs to step into
the limelight.
Despite the loss, El Capitan coach JOE COTA took the shutout
defeat in stride.
"We came out strong, hit the ball well," Cota said.
"JANELLE SHAFFER pitched real well. As a coach, it
got frustrating as the game went on. You've got to keep your head
up and stress the positive with the players. We hit a lot of ropes,
most right at somebody. Our errors hurt us. The loss really affected
the girls, but we're trying to get them to play through this."
SANTANA 4, HELIX 1: The No. 2-ranked Sultans
had to come from behind in the late innings to avoid an upset
bid by host Helix in Monday's (Apr. 11) Grossmont Conference North/South
Tournament contest in La Mesa.
After Helix took a 1-0 lead on a 1st inning RBI single by TERESE
DAIZ, the Sultans bounced back with run-scoring singles by
DANIELLE BALOUGH and winning pitcher KRISTEN MEDRUD
to take a 2-1 edge in the 5th inning.
LAURIE LINDOW's RBI single capped a 2-run 6th inning for
Santana.
SHAE BASS pitched a complete game 4-hitter to earn her
5th win in six decisions.
VALHALLA 4, EL CAJON VALLEY 0: ERICKA MARSH
stepped forth to spin a 4-hit shutout as the 4th-ranked Norsemen
(12-4-2) bopped the Braves (2-7) in Monday's (Apr. 11) Grossmont
Conference North/South Tournament contest at Valhalla.
"I'm trying to get my bench players involved, they've all
contributed," said Valhalla coach DOUG HARTUNG. "They
all do the job defensively."
Valhalla was hitless through the first 12 batters, until KRISTYN
VESSEY doubled in the 4th inning.
"Vessey's double was the play that opened the game for us,"
said Hartung. "We were able to score two runs then and two
more in the 5th."
Norsemen catcher KIM HAYDEN, who was 1-for-3 with
a double and 2 RBI, has committed to the University of Memphis.
WEST HILLS 5, MOUNT MIGUEL 0: Sophomore KYLEE
KRINGS pitched a 1-hit shutout and struck out 11 Monday (Apr.11)
as the Wolf Pack silenced the Matadors in the Grossmont Conference
Tournament.
"Pitching-wise as well as hitting, we are pretty strong,"
commented West Hills coach STEVE SUTTON.
Strong indeed.
Krings hoisted her season record to 3-0, while KASEY MYTINGER
slugged her 5th home run and MICHELLE IAVELLI drove in
2 runs.
MELISSA HILL and and Mytinger were each 2-for-4 with 1
RBI.
Mount Miguel's only hit was a single by ASHLEY KIELEY.
BONITA VISTA 7, GRANITE HILLS 7: The game was tied
after six innings, at which time the game was called due to the
time limit per Falcon-Fiesta Tournament rules of one hour and
40 minutes, unless game is tied. The Rule Book says games tied
after seven innings will be decided by International Tie Breaker.
But the game never made it to the 7th inning.
That was Monday (Apr. 11).
On Tuesday, (Apr. 12) the Torrey Pines coach and tournament director
said the umpires goofed in their interpretation of tournament
rules, so the game goes down as a 7-7 tie in 6 innings.
Granite Hills finished with home runs by
CHARNEL ZETSCH and JORDON CONWAY. Zetsch went 3-for-3
with a double and two RBI, making GH's record 5-7-1.
The confusion in this game started on Monday.
Bonita Vista lacrosse practice, with parent spectators, was being
held in deep right field, as there is no fence around the softball
field. To forestall potential problems, the umpire stated at the
beginning of the game if a ball is picked up by a spectator, or
if it hits a spectator, it will be called a ground rule double.
In the 3rd inning AMANDA OBNEY whacked a would-be homer
into right field that went through the spectators. The base umpire
made no call that the ball had made contact with anyone, however,
the home plate ump ruled for a ground rule double.
A similar incident happened in the 2nd inning, when CHARNEL
ZETSCH nailed a would-be triple that was called back to a
double when the ball hit a spectator in lacrosse practice.
"The last two games we've bombed out 22 hits," said
Granite Hills assistant coach MARK OBNEY. "And we're
starting four and sometimes five freshmen. We were just bombing
the ball today. Bonita Vista was down 7-2 at one point in the
game and battled back. I have to hand it to them."
MONDAY, APR 11, 2005 EastCountySports.com Grossmont North/South Tournament COUGARS 2, FOOTHILLERS 1 GROSSMONT ab r h bi STEELE CANYON ab r h bi Green ss 4 0 1 0 Summers 2b 3 0 0 0 Gonzalez cf 2 0 0 0 AJones 1b 3 0 1 0 Escalante dp 3 0 1 0 S.Beasley cf-p 3 0 1 0 Roberts pr 0 0 0 0 Jarvis 3b 2 0 0 0 Myers 1b 2 0 0 0 Antoine cf 1 0 0 0 Osborne ph 1 0 0 0 Davisson p-3b 3 2 3 1 Miranda c 3 1 1 0 EBeasley dp 3 0 0 0 Timmer 3b 2 0 0 0 Young lf 2 0 0 0 Heshmaty lf-p 2 0 0 0 Mongelli ss 2 0 0 0 Nedden rf 3 0 1 0 Barrios c 3 0 1 1 Guerra p 1 0 0 0 Pierce rf 0 0 0 0 Moore ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Pandolfi 2b 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 29 1 4 0 TOTALS 25 2 6 2 Grossmont (5-8-1) 000 100 0 - 1 4 2 Steele Canyon (9-2) 000 101 x - 2 6 0 GWRBI: Davisson. E: Pandolfi, Green 2. LOB: Gro 7, SC 7. SB: Young. S: Timmer. GROSSMONT ip h r er bb so Guerra 3.0 3 0 0 1 1 Heshmaty L(3-3) 3.0 3 2 1 1 2 STEELE CANYON Davisson 4.0 4 1 1 4 5 S.Beasley W(6-1) 3.0 0 0 0 0 4 WP: Davisson. * MONARCHS 3, VAQUEROS 0 EL CAPITAN ab r h bi MONTE VISTA ab r h bi Nolton 1b 3 0 1 0 Miller ss 3 2 1 0 Combs c 3 0 2 0 Burns 2b 3 1 0 0 Marx ss 3 0 1 0 Parker 3b 3 0 1 2 Cruz dp 3 0 1 0 Daigle c 3 0 2 0 Rel-Solia cf 1 0 0 0 B.McMillan 1b 2 0 0 0 Morello cf 1 0 0 0 Moyes lf 3 0 0 0 Brewer 2b 3 0 1 0 Abeyta p 3 0 1 0 Duncan lf 2 0 0 0 Porter rf 3 0 0 0 Loveday 3b 3 0 0 0 Veniegas cf 2 0 0 0 McKune rf 1 0 1 0 Hart ph 2 0 0 0 Shaffer p 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 25 0 7 0 TOTALS 25 3 5 2 El Capitan (6-8) 000 000 0 - 0 7 3 Monte Vista (10-9) 002 010 x - 3 5 0 GWRBI: None. DP: MV 1. LOB: EC 7, MV 5. 2B: Brewer. SB: Miller. S: Nolton, B.McMillan. PITCHING SUMMARY EL CAPITAN ip h r er bb so Shaffer L(2-3) 6.0 5 3 0 0 5 MONTE VISTA Abeyta W(4-5) 7.0 7 0 0 1 0 HBP: by Abeyta (Rel-Solia). PB: Daigle, Combs 3. * WOLF PACK 5, MATADORS 0 WEST HILLS ab r h bi MOUNT MIGUEL ab r h bi Burner lf 3 2 3 0 Mitchell 2b 3 0 0 0 Kovi lf 1 0 0 0 As.Beasley c 3 0 0 0 Hill ss 4 1 2 1 Kieley p 3 0 1 0 Mytinger rf 4 1 2 1 R.Gonzales ss 2 0 0 0 Iavelli 2b 3 0 1 2 Jones 3b 3 0 0 0 Johnson 3b 3 0 0 0 Costello cf 2 0 0 0 Sandberg 3b 0 0 0 0 Molina 1b 2 0 0 0 Bush 1b 2 0 0 1 Bell 2 0 0 0 Thornton 1b 1 0 1 0 S.Gonzales dp 2 0 0 0 La Chusa lf 3 0 0 0 McCall rf 0 0 0 0 Koopman lf 1 0 0 0 Swanson c 2 1 0 0 Cobb c 1 0 0 0 Krings p 4 0 1 0 TOTALS 32 5 10 5 TOTALS 22 0 1 0 West Hills (12-3) 130 100 0 - 5 10 0 Mount Miguel (1-13) 000 000 0 - 0 1 3 GWRBI: Bush. 2B: Sandberg. HR: Mytinger (5) 4th, solo. SB: Burner, Hill. PITCHING SUMMARY WEST HILLS ip h r er bb so Krings W(3-0) 7.0 1 0 0 0 11 MOUNT MIGUEL Kieley L(1-9) 7.0 11 5 5 3 7 HBP: by Krings (R.Gonzales). * NORSEMEN 4, BRAVES 0 EL CAJON VALLEY ab r h bi VALHALLA ab r h bi Cope cf 3 0 1 0 Schmehr ss 3 1 1 0 Rainey ss 3 0 0 0 Ludwig 2b 2 1 0 0 Wheeler 3b 3 0 1 0 Hayden c 3 0 1 2 Wright 1b 3 0 0 0 Vessey dp 2 1 1 0 Hill c 3 0 1 0 Zinter rf 1 1 1 0 Swann 2b-p 3 0 0 0 Staninger rf 1 0 0 0 Hynick p 2 0 1 0 Alfano cf 2 0 1 1 Ruiz 2b 0 0 0 0 Castetter cf 1 0 0 0 Perez dp 2 0 0 0 Marsh p 3 0 0 0 Koury rf 2 0 0 0 Minniss 1b 3 0 0 0 Roys lf 0 0 0 0 Krier lf 1 0 0 0 Seitz ph 1 0 0 0 Johnson 3b 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 24 0 4 0 TOTALS 23 4 5 3 El Cajon Valley (2-7) 000 000 0 - 0 4 3 Valhalla (12-4-2) 000 220 x - 4 5 0 GWRBI: Alfano. LOB: ECV 3, Val 3. 2B: Vessey, Hayden. 3B: Hayden. SB: Zinter. S: Zinter. PITCHING SUMMARY EL CAJON VALLEY ip h r er bb so Hynick L(2-4) 5.0 5 4 3 0 2 Swann 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 VALHALLA Marsh W(2-3) 7.0 4 0 0 0 6 HBP: by Hynick (Ludwig). * SULTANS 4, HIGHLANDERS 1 SANTANA ab r h bi HELIX ab r h bi Proctor cf 4 0 0 0 Hecht lf 3 0 2 0 Cook dh 1 0 0 0 Smith c 3 1 0 0 Lindow c 3 1 2 1 Lee-Noa p 2 0 0 0 Balough ss 4 0 1 0 Dronenberg 3b 1 0 0 0 Medrud 1b 4 0 2 1 Diaz 1b 3 0 1 1 Krismer lf 4 0 1 0 Gorman ss 3 0 1 0 Bass p 4 1 2 0 Arvizo 2b 1 0 0 0 Thomas 2b 3 0 1 0 Crom ph 1 0 0 0 Mottola ph 1 0 0 0 Coleman dh 2 0 0 0 McIlonie 3b 2 2 1 0 Amann dh 1 0 0 0 Bramlage rf 3 0 0 1 Jacobites rf 2 0 0 0 TOTALS 33 4 10 3 TOTALS 22 1 4 1 Santana (13-2) 000 022 0 - 4 10 0 Helix (5-10) 100 000 0 - 1 4 3 GWRBI: Medrud. LOB: Sant 16, Hel 5. 2B: Krismer, Bass. S: Lee-Noa, Arvizo, Bramlage. PITCHING SUMMARY SANTANA ip h r er bb so Bass W(5-1) 7.0 4 1 1 2 8 HELIX Lee-Noa L(3-3) 7.0 9 4 3 1 10 * BARONS 7, EAGLES 7 Granite Hills (5-7-1) 124 000 - 7 11 3 Bonita Vista 014 200 - 7 9 3 Zetsch and Omahen; Sheffield, Chavez (3) and Lopez. HR: Zetsch (GH) 3rd, one on; Conway (GH) 1st, solo. W: Chavez. L: Zetsch (2-1). (04-11-05)
No. 9 Henry quiets Hillers; Eagles
pick up pair of wins
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SAN DIEGO - The Grossmont Foothillers should have found something
better to do with their Saturday (Apr. 9) afternoon than trekking
to Patrick Henry.
Donna Kerr carved out a 1-hitter and struck out 16 as the
No. 9-ranked Patriots punched out the listless Foothillers 4-0
in a non-league game.
"We ran into a buzz saw," said Hillers coach JERRY
LERUD.
MONIQUE GONZALEZ got the Foothillers' only hit, in the
3rd inning. She and ANDREA NEDDEN each stole a base.
GRANITE HILLS 14, CHULA VISTA 4: Junior CHARNEL ZETSCH
pitched a complete game victory for the Eagles in Saturday's (Apr.9)
first game of a scheduled doubleheader.
JESSICA SCHATZ went 2 for 3 with two RBI for the Eagles.
NICOLE RIVERA was 2-for-3 with a pair of walks and SAGE
WOODROW banged out a pair of hits for rebounding Granite Hills.
GRANITE HILLS 7, CHULA VISTA 0 (forfeit): The Eagles earned
an early 1-0 lead but the game was called after three innings
when a Chula Vista player suffered an injury and left the Spartans
short of players. The game did not continue, thus Granite Hills
was awarded the victory.
SATURDAY, APR 9, 2005 EastCountySports.com Non-League PATRIOTS 4, FOOTHILLERS 0 Patrick Henry (10-2-1) 301 000 0 - 4 2 0 Grossmont (5-7-1) 000 000 0 - 0 1 5 Kerr and Hensley; Moore, Heshmaty (2), Guerra (6) and Miranda. W: Kerr (6-1). L: Moore (2-2). * 1st Game EAGLES 14, SPARTANS 4 Granite Hills (4-7) 200 007 5 â¤" 14 10 2 Chula Vista 200 002 0 úâ¤" 4 9 3 Zetsch and Omaher; Lacroix, Mann (6) and Hammer. WP: Zetsch. LP: Lacroix. * 2nd Game EAGLES 7, SPARTANS 0 Granite Hills (5-7) defeats Chula Vista by forfeit. (04-09-05)
Patriots are a peach as Plum has three RBI
in shutout win
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TEMECULA -- Christian High returned to the winning track Friday
(Apr. 8) by slugging out a 10-0 non-league win over host Linfield
Christian. Freshman AMANDA PLUM drove in 3 runs with a
double and a single, while ace MELISSA OWENS pitched a
2-hitter to roll her record to 8-2.
STEPHANY MELENDEZ stroked a pair of RBI singles for the
Patriots (8-5), while ASHLEY PATERSON and JILLIAN ZAVADIL
were each 2-for-4 with 2 runs scored.
All nine Christian starters contributed to a 14-hit attack.
Owens struck out 9, raising her season total to 102 in 52 innings.
SCRIPPS RANCH 2, VALHALLA 1: The No 1-ranked Valhalla
Norsemen would probably like to erase this week from the books.
Oh sure, things started out OK, as they blanked West Hills on
Monday (Apr. 4). However, the Norsemen's next three games resulted
in a tie and two losses, including a 2-1 setback at the hands
of visiting Scripps Ranch on Friday (Apr. 8).
"We left too many runners; that was frustrating," said
Valhalla coach DOUG HARTUNG. "It was just one of those
days. We hit the ball hard but right at people. Their steals were
crucial. They played a big part of the game."
"Both of Scripps Ranch runs were set up by steals,"
Hartung pointed out.
But none of the three runs was earned, including the two allowed
by Valhalla starting and losing pitcher ERICKA MARSH. A
junior right-hander, Marsh gave up just 5 hits and struck out
8.
LACEY WILSON accounted for half of Valhalla's hits with
a pair of singles.
FRIDAY, APR 8, 2005 EastCountySports.com Non-League PATRIOTS 10, LIONS 0 Christian (8-5) 301 402 - 10 14 2 Linfield Christian (7-6) 000 000 - 0 2 4 Owens and Melendez; Sherwood and Mann. W: Owens (8-2). L: Sherwood. * FALCONS 2, NORSEMEN 1 Scripps Ranch (9-7) 100 000 102 - 2 5 2 Valhalla (11-9-2) 010 000 001 - 1 3 3 Sanchez and Tysdol; Marsh, Wilson (7) and Vessey. W: Sanchez. L: Marsh (1-3). (04-08-05)
El Capitan's freshman pitcher Julianna Duncan
(21) struck out seven and pitched a complete game victory in the
Vaqueros 7-6 nod over Mount Miguel. (4-7-05/Photo by Richard
Combs)
Sultans need extra innings to outlast Cougars
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SANTEE - With a wealth of young talent, Steele Canyon may be the
rising softball program in East County, yet the lack of experience
still leaves the Cougars a few rungs back on the achievement ladder
after Santana rallied late in Thursday's (Apr. 7) tightly-played
Grossmont Conference North-South Tournament contest.
Following four innings of shoddy defense, the third-ranked Sultans (12-2) regrouped to tie the ballgame in the bottom of the 7th, eventually scoring in the 10th to post the winning marker resulting in a 2-1 victory.
Both Santana runs were unearned, including the deciding tally by KATIE THOMAS, who opened the inning with a double over the left-fielder's head, eventually scoring when the ball was thrown away into right field on a KELSEY McILONIE sacrifice bunt.
"We're a good team but had a bad day," stated Sultans pitcher KRISTEN MEDRUD, who scattered 9 hits to gain her 7th win in eight decisions. "We just need to pull it together sometimes, which we were able to do today."
Santana left pieces all over the diamond early on including twice failing to cover first base on grounders to the infield, the first leading to the Cougars' lone run in the second. CHRISTINE BARRIOS hit a tapper toward first, but reached on the Sultans' communication failure to place two runners on base.
Steele Canyon shortstop LISA MONGELLI followed with a solid single to center to score ALEXANDRA YOUNG, although Mongelli was thrown out at second while trying to take an extra base.
The Cougars later loaded the bases in the 3rd with no outs, but Medrud escaped to keep her team in the ballgame.
"That was fun," said Medrud, a junior right-hander who retired the final 10 Cougars batters, not allowing a runner past first base over the final seven frames. "I've always had to pull myself out of jams, but my team backed me up that time."
Although Medrud got out unscathed with one of her six strikeouts and a pair of ground balls, Young's run looked to be all Cougars pitcher SAMANTHA BEASLEY would need, carrying a 3-hit shutout into the 7th.
However, a split-second choice in the outfield proved decisive. After an error, a single and a stolen base placed two Sultans in scoring position, JEN KRISMER lifted a deep fly ball into foul territory down the left field line.
Late-inning defensive replacement ERIKA BEASLEY had only a moment to determine if she could throw out SHAE BASS at the plate from 60 yards away or intentionally allow the ball to fall foul. Beasley elected to make the catch. However, Bass raced home and easily beat the throw, sending the contest to extra innings.
Samantha Beasley was the hard-luck loser, despite allowing just six hits, striking out three without issuing a walk. The right-hander, who bats as a lefty, also added a pair of singles, while teammate AMANDA JONES also stroked a pair of base hits.
"We're improving and working on our errors, which have killed us all over the place," said the Cougars pitcher. "Everyone looks at us as a joke because of our record last year, but we've done pretty good right now."
Medrud and Thomas each went 2-for-4 for
the Sultans, including a double.
VALHALLA 3, GROSSMONT 3: It wasn't a victory for
the win column, but it was definitely a morale booster for
the host Foothillers Thursday (Apr. 7) as they fought top-ranked
Valhalla to a Grossmont North/South League Tournament deadlock
that was halted by darkness after 11 innings.
"It was great, back-and-forth all the way," recalled
Grossmont coach JERRY LERUD. "This was a game of 9
extra base hits, 7 doubles and 2 triples between the two teams."
MICHELLE MIRANDA sparked Grossmont with 4 hits and 3 RBI in
five at-bats. It was Miranda's triple to right-center that scored
JILL TIMMER with the tying run in the bottom of the 6th
inning.
Timmer was 3-for-4 with a double, a triple and 2 runs.
"Obviously, it was the Timmer and Miranda show," Lerud
said.
The Grossmont pitching committee of ROXY HESHMATY, DOMONIQUE
GUERRA and CAMMI MOORE held the Norsemen to 2 earned
runs and 9 hits. The return of Guerra, who had her season impact
delayed by a bout with tendinitis, twirled 2 shutout innings.
Moore snuffed the Norsemen on 2 hits over the final 4 frames.
LACEY WILSON's RBI double gave Valhalla a 1-0 edge in the
2nd inning. Miranda's base hit scored Timmer in the bottom of
the inning to even the count at 1-1.
Miranda's RBI double gave Grossmont a 2-1 edge in the 4th.
An RBI double by Valhalla freshman JODIE SCHMEHR knotted
the count at 2-2 in the 5th. But the Norsemen (11-3-2) weren't
through. An error in the outfield allowed Schmehr to score the
go-ahead run.
"In the 10th inning Valhalla had a runner at third with one
out, and couldn't score," Lerud noted.
Valhalla's Wilson pitched 8 innings of stout relief, scattering
7 hits and allowing just one run. She struck out 10 and walked
one and received no decision for her effort.
"This was our best overall team effort this season,"
Lerud said. "Everybody contributed today."
WEST HILLS 10, HELIX 0: West Hills junior pitcher
MARA THORNTON fired a 3-hit shutout as the Wolf Pack ran
roughshod over the visiting Highlanders in Thursday's (Apr. 7)
Grossmont North/South Tournament contest.
The Wolf Pack (11-3) scored all 10 runs in the 3rd inning of a
game that was halted after 4 1/2 frames.
KASEY MYTINGER, MICHELLE IAVELLI and BRITTANY SWANSON banged
RBI singles for the Pack. After JAYLEEN BUSH walked
to force in a run, BRIANNA LA CHUSA doubled in 2
more runs. A pair of errors ran the West Hills scoring count to
a perfect 10.
Although West Hills (11-3) wanted to continue the game to completion,
Helix coach JAMIE KAHLER decided her Highlanders (5-9)
could not gain any value by continuing the contest to the
end.
"She told me they were done, that they were leaving,"
West Hills coach STEVE SUTTON said of the Highlanders.
"I told their coach I put in all of my reserves and that
we would not steal bases, but she still took her team off the
field and left."
MONTE VISTA 7, EL CAJON VALLEY 0: Monte Vista's BREANNA
McMILLAN survived seven walks to spin a 3-hit shutout in Thursday's
(Apr. 7) Grossmont Conference North/South Tournament game.
"The girls were much more relaxed today," said Monte
Vista coach SIG CHABROWSKI. "They were complaining
yesterday that it was hot so they decided to wear shorts to play
the game today because they expected it to be hot again. But it
was cloudy, cold and windy out there."
"This win was a positive note for us because we already had
a tough week of losses (to Santana, Grossmont and Serra). I'm
proud that we're batting .500 now," Chabrowski added.
ALYSSA PARKER was 3-for-4 with an RBI while SDSU bound
ASHLEY DAIGLE laced a pair of doubles to drive in 2 runs
for the Monarchs.
"Parker is a tough kid, really scrambles," Chambowski
said.
Monte Vista's ROSEANNE ABEYTA was also 3-for-4 with a run.
"Abeyta is a multitasker, plays wherever we ask her, pitcher
or first base, and doesn't complain," Chabowski said.
"SAVANNAH MOYES is our field leader, very boisterous
on the field. She has her own cheer squad."
JESSICA COPE, CORTNI WHEELER and AMANDA SWANN had one
hit apiece for El Cajon Valley.
EL CAPITAN 7, MOUNT MIGUEL 6: The Vaqueros rallied
from a 3-0 deficit to dump the visiting Matadors in Thursday's
(Apr. 7) Grossmont North/South Tournament.
"We came from behind and won 7-6," said a pleased JOE
COTA of his El Capitan Vaquero squad. "It was kinda they
won the 1st inning and we won the 2nd."
"Freshman HEATHER BREWER made a big league catch at
second base, a dive to her left and threw from her knees for the
out. The freshmen came through today."
"Mount Miguel has some girls who can hit the ball. Their
#22, the shortstop (ROSIE GONZALES) is a real good hitter.
(ASHLEY) KIELEY got a hit on us at the end and so did (ASHLEY)
BEASLEY.
"I asked the girls to have a team meeting among themselves
and decide what we need to do to get this thing going. They had
a good meeting."
In the 5th inning Cota made a change in his lineup.
"The starters weren't getting anything
going offensively," he said. So I put in three freshmen and
they came through for us. We started freshman pitcher JULIANNA
DUNCAN today, and the freshmen kids were making stuff happen.
It was a feel good type game."
"Our sophomore catcher AMANDA COMBS plays field hockey
rather than travel ball, but has gotten so much better. She's
one of those kids who hustles every play and just has a great
attitude."
Non-League
Mira Mesa @ Granite Hills (no report)
THURSDAY, APR 7, 2005 EastCountySports.com Grossmont North/South Tournament MONARCHS 7, BRAVES 0 MONTE VISTA ab r h bi EL CAJON VALLEY ab r h bi Miller ss 4 1 1 0 Cope cf-2b 4 0 1 0 Burns 2b 4 0 0 2 Rainey ss 4 0 0 0 Parker 3b 4 1 3 1 Wheeler 3b 2 0 1 0 Daigle c 4 1 2 2 Wright 1b 1 0 0 0 Porter cf-3b 1 0 0 0 Hill c 1 0 0 0 B.McMillan p 4 0 1 1 Swann 2b-p 2 0 1 0 Alingas cf 0 0 0 0 Koury rf 2 0 0 0 Moyes cf 3 0 0 0 Perez ph 1 0 0 0 K.McMillan rf 3 0 0 0 Roys lf 2 0 0 0 Abeyta 1b 4 1 3 0 Lascarez p-cf 3 0 0 0 Vandrew pr 0 1 0 0 Veniegas lf 2 2 1 0 TOTALS 33 7 11 6 TOTALS 22 0 3 0 Monte Vista (9-9) 005 002 0 - 7 11 2 El Cajon Valley (2-6) 000 000 0 - 0 3 2 GWRBI: Parker. LOB: MV 8, ECV 9. 2B: Daigle. SB: Miller. PITCHING SUMMARY MONTE VISTA ip h r er bb so B.McMillan W(4-4) 7 3 0 0 7 5 EL CAJON VALLEY Lascarez L(0-1) 3 4 5 5 3 1 Swann 4 7 2 2 0 0 * NORSEMEN 3, FOOTHILLERS 3 (tie-11 inn.) VALHALLA ab r h bi GROSSMONT ab r h bi Ludwig 2b 4 0 2 0 Green ss 6 0 2 0 Schmehr ss 4 1 2 1 Nedden rf 5 0 0 0 Vessey c 5 0 0 0 Escalante ph 1 0 0 0 Johnson 3b 4 0 0 0 Osborne dp 4 0 1 0 Alfano cf 4 1 2 0 Myers 1b 5 0 0 0 Zinter rf 5 0 1 0 Gonzalez cf 4 1 0 0 Miniss 1b 4 0 0 0 Timmer 3b 4 2 3 0 Reardon ph 1 0 0 0 Miranda c 5 0 4 3 Wilson dp-p 5 0 1 1 Heshmaty p 1 0 0 0 Marsh p-lf 5 1 1 0 Guerra p 1 0 0 0 Krier lf-fx 0 0 0 0 Gomez 2b 2 0 0 0 Pandolfi 2b 1 0 0 0 Moore ph-p 3 0 1 0 TOTALS 41 3 9 2 TOTALS 42 3 11 3 Valhalla (11-3-2) 010 020 000 00 - 3 9 2 Grossmont (5-6-1) 010 101 000 00 - 3 11 3 Game called after 11 innings, darkness. DP: Gro 1. LOB: Val 8, Gro 10. 2B: Wilson, Ludwig, Schmehr, Alfano, Zinter, Timmer, Miranda. 3B: Miranda, Timmer. SacB: Schmehr, Osborne, Timmer, Heshmaty. PITCHING SUMMARY VALHALLA ip h r er bb so Marsh 3 4 2 2 1 2 Wilson 8 7 1 1 1 10 GROSSMONT Heshmaty 5 6 3 2 1 1 Guerra 2 1 0 0 0 0 Moore 4 2 0 0 0 0 * WOLF PACK 10, HELIX 0 HELIX ab r h er WEST HILLS ab r h er Hecht lf 2 0 1 0 Burner cf 4 2 1 0 Smith c 3 0 1 0 Larson 2b 2 2 0 0 Diaz p 1 0 0 0 Hill ss 1 1 0 0 Dronenburg 3b 2 0 0 0 Mytinger rf 2 1 1 1 Gorham ss 1 0 0 0 Iavelli ss-2b 3 1 1 1 Coleman 1b 2 0 0 0 Swanson c 3 0 1 1 Solomon 2b 2 0 0 0 Kovi pr 0 1 0 0 Arvizu dp 2 0 1 0 Cobb c 0 0 0 0 Jacobites rf 2 0 0 0 Thornton p 2 0 1 0 Mann cf 0 0 0 0 Bush 1b 0 1 0 1 Krings 1b 0 0 0 0 La Chusa lf 2 1 1 2 Koopman lf 1 0 0 0 Sandberg 3b 2 0 0 0 Johnson 3b 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 17 0 3 0 TOTALS 22 10 6 6 Helix (5-9) 0 0 0 00 - 0 3 4 West Hills (11-3) 00(10) 0x - 10 6 0 GWRBI: Mytinger. DP: WH 1. LOB: Hel 5, WH 7. 2B: La Chusa, Arvizu. SB: Burner, Hill, Kovi. PITCHING SUMMARY HELIX ip h r er bb so Diaz L(0-3) 4 6 10 6 5 7 WEST HILLS Thornton W(5-1) 5 3 0 0 3 8 HBP: by Diaz (Mytinger, Larson). PB: Smith 2. * VAQUEROS 7, MATADORS 6 MOUNT MIGUEL ab r h bi EL CAPITAN ab r h bi Mitchell 2b 4 2 1 1 Hart cf 3 1 0 1 As.Beasley p-c 4 2 2 4 Combs c 3 0 1 0 Kieley 3b-p 4 0 1 0 Marx ss 2 0 1 2 Gonzalez ss 4 0 2 0 Morello 1b 3 0 0 0 Jones c-3b 3 0 0 0 Loveday 3b 1 0 0 0 Costello cf 3 1 1 0 Cruz 3b 2 1 2 0 Molina 1b 3 0 2 0 Rust 2b 1 0 0 0 Bell lf 3 0 1 0 Brewer 2b 0 2 0 0 McCall rf 3 1 2 1 Nulton rf 3 1 0 0 Hattersley lf 1 0 0 0 Rel-Solia lf 1 1 1 2 Duncan p 2 1 0 0 TOTALS 31 6 12 6 TOTALS 22 7 5 5 Mount Miguel (1-12) 002 100 3 - 6 12 0 El Capitan (6-7) 000 052 x - 7 5 1 GWRBI: None. DP: MM 1. LOB: MM 4, EC 3. 2B: Rel-Solia, As.Beasley 2. SB: Hart 2, Marx, Brewer, Nulton. PITCHING SUMMARY MOUNT MIGUEL ip h r er bb so As.Beasley L(0-2) 5+ 3 7 4 5 0 Kieley 1 2 0 0 0 0 EL CAPITAN Duncan W(2-1) 7 12 6 5 0 7 As.Beasley faced 2 batters in the 6th inning. HBP: by As.Beasley (Brown). PB: Jones 3. * SULTANS 2, COUGARS 1 (10 inn.) STEELE CANYON ab r h bi SANTANA ab r h bi Summers 2b 5 0 1 0 Proctor cf 4 0 0 0 AJones 1b 5 0 2 0 Kelly ss 4 0 0 0 SBeasley p 4 0 2 0 Balough 3b-2b 4 0 1 0 Jarvis dp 4 0 0 0 Bass 1b 4 1 0 0 Davisson 3b 4 0 1 0 Medrud p 4 0 2 0 Young lf 2 1 0 0 Bramlage pr 0 0 0 0 E.Beasley lf 2 0 1 0 Fenn pr 0 0 0 0 Barrios c 4 0 1 0 Krismer lf 3 0 0 1 Mongelli ss 4 0 1 1 Thomas dp 4 1 2 0 Antoine cf 4 0 1 0 Padilla pr 0 0 0 0 Pierce rf 0 0 0 0 McIlonie rf-3b 3 0 0 0 Cook 2b 2 0 1 0 Bramlage rf 1 0 0 0 Lindow c 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 38 1 9 1 TOTALS 33 2 6 1 Steele Canyon (8-2) 010 000 000 0 - 1 9 3 Santana (12-2) 000 000 100 1 - 2 6 1 No outs when winning run scored. GWRBI: None. DP: San 1. LOB: SC 8, San 6. 2B: Medrud, Thomas. SB: Summers, A.Jones, Fenn. S: S.Beasley, McIlonie. SF: Krismer. STEELE CANYON ip h r er bb so S.Beasley L(5-1) 9.0 6 2 0 0 3 SANTANA Medrud W(7-1) 10.0 9 1 1 0 6 S.Beasley faced 2 batters in the 10th. (04-07-05)
Poway edges Patriots in pitcher's duel
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POWAY - Not even pitching superstar MELISSA OWENS can win
games by herself. Although the ever-reliable Owens gave up just
3 hits and walked 5, she did not give up an earned run. Nevertheless,
Owens was pinned with her second loss in nine decisions as host
Poway claimed a 2-0 Falcon Fiesta Tournament victory on Wednesday
(Apr.6).
"Owens had some key strikeouts," said Christian coach
ROMA DAWSON. "When we face experienced pitching it
stretches us. Some of the kids are still working on good at-bats
in terms of being able to hit pitching not in the strike zones.
Hopefully, we can get over the hump soon."
Owens had 3 of Christian's 4 hits in the loss.
"We had some scoring opportunities, our base running was
a little faulty," Dawson added. "We didn't get hits
at key times, didn't quite get the job done offensively. Poway
made the plays on defense."
SERRA 2, MONTE VISTA 1: The Monarchs junior ALYSSA
PARKER was 2-for-3 in Wednesday's (Apr. 6) Falcon Fiesta Tournament
setback at Serra.
"Passed balls and errors killed us," said Monte Vista
coach SIG CHABROWSKI. "Serra outplayed us."
Monte Vista had the tying runs on base in the 6th and 7th, but
couldn't get the key hit to upend the Conquistadors (2-9-1).
The Monarchs wasted the solid pitching of ROSEANNE ABEYTA,
who hurled a 4-hitter and allowed only one earned run.
WEDNESDAY, APR 6, 2005 EastCountySports.com Falcon Fiesta Tournament TITANS 2, PATRIOTS 0 Christian (7-5) 000 000 0 - 0 4 4 Poway (7-4) 100 001 x - 2 3 1 Owens and Melendez; Brandalaise and Batt. W: Brandalaise (4-3). L: Owens (7-2). * CONQUISTADORS 2, MONARCHS 1 Monte Vista (8-9) 100 000 0 - 1 4 1 Serra (2-9-1) 101 000 x - 2 4 13 Abeyta and Daigle; Casiple and Lynch. W: Casiple (2-9). L: Abeyta (4-5). (04-06-05)
Krismer delivers game-winning home run for
Santana over top-ranked Valhalla
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EL CAJON -- JENNIFER KRISMER smacked a pinch-hit two-run
home run to give Santana a key 3-1 victory over host Valhalla
in Tuesday's (Apr. 5) Grossmont North/South League Tournament
showdown of Top 10 teams.
It was an impact victory for Santana (11-2), which hopes to land
the top seed in the San Diego CIF Division III playoffs next month.
The Sultans, who rode the 6-hit, complete-game pitching of SHAE
BASS (5-1) to the victory over the top-ranked Norsemen, are
the SDCIF Division III defending champions. Valhalla (11-3-1)
won the SDCIF Division II crown last year and stands in a primary
contender position for the Division III ring this spring.
Krismer's two-out blast scored freshman KELSEY McILONIE,
who began the winning frame with a leadoff single in the 5th inning
and the score knotted at 1-1.
"It was a natural pinch-hitting situation in terms of match-ups,"
Santana coach JOHN BOBOF said.
Valhalla's LACEY WILSON, a power pitcher who dominates
most batters, was stuffing some of Santana's top sticks. That
includes top gun CHEYENNE COOK, who struck out in her first
two at-bats against Wilson.
Cook's frustration led to Krismer's opportunity.
"At first when I made contact (with the 3-1 pitch), I wasn't
sure it had a chance," Krismer said. "Then, when I rounded
first base, I saw that it made it over. It was exciting."
The victory gave Santana a split of two games against the Norsemen,
who claimed a 1-0 nod via the International Tiebreaker in a tournament
game last month in Las Vegas.
SHAE BASS pitched a complete-game 6-hitter for Santana.
"It's always fun to beat a team as good as Valhalla,"
Bass said.
Bass struck out 5 - 3 coming in the 1st inning - as she notched
her 5th win in six decisions.
"My game is I usually throw on the outside half (of the plate),"
Bass said. "The umpire was a little bit strict (in his strike
zone), but I worked around it."
Santana capitalized on the only error of the game to take a 1-0
lead in the 2nd inning, but the Norsemen tied it on KRIS VESSEY's
RBI single in the 3rd inning.
McIlone's leadoff single in the 5th inning set the stage for Krismer's
game-winning clout.
Valhalla pitcher LACEY WILSON, the San Diego Union-Tribune's
Player of the Year in 2004, was tagged with her first loss against
10 wins. She struck out six and walked none while spinning a six-hitter.
"It came down to that one pitch," Valhalla coach DOUG
HARTUNG said. "But I'm sure we will see them again."
STEELE CANYON 2, WEST HILLS 1 (9 inn.): AMANDA
JONES singled in AMY ANTIONE with the winning run in
the bottom of the 9th inning Tuesday (Apr. 5) to give host Steele
Canyon one of its biggest victories in the 3-year history of its
softball program. The hard-fought Grossmont North/South League
Tournament victory raised the Cougars season record to 8-1, while
No. 5-ranked West Hills (10-3) suffered its second straight loss.
SAMANTHA BEASLEY fired a 7-hitter and did not allow an
earned run as the Cougars gained the nod and the sophomore right-hander
rolled her record to 5-0. Beasley struck out 10 and walked none.
"She is amazing," Steele Canyon coach JULIE BOHE
said. "I love calling pitches for her. She hits her spots
and everything happens the way it should. I just make sure I communicate
with my pitchers so we can get the job done."
West Hills took a 1-0 edge in the 5th inning.
"We virtually stole that run," West Hills coach STEVE
SUTTON said.
MELISSA HILL singled, stole second and scored on a throwing
error to put the Pack on top.
Steele Canyon tied the game in the bottom of the 7th. Antoine
singled, stole second and scooted to third on Jones' sacrifice
bunt with two outs.
West Hills coach STEVE SUTTON elected to intentionally
walk Beasley, but JAYME JARVIS ruined that strategy as
she singled to score Antoine with the tying run.
The Wolf Pack missed a major scoring opportunity in the top of
the 9th inning when its first two runners reached base on errors.
That budding rally wilted thereafter when the Pack's next three
hitters rolled over 1-2-3.
Despite the back-to-back defeats, Sutton hasn't given up on the
season.
"We faced two of the toughest pitchers in the county in consecutive
games," he said. "That's a pretty tall order."
Antoine, who bats 9th in the Steele Canyon order, was 3-for-4
with 2 runs and pair of stolen bases.
"AMY ANTOINE had an awesome game," Bohe emphasized.
GROSSMONT 4, MONTE VISTA 2: Grossmont junior pitcher
ROXY HESHMATY scattered 8 hits and limited host Monte Vista
to one earned run Tuesday (Apr. 5) as the Foothillers dumped the
Monarchs in a Grossmont North/South Tournament encounter.
"This was a fun, a well-played game on both sides,"
said Foothillers coach JERRY LERUD. "We had our key
hits at the right time to score our runs. And our defense made
several 'star' plays to back up our pitchers.
"In the 3rd inning, MEGAN GREEN made a scooping run
across the middle of the infield and threw the runner out at first.
We gave her a 'star.'"
"Then in the 5th inning, ANDREA NEDDEN made two outstanding
running catches in right field. We gave her a 'star' for both
catches," Lerud added.
ALYSSA PARKER's 1st-inning double scored
ROSALYN BURNS to give the Monarchs (8-8) a 1-0 lead.
But Monte Vista would not score again until the 6th inning after
Grossmont (5-6) had built a 4-1 advantage.
ROSEANNE ABEYTA led off the Monte Vista 6th with a base
hit to left field and STEPHANIE VANDREW ran for her. LYDIA
VENIEGAS advanced the runner with a sacrifice bunt. A walk
to ASHLEY MILLER and a bunt single by Burns loaded the
bases. Parker's ground ball eluded the Grossmont shortstop to
score Vandrew. But the Monarchs' comeback bid stalled after that.
Grossmont scored twice in the 3rd inning to take the lead for
keeps. A walk to MEGAN GREEN followed by an RBI double
by REBECCA OSBORNE tied the game at 1-1. Osborne brought
in the go-ahead marker on a base hit by KINDA MYERS.
The Hillers nailed down the victory with a pair of runs in the
top of the 6th inning. ALYSSA ESCALANTE drilled an RBI
double and scored on a base hit by winning pitcher Heshmaty.
HELIX 5, EL CAPITAN 0: SIPAU LEE-NOA and ALYSSA
DRONENBURG led the host Helix Highlanders to a surprisingly
easy win over the El Capitan Vaqueros in Tuesday's (Apr. 5) Grossmont
North/South League Tournament.
Lee-Noa limited the Vaqueros to three hits, including a triple
by ASHLEY MARX.
The hub of the Highlanders' offense was Dronenburg, who teed off
on El Capitan pitching for three hits including a 3-run homer
that capped a 5-run fifth inning. Lee-Noa preceded Dronenburg's
second homer in as many days with a 2-run double.
"Even though we didn't score until the 5th inning, we were
ready to play," said Helix coach JAIME KAHLER. "We've
been talking about attacking the ball. And we started doing that
in the 5th inning."
El Capitan starting pitcher CELINA CRUZ blanked the Highlanders
on 2 hits through the first 4 innings.
"We just kinda ran out of gas pitching-wise," El Capitan
coach JOE COTA said. "I know we are going to do better
up the road. We need to develop our confidence and attitude."
MOUNT MIGUEL 11, EL CAJON VALLEY 6: In a Grossmont
North/South Tournament tussle between struggling teams on Tuesday
(Apr. 5), the host Matadors hammered out 11 hits to post their
first win of the season.
Senior third baseman ASHLEY BEASLEY belted a double and
a triple to drive in 2 runs and score a pair as Mount Miguel snapped
an 11-game losing streak.
ROSIE GONZALES was 2-for-4 with 2 RBI for the Matadors,
who also got two hits apiece from MEGAN MITCHELL and winning
pitcher ASHLEY KIELEY.
"This was a game between two equally matched teams,"
said El Cajon Valley coach MIKE McCLAIN. "We got a
couple of good hits finally (and scored a season high 6 runs).
But we had too many errors (5). On our team of 12 we've got nine
sophomores and freshmen, two juniors and one senior. Right now
we're just trying to get better for next year."
Six Braves joined the hit parade against Mount Miguel with JESSICA
COPE leading the way with a double, a triple and two RBI.
DANIELLE PEREZ punched a 2-run single in the 4th inning
for El Cajon Valley (2-5).
Non-League
BONITA VISTA @ GRANITE HILLS: No report.
TUESDAY, APR 5, 2005 EastCountySports.com Grossmont North-South Tournament FOOTHILLERS 4, MONARCHS 2 GROSSMONT ab r h bi MONTE VISTA ab r h bi Green ss 3 1 0 0 Miller ss 2 0 0 0 Nedden rf 3 0 1 0 Burns 2b 3 1 1 0 Osborne dp 4 1 1 1 Parker 3b 3 0 2 1 Myers 1b 4 0 1 1 Daigle c 2 0 0 0 Timmer 3b 2 0 0 0 B.McMillan 1b 4 0 1 0 Gomez 2b 3 0 0 0 Moyes cf 4 0 1 0 Gonzalez cf 2 1 0 0 Abeyta p 4 0 1 0 Miranda c 2 0 0 0 Vandrew cr 0 1 0 0 Escalante ph 1 0 1 1 K.McMillan rf 4 0 2 0 Pandolfi cf 0 1 0 0 Veniegas lf 4 0 0 0 Heshmaty p 3 0 1 1 Funk lf-fx - - - - TOTALS 25 4 5 4 TOTALS 30 2 8 1 Grossmont (5-6) 002 002 0 - 4 5 2 Monte Vista (8-8) 100 001 0 - 2 8 3 GWRBI: Myers. 2B: Nedden, Osborne, Escalante. SB: Green. SacB: Nedden, Veniegas. PITCHING SUMMARY GROSSMONT ip h r er bb so Heshmaty W(3-2) 7.0 8 2 1 5 4 MONTE VISTA Abeyta L(4-4) 7.0 8 4 4 3 5 * SULTANS 3, NORSEMEN 1 SANTANA ab r h bi VALHALLA ab r h bi Proctor cf 4 0 1 0 Hayden c 3 1 2 0 Cook 2b 2 0 0 0 Schmehr 2b 3 0 1 0 Krismer lf 1 1 1 2 Reardon ss 2 0 0 0 D.Balough 3b-2b 3 0 1 0 Vessey dp 3 0 2 1 Bass p 3 0 0 0 Krier pr 0 0 0 0 Medrud 1b 3 0 0 0 Minniss 1b 0 0 0 0 Kelly ss 3 1 2 0 Johnson 3b 3 0 0 0 Thomas dp 3 0 0 0 Zinter rf 3 0 0 0 Bramlage rf 0 0 0 0 Wilson p 3 0 0 0 McIlonie lf-3b 3 1 1 0 Ludwig cf 2 0 0 0 Lindow c 3 0 0 0 Marsh lf 3 0 1 0 TOTALS 28 3 6 2 TOTALS 25 1 6 1 Santana (11-2) 010 020 0 - 3 6 0 Valhalla (11-3-1) 001 000 0 - 1 6 1 GWRBI: Krismer. LOB: Sant 4, Val 5. 2B: Hayden. HR: Krismer (1) 5th, one on. SB: Reardon, Kelly. PITCHING SUMMARY SANTANA ip h r er bb so Bass W(5-1) 7.0 6 1 1 2 5 VALHALLA Wilson L(10-1) 7.0 6 3 2 0 6 * HIGHLANDERS 5, VAQUEROS 0 EL CAPITAN ab r h bi HELIX ab r h bi Hart cf 3 0 0 0 Hecht lf 2 0 0 0 Combs c 3 0 0 0 Coleman lf 0 1 0 0 Marx ss 3 0 1 0 Smith c 3 1 0 0 Morello 1b 2 0 0 0 Lee-Noa p 3 1 1 2 Cruz p 3 0 0 0 Dronenburg 3b 3 1 3 3 Duncan lf-p 2 0 0 0 Diaz 1b 1 0 0 0 Brewer 2b 2 0 1 0 Gorham ss 3 0 0 0 Loveday 3b 3 0 1 0 Solomon 2b 2 0 0 0 McKune rf 2 0 0 0 Arvizu dp 1 0 0 0 Amann cf 2 0 0 0 Jacobites rf 1 0 0 0 Kron rf 0 1 0 0 TOTALS 23 0 3 0 TOTALS 21 5 4 5 El Capitan (5-7) 000 000 0 - 0 3 1 Helix (5-8) 000 050 x - 5 4 2 GWRBI: Lee-Noa. 2B: Lee-Noa. 3B: Marx. HR: Dronenburg (2) 5th, two on. SacB: Brewer, Diaz. PITCHING SUMMARY EL CAPITAN ip h r er bb so Cruz L(0-3) 5.0 5 4 3 3 1 Duncan 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 HELIX Lee-Noa W(3-2) 7.0 3 0 0 2 4 * COUGARS 2, WOLF PACK 1 (9 inn.) WEST HILLS ab r h bi STEELE CANYON ab r h bi Larson 2b 5 0 1 0 Summers 2b 4 0 0 0 Burner cf 4 0 1 0 Jones 1b 5 0 1 1 Mytinger rf 4 0 0 0 S.Beasley p 2 0 1 0 Johnson 3b 4 0 2 0 Jarvis rf 4 0 1 1 Thornton dp 3 0 0 0 Davisson 3b 4 0 1 0 La Chusa ph 1 0 0 0 Young lf 4 0 0 0 Iavelli lf 4 0 2 0 Mongelli ss 3 0 0 0 Swanson c 4 0 0 0 Barrios c 3 0 0 0 Krings 1b 2 0 0 0 E.Beasley ph 1 0 0 0 Bush 1b 2 0 0 0 Antoine cf 4 2 3 0 Hill ss 4 1 1 0 Sandberg p-fx 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 37 1 7 0 TOTALS 34 2 7 2 West Hills (10-3) 000 010 000 - 1 7 4 Steele Canyon (8-1) 000 000 101 - 2 7 4 GWRBI: Jones. SB: Young, Antoine, Larson, Iavelli 3, Hill, Burner, La Chusa. PITCHING SUMMARY WEST HILLS ip h r er bb so Sandberg L(4-2) 9.0 7 2 2 2 3 STEELE CANYON S.Beasley W(5-0) 9.0 7 1 0 0 10 * MATADORS 11, BRAVES 6 EL CAJON VALLEY ab r h bi MOUNT MIGUEL ab r h bi Cope 2b 4 1 2 2 Mitchell 2b 4 2 2 1 Rainey ss 4 1 1 0 A.Beasley 3b 3 2 2 2 Wheeler 3b 4 0 1 0 Jones c 3 1 0 1 Wright rf 4 1 1 0 R.Gonzales ss 4 1 2 2 Hill 4 1 1 0 Kieley p 3 0 2 1 Hynick p 2 0 0 0 Costello cf 4 1 0 0 Perez 1b 3 0 1 2 Molina 1b 2 1 1 0 Roys rf 3 1 0 0 Bell lf 4 1 1 0 Lascarez cf 2 1 0 0 McCall rf 3 1 1 0 TOTALS 30 6 7 2 TOTALS 26 10 11 7 El Cajon Valley (2-5) 002 300 1 - 6 7 5 Mount Miguel (1-11) 322 130 x - 11 8 4 GWRBI: A.Beasley 2B: Mitchell, A.Beasley, Cope, Hill. 3B: Cope, A.Beasley. SB: Jones 2, Kieley, Wheeler, Koury, Rainey. SacB: Gonzales, Jones, Kieley. PITCHING SUMMARY EL CAJON VALLEY ip h r er bb so Hynick L(1-4) 7.0 11 11 8 5 4 MOUNT MIGUEL Kieley W(1-7) 7.0 7 6 1 2 4 (04-05-05)
Valhalla wins Top 5 battle against West
Hills with Wilson shutout
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SANTEE - In a battle for East County supremacy -- and maybe the
entire San Diego Section, too -- Valhalla High senior LACEY
WILSON spun a four-hit shutout while backed by near-flawless
defense, lifting the visiting Norsemen past West Hills, 6-0, in
Monday's (Apr. 4) Grossmont North/South Tournament clash.
The triumph solidified the Norsemen (11-2-1) at the top of the
SDCIF rankings. West Hills, ranked No. 5, fell to 9-2. Valhalla
hosts No.3 Santana Tuesday (Apr.5) at 4 p.m.
"Last year, we went a lot of innings -- something like 14
innings -- to beat them 1-0 in the (SDCIF) quarterfinals,"
recalled third baseman ALLISON JOHNSON. "This time,
we wanted to show who is best."
Johnson's glove proved to be the difference after the Wolf Pack,
trailing 3-0, eventually brought the potential go-ahead runner
to the plate in the 5th inning. Three ground balls were hit to
the senior, who tossed to second for a force out. Then, after
West Hills loaded the bases, Johnson went home twice to kill the
threat.
"Our defense, seriously, is one of the best and we get the
job done," added Johnson. "Everyone executed -- our
shortstop, second baseman, everyone was solid."
Meanwhile, the bottom of the Valhalla batting order provided a
jump-start to the offense. Freshman second baseman JODIE SCHMEHL,
batting in the No.9 spot, registered an RBI single in the
3rd to open the scoring. She later walked twice and scored each
time to turn the contest into a rout.
"DOUG (HARTUNG, the head coach) knows what he's doing
and knows how to set the lineup," said Schmehl. "Everyone
on this team is capable of doing well, and that's why they're
here."
Valhalla placed the lead batter on base over the first three innings,
finally breaking through in the 3rd when JAMIE ZINTER reached
on a scratch single, was sacrificed to second by Wilson, then
scored on a Schmehl basehit to center.
Schmehl later accepted a two-out walk in the 5th, scoring on a
KIMMI HAYDEN double. However, West Hills kept giving away
extra bases throughout the contest which led to runs, as Hayden
took third on the throw home, then scored on a wild pitch.
In the 7th, Schmehl and Hayden took one-out walks, as COURTNEY
LUDWIG made it 4-0 with an RBI single, then KRIS VESSEY
later added a two-run single. Both batters reached second on throws
to home.
Wilson (11-0) struck out five batters for the victory, as eight
different Norsemen collected a hit.
HELIX 15, EL CAJON VALLEY 2: The Highlanders
scored a season-high 15 runs as they cruised to an easy Grossmont
North/South Tournament victory Monday (Apr. 4) at El Cajon Valley.
Freshman ALYSSA DRONENBURG belted a 3-run home run that
dented a car in the parking lot in the 2nd inning to hike Helix's
lead to 7-0.
"Dronenburg's home run was a blast," JAIME KAHLER
said. "It hit a car parked by the baseball field."
The Highlanders hammered out 11 hits, including two by starting
pitcher SIPAU LEE-NOA. She also scored 5 runs and drove
in 2.
CHRISTINE JACOBITES limited the Braves to 2 hits and one
earned run over the final 5 frames as she earned her first win
in four decisions.
"One of the big conversations we had before the game was
to attack from the very beginning, and we did," Kahler said.
"We had solid pitching and defense and we attacked the ball."
GROSSMONT 7, MOUNT MIGUEL 5: The Foothillers
sprinted to a 7-1 lead after 2 innings and then coasted to Monday's
(Apr. 4) opening round Grossmont North/South Tournament victory.
MONIQUE GONZALEZ drove in 3 runs with three singles to
spark the Foothillers (4-6). SANDY GOMEZ was 2-for-4 with
two RBI.
After Mount Miguel scored an unearned tally in the top of the
1st inning, Gomez stroked an RBI single to tie the game in the
bottom of the opening frame. MONIQUE GONZALEZ and MICHELLE
MIRANDA added run-scoring singles to give Grossmont a 3-1
lead after one inning.
"We had a good day at the plate, stringing our hits together
in the 1st and 2nd inning," Grossmont coach JERRY LERUD
said. "We play well at times and not so well at times, but
all together we played as a team today. Our pitchers came through
when it counted."
STEELE CANYON 4, EL CAPITAN 0: SAMANTHA BEASLEY
pitched a 1-hit shutout and struck out 6 for the Cougars in Monday's
(Apr. 4) Grossmont North/South Tournament opening game in Lakeside.
She also had 2 of Steele Canyon's 7 hits.
Beasley needed just 48 pitches to deny the Vaqueros, whose only
reprieve was a single by NICOLE MORELLO.
ALEXANDRA YOUNG's triple gave the Cougars a 2-0 lead in
the 3rd inning.
SANTANA 11, MONTE VISTA 1: CHEYENNE COOK
went 3-for-4 with 2 runs and one RBI, while KRISTEN MEDRUD
fired a 5-inning 1-hitter in Monday's (Apr. 4) Grossmont North/South
Tournament opener.
The Sultans, ranked No. 3 in the SDCIF, rapped out 13 hits as
they took an 8-1 lead after 2 innings.
ALSSYA DAIGLE enabled Monte Vista to avoid the shutout
with a solo home run in the 2nd inning.
MONDAY, APR 4, 2005 EastCountySports.com Grossmont North/South Tournament NORSEMEN 6, WOLF PACK 0 VALHALLA ab r h bi WEST HILLS ab r h bi Hayden c 2 2 1 1 Larson 2b 3 0 1 0 Ludwig cf 3 1 1 1 Burner cf 3 0 0 0 Reardon ss 3 0 1 0 Mytinger rf 3 0 0 0 Krier pr 0 0 0 0 Thornton p 3 0 1 0 Vessey 1b 3 0 1 0 Am.Johnson 3b 3 0 1 0 Minniss 1b 1 0 1 2 Iavelli ss 3 0 1 0 Al.Johnson 3b 3 0 1 0 Bush 1b 3 0 0 0 Alfano lf 3 0 0 0 LaChusa lf 2 0 0 0 Castetler ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Koopman dp 1 0 0 0 Zinter rf 3 1 1 0 Swanson c 1 0 0 0 Marsh rf 0 0 0 0 Wilson p 1 0 0 0 Staninger ph 1 0 0 0 Schmehl 2b 1 3 1 1 TOTALS 35 6 8 5 TOTALS 35 0 4 0 Valhalla (11-2-1) 001 020 3 - 6 8 1 West Hills (10-2) 000 000 0 - 0 4 3 GWRBI: Schmehl. E: Burner, Reardon, Thornton, Swanson. LOB: Val 6, WH 6. 2B: Hayden. SB: Larson, Schmehl. VALHALLA ip h r er bb so Wilson W(11-0) 7.0 4 0 0 2 5 WEST HILLS Thornton L(4-1) 7.0 8 6 5 6 6 WP: Thornton. * FOOTHILLERS 7, MATADORS 5 MOUNT MIGUEL ab r h bi GROSSMONT ab r h bi Mitchell 2b 2 3 1 1 Green ss 4 2 3 0 As.Beasley p 4 0 1 2 Nedden lf 3 1 1 0 Jones 3b 2 0 0 0 Moore p 3 0 1 1 Gonzalez ss 4 0 2 0 Escalante dp 3 1 0 0 Molina rf 2 0 0 0 Gomez 3b 4 2 2 2 Costello cf 1 0 0 0 Gonzalez cf 3 0 3 3 Kieley 1b 2 1 1 0 Miranda c 3 0 1 1 Bell lf 2 1 2 0 Myers 1b 3 0 1 0 Marks c 2 0 1 0 Pandolfi 2b 2 1 0 0 Kottong ph 1 0 0 0 Funk rf 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 22 5 7 3 TOTALS 28 7 12 7 Mount Miguel (0-9) 100 301 0 - 5 7 2 Grossmont (4-6) 340 000 x - 7 12 2 GWRBI-None. DP: Gro 2. LOB: Gro 7, MM 9. 2B: Mitchell, Beasley. SacB: Beasley, Nedden, Pandolfi. PITCHING SUMMARY MOUNT MIGUEL ip h r er bb so As.Beasley L 6 12 7 7 3 5 GROSSMONT Moore W(2-1) 4 7 4 3 4 0 Heshmaty 3 0 1 0 6 3 * COUGARS 4, VAQUEROS 0 STEELE CANYON ab r h bi EL CAPITAN ab r h bi Summers 2b 3 0 1 0 Hart cf 3 0 0 0 Jones 1b 4 0 1 0 Combs c 3 0 0 0 S.Beasley p 4 1 2 1 Marx ss 3 0 0 0 Jarvis dp 3 1 1 1 Cruz dp 3 0 0 0 Davisson 3b 3 1 1 0 Nulton rf 3 0 0 0 Young lf-cf 3 0 1 2 Rust 2b 2 0 0 0 Barrios c 4 0 0 0 Rel-Solia 1b 1 0 0 0 Adame rf 2 0 0 0 Morello 1b 1 0 1 0 E.Beasley rf 1 0 0 0 Hattersley lf 2 0 0 0 Antoine cf 1 1 0 0 Loveday 3b 2 0 0 0 Pierce lf 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 29 4 7 4 TOTALS 22 0 1 0 Steele Canyon (7-1) 002 101 0 - 4 7 1 El Capitan (5-6) 000 000 0 - 0 1 1 GWRBI: Young. LOB: SC 9, EC 2. 2B: Morello, Jarvis. 3B: Young. SB: Barrios, Antoine. S: Young. PITCHING SUMMARY STEELE CANYON ip h r er bb so S.Beasley W(4-0) 7.0 1 0 0 0 6 EL CAPITAN Shaffer L 3.1 4 2 2 3 2 Duncan 3.2 3 2 2 0 1 * SULTANS 11, MONARCHS 1 MONTE VISTA ab r h bi SANTANA ab r h bi Miller c 2 0 0 0 Proctor cf 2 1 1 0 Burns 2b 2 0 0 0 Fenn rf 1 1 1 0 Parker ss 2 0 0 0 Cook 2b 4 2 3 1 Daigle lf 2 1 1 1 Balough 3b 3 2 2 2 B.McMillan p-1b 2 0 0 0 Medrud p 3 2 1 2 K.McMillan 1b-p 1 0 0 0 Bass 1b 2 0 1 1 Veniegas rf 2 0 0 0 Thomas dh 3 0 2 1 Moyes cf 2 0 0 0 Kelly ss 3 1 1 2 Abeyta 3b 1 0 0 0 Lindow c 3 0 0 0 McIlonie lf 3 2 1 0 TOTALS 16 1 1 1 TOTALS 27 11 13 9 Monte Vista (8-7) 010 00 - 1 1 1 Santana (10-2) 440 02 - 11 13 0 Game called after 5 innings, run rule. GWRBI: Medrud. LOB: MV 0, Sant 5. 2B: Cook, Balough. HR: Daigle (2) 2nd, solo. SB: Cook. SF: Balough. PITCHING SUMMARY MONTE VISTA ip h r er bb so B.McMillan L(3-4) 4.1 13 11 4 2 2 K.McMillan 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 SANTANA Medrud W(7-1) 5.0 1 1 1 0 5 * HIGHLANDERS 15, BRAVES 2 Helix (3-6) 431 103 3 - 15 11 1 El Cajon Valley (0-4) 000 101 0 - 2 2 6 Lee-Noa, Jacobites (3) and Smith; Hynick, Lascarez (5), Swann (7). HR: Dronenburg (H) 2nd, two on. W: Jacobites (1-3). L: Hynick (1-3). (04-04-05)
Cougars hit three-straight triples, but
come up short against Coronado
EastCountySports.com
CHULA VISTA: After spending the majority of the Easter Break
on R & R, the Cougars of Steele Canyon came up short in Saturday's
(Apr. 2) quarterfinals of the Montgomery Tournament against Coronado.
Despite pounding out 13 hits, the Cougars fell to the Islanders
7-5 for their first loss in seven starts.
"We have got a hitting team, that's for sure," said
Steele Canyon coach JULIE BOHE. "We just have too
many errors. They killed us today."
Freshman JAYME JARVIS was a double short of hitting for
The Cycle as she slugged her third home run of the season, a triple
and a single while driving in 2 runs and scoring twice.
The Cougars rallied from a 5-3 deficit with 2 runs in the 6th
inning on the strength of consecutive triples by ALEXANDRA
YOUNG, AMY ANTOINE and JESSICA SUMMERS.
Antione and Young finished with 2 hits apiece.
Steele Canyon pitchers ERIKA BEASLEY and DANIELLE DAVISSON
were roughed up by the Islanders for 8 key hits and 2 runs
in the final frame. The SC duo totaled 6 strikeouts.
SATURDAY, APR 2, 2005 EastCountySports.com Montgomery Tournament ISLANDERS 7, COUGARS 5 Coronado (4-4) 012 020 2 - 7 8 3 Steele Canyon (6-1) 002 012 0 - 5 13 3 E.Beasley, Davisson (5) and Young, Barrios (5); Barker and Zimme. HR: Jarvis (SC) 3rd, one on (#3). W: Barker. L: E.Beasley (1-1). (04-02-05)
Mytinger crushes two dingers in Wolf Pack
romp
EastCountySports.com
SANTEE - For years, the softball diamond at West Hills High was
considered a graveyard for power hitters. With strong winds blowing
in from the west, plus an outfield fence to prevent balls hit
into the gap rolling to the next ZIP code, the ballpark sometimes
went several seasons before someone cleared its barriers.
No more.
Senior right-fielder KASEY MYTINGER clouted two of the
Wolf Pack's three home runs Thursday (Mar. 31), as West Hills
ran its record to 10-1 with a 10-1 Falcon-Fiesta Tournament pasting
of visiting Serra.
KYLEE KRINGS smacked the other homer, while also pitching
the first three innings in the victory.
"I can't really explain it," said Krings. "The
pitchers weren't horrible but not the best we've seen. Still,
we are both good hitters and got pitches we could handle."
Mytinger demonstrated how she could make the adjustment while
behind 0-2 in the count. Expecting a riseball, she went to the
opposite field for a 2-run homer to right in the 1st inning to
overcome an early 1-0 Conquistadors lead. She later went to right-center
with another two-run shot in the 3rd.
"I was 0-2 and I just hit the ball to the right because it
was outside," noted Mytinger, who hopes to walk-on at San
Diego State next season. "I'm doing OK. I thought I did better
last season, although I did learn a lot of things over the summer."
Mytinger is doing more than OK. In addition to her two homers,
which doubled her season total to four, she also added a run-scoring
single to give her five RBI for the contest. She now owns a club-leading
17 RBI through 11 contests.
"We can go all the way," added Krings, a sophomore who
is one of many Wolf Pack players with pitching experience. "We
get along a lot better than last year's team. We're more together
and play as a team rather than individually."
Mytinger is joined by third baseman AMY JOHNSON as the
only seniors on the team. Johnson added to the festivities by
going 3-for-3 against the pitching of the Q's (1-9-1).
"Every time it seemed I got two strikes on me before I could
hit the ball last year," noted Johnson. "Now I'm a lot
more relaxed out there and not always trying to hit homers. I'm
just trying to make good contact."
SHARLANA BURNER and JAYLEEN BUSH each added two hits
to the Pack's total of 14 before the reserves entered after three
frames and West Hills leading 9-1.
Krings allowed just two hits in her three innings, then MARA
THORNTON entered to strikeout three batters in her two innings
to collect the victory.
Bush highlighted a 4-run rally in the 2nd with a two-run single.
Krings led off the 3rd with a homer to left for a 7-1 lead before
Mytinger lifted her second shot over the fence. Bush later added
an RBI double in the 4th to cap a 2-for-5, two-RBI performance.
MORSE 2, CHRISTIAN 1: For the first time in eight
decisions, Christian High pitching sensation MELISSA OWENS
was tagged with a loss in Thursday's (Mar. 31) Falcon Fiesta Tournament
contest at Morse.
Owens pitched a one-hitter, struck out 14 and still came up short.
The Patriots, who collected 3 hits in the loss, staged a belated
comeback in the top of the 7th. STEPHANY MELENDEZ singled
and advanced to second on a wild pitch. AMANDA PLUM walked.
Melendez eventually scored on an error, but the Tigers refused
to fold.
Despite the heart-breaking loss, Owens raised her amazing strikeout
total to 85 in 40 innings.
POWAY 14, MONTE VISTA 2: The Monarchs made
a game of it for one inning, as they countered the visiting Titans'
4-run top of the 1st inning with a pair of runs of their
own in the bottom of the opening frame in Thursday's (Mar. 31)
Falcon Fiesta Tournament contest in Spring Valley.
BREANNA McMILLAN accounted for 2 of Monte Vista's 6 hits
in the game. ROSALYN BURNS, ALYSSA PARKER, ALYSHA DAIGLE
and ROSEANNE ABEYTA delivered the Monarchs' other hits.
THURSDAY, MAR 31, 2005 EastCountySports.com Falcon Fiesta Tournament WOLF PACK 10, CONQUISTADORS 1 Serra (1-9-1) 100 000 0 - 1 6 2 West Hills (10-1) 243 100 x - 10 14 1 Casiple, Silva (3), Duncan (6) and Lench; Krings, Thornton (4), Sandberg (6) and Koopman. HR: Mytinger (WH) 2: 1st, 1 on, 3rd, 1 on; Krings (WH), 3rd, solo. W: Thornton (5-0). L: Casiple. * TITANS 14, MONARCHS 2 Poway (7-4) 400 302 5 - 14 18 2 Monte Vista (8-6) 200 000 0 - 2 6 3 Ellenbeck and Batt; Abeyta and Daigle. W: Ellenbeck (5-1). L: Abeyta (4-3). * TIGERS 2, PATRIOTS 1 Christian (7-4) 000 000 1 - 1 3 4 Morse (6-5) 000 011 x - 2 1 2 Owens and Melendez; Rosario and Lumanlan. W: Rosario (3-2). L: Owens (7-1). (03-31-05)
Owens is back and Patriots are on track
in rout of Pointers
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OCEAN BEACH - Senior MELISSA OWENS of Christian High
returned to active duty Wednesday (Mar. 30) and that spelled bad
news for the Pt. Loma Pointers. Not only did Owens spin four shutout
innings, she also went 4 for 5 and drove in 2 runs as the Patriots
whipped the Pointers 10-1 in a non-league game at Robb Field.
"It was great to have Melissa back, although she's probably
not 100 percent," Christian coach ROMA DAWSON said.
"Every time she got on base, we brought in a pinch runner
for her."
The San Diego State University-bound Owens is recovering from
a hamstring pull she suffered on March 14.
JILLIAN ZAVADIL went 3 for 4 and scored 2 runs for the
Patriots (7-3). ASHLEY PATERSON drilled a 3-run home run
and a double, while STEPHANY MELENDEZ launched a solo home run.
SARAH SEYMOUR also contributed 2 hits to Christian's15-hit
onslaught.
WEDNESDAY, MAR 30, 2005 EastCountySports.com Non-league PATRIOTS 10, POINTERS 1 Christian (7-3) 052 30 - 10 15 1 Pt. Loma (1-5) 000 01 - 1 3 1 Owens, Melendez (5) and Melendez, Graul (5); Metzger, Pekin (5) and Lamb. HRs: Melendez (C), 2nd solo; Paterson (C), 4th, two on. W: Owens (7-0). L: Metzger. (03-30-05)
Monarchs
bring home the copper with tournament championship in Vegas
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. - The Monte Vista Monarchs didn't strike gold,
but they did hammer out some key victories and came home as the
Copper Division champions of the Fred Davison Memorial Tournament.
Suffering back to back shutouts on the tournament's first day,
and eventually losing three in a row, the Monarchs finished strong,
scoring 34 runs in their final three games.
"Just trying to build up some momentum for our Grossmont
South League (season)," said Monte Vista coach SIG CHABOWSKI
after his Monarchs edged Taft Union 7-6 in nine innings in Wednesday's
(Mar. 23) championship game.
LYDIA VENIEGAS' RBI single under the International Tie-breaker
format snapped a 6-6 deadlock and gave the Monarchs (8-5) their
third straight win.
"Somebody had a sign that read: 'Copper is a precious metal,
too.' " Chabrowski said.
It certainly is as far as Monte Vista is concerned.
"I am proud of the way our girls came
back, and won this thing. We were pretty down after that first
day," Chabrowski said.
The Monarchs took a 4-2 lead on a three-run home run by ALYSSA
PARKER in the 3rd inning. But that advantage would last only
until the bottom of the same inning when the Wildcats clawed back
on top 5-4.
Monte Vista tied it in the 6th and both teams scored in the 7th.
ASHLEY MILLER was 3 for 5 with 3 runs scored and 4 stolen
bases for Monte Vista, while Parker finished 2 for 4 with 4 RBI.
MONTE VISTA 20, LIBERTY (NV) 3: The Monarchs smashed
17 hits as Monte Vista destroyed their rivals
SAVANNAH MOYES was 4 for 4 with 6 RBI and ALYSHA DAIGLE
was 3 for 4 with 5 RBI for the Monarchs, who won this semifinal
game to advance to the championship round.
VALHALLA 1, SANTANA 0: Although these two Grossmont
Conference rivals are in different leagues, they have nonetheless
become heated San Diego CIF Division III rivals. Perhaps that
is why Wednesday's (Mar. 23) Fred Davison Tournament Gold Division
semifinal went into overtime.
"We thought playing Santana would probably happen,"
said Valhalla coach DOUG HARTUNG. "We lost to them
in last year's final here (in Las Vegas) and we wanted this one."
This was the second International Tie-breaker win in a row for
Valhalla, which eliminated Silverado (NV) 1-0 in the quarterfinals.
In the top of the 8th of the International Tie-breaker with Santana,
the Sultans' LAURIE LINDOW started on second base. TARYN
PROCTOR's sacrifice bunt advanced Lindow to third.
TAYLOR KELLY followed with a line drive that would have
given Santana the lead had Valhalla third baseman ALLISON JOHNSON
not been in the path. Johnson gloved Kelly's smash and doubled
Lindow off third.
Valhalla started with JAMIE ZINTER at second base in the
bottom of the 8th. ANDREA ALFANO was intentionally walked
and ERICKA MARSH popped up a foul bunt behind the plate
that eluded Santana catcher Lindow despite a diving attempt.
Marsh was hit in the foot by the next pitch to load the bases.
With the wind blowing, KIMMI HAYDEN sailed what looked
to be a sacrifice fly into right field, but the ball was dropped
when the glove closed too soon, and Zinter scored the winning
run.
The two teams will collide again when Valhalla hosts Santana on
April 5th in the Grossmont North/South Tournament.
Valhalla's LACEY WILSON ran her record to 10-0 with the
4-hit shutout that included 9 strikeouts and no walks.
Santana's SHAE BASS, who limited the Norsemen to 3 hits
and struck out 9, was the hard luck loser.
BANNING 6, VALHALLA 2: Although the Norsemen (10-2-1)
failed to win the Gold Division championship on Wednesday (Mar.
23), Valhalla coach DOUG HARTUNG wasn't disappointed.
"We had two goals coming over here and we accomplished both,"
Hartung said. "We wanted to beat Santana, and play six games.
I have no complaints."
The Norsemen were playing catch-up from the get-go, as the Pilots
scored five runs in the first three innings. NATALIE MINNIS
accounted for Valhalla's lone RBI.
SILVERADO 7, EL CAPITAN 0: The Vaqueros failed
to generate much energy as the Las Vegas team made it look easy
on Wednesday (Mar.23).
"Even though we didn't win, the girls had a chance to play
against quality pitching and they had the satisfaction of JULIANNA
DUNCAN, who got our only hit of the game in the bottom of
the 6th inning, ruining her no-hitter that she had going,"
said El Capitan coach JOE COTA.
Longhorn Tournament
WESTVIEW 11, MOUNT MIGUEL 0: The Wolverines lived
up to their 9-1 record as they mauled winless Mount Miguel in
Wednesday's (Mar.23) Longhorn Tournament action.
WEDNESDAY, MAR 23, 2005 EastCountySports.com Fred Davison Tournament Gold Division Semifinals: NORSEMEN 1, SANTANA 0 (8 inn.) Santana (9-2) 000 000 00 - 0 4 1 Valhalla (9-2-1) 000 000 01 - 1 3 0 International tie breaker, no outs when winning run scored. Bass and Lindow; Wilson and Hayden. W: Wilson (10-0). L: Bass (3-1). * Finals: PILOTS 6, NORSEMEN 2 Valhalla (10-2-1) 010 001 0 - 2 7 3 Banning 212 001 x - 6 10 1 Marsh and Vessey; Espinola and Jud. W: Espinola. L: Marsh (1-2). * SKYHAWKS 7, VAQUEROS 0 Silverado 003 400 - 7 8 2 El Capitan (5-4) 000 000 - 0 1 4 Griego and Edmonson; Duncan, Shaffer (6) and Combs. W: Griego. L: Duncan. * Copper Division Semifinals: MONARCHS 20, LIBERTY (NV) 3 Monte Vista (7-5) 583 4 - 20 17 3 Liberty 003 0 - 3 4 2 B.McMillan, K.McMillan (3) and Daigle; Winkel and Hall. HR: Daigle (MV) 1st, two on (#2). W: B.McMillan (3-3). L: Winkel. * Finals: MONARCHS 7, WILDCATS 6 Monte Vista (8-5) 103 001 101 - 7 9 1 Taft Union (4-4) 203 000 100 - 6 12 2 B.McMillian, Abeyta (3) and Daigle; Davis and Wagner. HR: Parker (MV) 3rd, two on (#1). W: Abeyta (4-2). L: Davis. * Longhorn Tournament WOLVERINES 11, MATADORS 0 Mount Miguel (0-8) 000 00 - 0 3 2 Westview (9-1) 306 2x - 11 9 0 A.Beasley and Marks; Marx, Catrambone (4) and Durso, Moran. W: Marx (4-0). L: A.Beasley (0-2). * Other games postponed due to rain: Granite Hills vs. Vista Helix vs. Fallbrook Helix vs. San Pasqual Grossmont vs. Escondido (03-23-05)
Valhalla loses second game
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Despite losing for only the second time in 11
starts, Valhalla, the top ranked team in the San Diego CIF Section,
continues to stalk the championship trail. It was a double-edged
sword for the Norsemen in Tuesday's Fred Davison Memorial Tournament
as the Norsemen walloped Westwood (Ariz.) 17-0 only to lose
to Las Vegas Silverado 1-0 in eight innings.
VALHALLA 17, WESTWOOD (AZ) 0: The Norsemen
nailed three home runs in an 8-run 1st inning Tuesday (Mar. 22)
as Valhalla (9-1-1) waltzed to its most lopsided victory of the
season.
"Our offense was just outstanding," said Valhalla coach
DOUG HARTUNG. "The normal starters really pulled for
the girls who were playing."
Valhalla is ranked No. 1 in the Union Tribune poll and
Santana is No. 3. Last year Valhalla lost to Santana for
the championship of the Fred Davison Memorial Tournament.
Those teams could lock horns again this year.
But first come the accolades. ANDREA ALFANO, KIM HAYDEN,
KELLEY SEITZ and ERICA MARSH smashed multiple home
runs in the 1st inning as the Norsemen roared in front 8-0.
That was way more support than Valhalla pitcher ERICKA MARSH
(1-1) needed in her complete-game, four-inning shutout victory.
SILVERADO 1, VALHALLA 0 (8 inn.): JAMIE
ZINTER's RBI single in Tuesday's (Mar. 22) International Tie-breaker
provided Valhalla with its latest narrow escape victory.
"This was our toughest game of the year," noted coach
DOUG HARTUNG. "Silverado is ranked highly in Las Vegas.
This was a great battle by two good pitchers - a typical fast-pitch
softball game."
SANTANA 9, GRANT 0: Senior KRISTEN MEDRUD
pitched three innings of 2-hit shutout ball and then flipped the
ball to ASHLEY MOTTOLA who completed the shutout in Tuesday's
(Mar. 22) Davison Tournament in Las Vegas.
JENNIFER KRISMER was 2 for 3 with a pair of RBI, while TARYN
PROCTOR was 3 for 3 with a pair of doubles.
SHAE BASS and MICHELLE BRAMLAGE also chased home
2 runs apiece for Santana 9-1.
SANTANA 4, EL CAPITAN 1: SHAE BASS scattered 4
hits and allowed one run as she ran her record to 3-0.
TARYN PROCTOR was 2 for 4 including a solo home run in
the 5th inning. KATIE THOMAS was 4 for 4 with a double
and 2 RBI for Santana (9-1).
This game marked the end of pool play and the beginning of the
Gold bracket play for Santana.
EL CAPITAN 9, CLARK (NV) 6: ASHLEY MARX
smashed a 3-run home run in Tuesday's (Mar. 22) first game of
a Davison Tournament doubleheader in Las Vegas that guided the
Vaqueros to the narrow victory over their Nevada hosts.
Catcher AMANDA COMBS was 4 for 4 while CELINA CRUZ
was 3 for 4 with a triple. ASHLEY HART was 2 for 4 with
a triple, 3 runs and one RBI.
WESTVIEW 2, GROSSMONT 1: Although pitching
is not CAMMI MOORE's strong suit, the Grossmont High sophomore
turned in a masterful performance in Tuesday's (Mar. 22) second
day of the Longhorn Invitational at Rancho Buena Vista in Vista.
"This was a hard one (to lose) because we were in it the
whole game," said Grossmont coach JERRY LERUD, whose
Foothillers had a chance to tie in the 5th, but Moore flew out
with a runner on base. We were hitting the ball well but we hit
a lot of balls right at people."
Moore turned in a complete game effort, scattering 7 hits and
allowing only one earned run.
"Cammi did a great job pitching," Lerud said. "We
just couldn't string any hits together."
Grossmont did take the early lead with a run in the first inning.
SANDY GOMEZ stroked a leadoff single and Moore walked.
MONIQUE GONZALEZ put down a sacrifice bunt to advance the
runners to second and third. MEGAN GREEN singled to score
Gomez to break the tie.
MT. CARMEL 7, GROSSMONT 5: The Foothillers scored
3 runs in the bottom of the 5th inning in a game constricted by
the Longhorn Tournament time limit, but still came up short in
a 5-inning tilt on Tuesday (Mar. 22).
MEGAN GREEN was 3 for 3 and KINDRA MYERS was 2 for
3 with 3 RBI in a losing cause for Grossmont (3-6).
VISTA 2, HELIX 0: The Highlanders were stung
by no-hit pitching as they fell to the Panthers in a Longhorn
Tournament battle on Tuesday (Nov. 22) in North County.
SAN PASQUAL 17, MOUNT MIGUEL 8: No highlights reported
from either game.
ESCONDIDO 8, MOUNT MIGUEL 1:
CENTENNIAL (NV) 5, MONTE VISTA 2: No report.
MONTE VISTA 7, EL DORADO 5: No report.
BONITA VISTA 8, GRANITE HILLS 1: No report.
GRANITE HILLS vs. FALLBROOK: No report.
TUESDAY, MAR 22, 2005 EastCountySports.com Fred Davison Memorial Tournament (Las Vegas) Game 1: NORSEMEN 17, WESTWOOD (AZ) 0 Valhalla (8-1-1) 804 5 - 17 13 0 Westwood (AZ) 000 0 - 0 2 2 Marsh and Vessey; Lewis and N/A. HR: Alfano (V) 1st one on; Hayden (V) 1st, one on; Seitz (V) 1st, three on; Marsh (V) 3rd, two on. W: Marsh (1-1). L: Lewis. * Game 2: NORSEMEN 1, SILVERADO 0 Silverado 000 000 00 - 0 3 0 Valhalla (9-1-1) 000 000 01 - 1 3 1 International tie-breaker in 8th inning; two outs when winning run scored. Griega and Edmonson; Wilson and Hayden. W: Wilson (9-0). L: Griega. * Game 1: CENTENNIAL 5, MONARCHS 2 Centennial 031 000 1 - 5 8 0 Monte Vista (5-5) 002 000 0 - 2 6 4 Kearns and Egge; B.McMillan, Abeyta (2) and Daigle. HR: Healy, 2nd, one on. W: Kearns. L: B.McMillan (2-3). * Game 2: MONARCHS 7, EL DORADO 5 Monte Vista (6-5) 311 020 0 - 7 12 2 El Dorado 032 000 0 - 5 10 1 K.McMillan, Abeyta (3) and Daigle; Pickett and Larsen. HR: Larsen (ED) 3rd, one on. W: Abeyta (3-2). L: K.McMillan. * Game 1: SULTANS 9, GRANT 0 Santana (8-1) 030 60 - 9 12 1 Grant 000 00 - 0 2 1 Game called after 5th inning; run rule. Medrud, Mottola (5) and Lindow; Wiedeman and Walker. HR: Bass (S) 2nd, one on (#1). W: Medrud (6-1). L: Wiedeman. * SULTANS 4, VAQUEROS 1 Santana (9-1) 101 020 0 - 4 11 0 El Capitan (5-4) 000 001 0 - 1 4 0 Bass and Lindow; Cruz and Combs. HR: Proctor (S) 5th, solo (#1). W: Bass (3-0). L: Cruz (1-3). * VAQUEROS 9, CLARK (NV) 6 Clark 001 203 0 - 6 9 4 El Capitan (5-3) 211 410 x - 9 11 1 McDonald and N/A; Shaffer, Cruz (7) and Combs. HR: Marx (EC) 4th, two on. * Longhorn Tournament EAGLES 17, MATADORS 8 San Pasqual 321 38 - 17 16 1 Mount Miguel 521 00 - 8 11 7 Grier, Villalobos (2) and Goodbody; Kieley and Jones. W: Villalobos. L: Kieley (0-8). * COUGARS 8, MATADORS 1 Escondido 201 41 - 8 11 0 Mount Miguel 100 00 - 1 1 3 Akamine and Matson; A.Beasley and Marks. W: Akamine (4-1). L: A.Beasley (0-1). * PANTHERS 2, HIGHLANDERS 0 Vista 200 000 0 - 2 4 3 Helix (2-6) 000 000 0 - 0 0 3 Petty and Parker; Jacobites and Smith. W: Petty. L: Jacobites (0-3). * WOLVERINES 2, FOOTHILLERS 1 Westview (7-1) 100 100 0 - 2 7 0 Grossmont (3-5) 001 000 0 - 1 5 2 Marx, Catrambone (7) and Durso; Moore and Miranda. W: Marx (3-0). L: Moore (1-1). Save: Catrambone. * SUNDEVILS 7, FOOTHILLERS 5 Mt. Carmel 101 23 - 7 7 1 Grossmont (3-6) 002 03 - 5 7 5 Game called after 5th inning; time limit. McDermott, O'Neill (5) and Schott; Heshmaty, Funk (5) and Miranda. HR: McDermott (MC) 4th, solo. W: McDermott (4-4). L: Funk. * BONITA VISTA 8, GRANITE HILLS 1 * GRANITE HILLS vs. FALLBROOK - no report. (03-22-05)
Santana's
Brianna Padilla (4) slides into third base as Bonita Vista third
baseman waits for the throw in Hilltop Tournament action. (3-19-05/Photo
by Susan Talley)
Norsemen may be best in three states
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LAS VEGAS -- The Valhalla Norsemen are arguably the best team
in San Diego County They may be the best team in Arizona as well.
VALHALLA 4, GRANADA HILLS 0:
VALHALLA 4, CIMARRON MEMORIAL 1:
Senior LACEY "I Don't Care" WILSON pitched
two overpowering games Monday (Mar. 21) as the Norsemen swept
a doubleheader in Monday's Davison Memorial Tournament in Las
Vegas.
"Our hitting was timely, outstanding, especially with runners
on base," said Valhalla coach DOUG HARTUNG. "We
did a good job in our execution on bunts. KRISTYN VESSEY
laid down a perfect squeeze bunt in the 3rd inning, and LACEY
WILSON was in complete control on the mound."
Senior KIMMI HAYDEN was 3-for-6 with 2 doubles and a run
scored for Valhalla (7-1-1).
Wilson, who struck out 24 in 14 frames, pushed her ERA under .50.
Valhalla has had 17 sac bunts in 9 games.
"This team's execution is the best of any team I've ever
had here at Valhalla," Hartung said.
SANTANA 4, BIRMINGHAM 1: SHAE BASS pitched
a 4-hitter and struck out 8 as the Sultans slipped past Palo Verde
in Monday's (Mar. 21) Davison Tournament in Las Vegas.
KATIE THOMAS, TARYN PROCTOR and MICHELLE BRAMLAGE collected
2 hits apiece as the Sultans improved to 6-1.
SANTANA 2, PALO VERDE 1: KIRSTEN MUDRED
struck out 13 and pitched a 2-hitter as the Sultans edged Palo
Verde to win Monday's second game.
DANIELLE BALOUGH was 3 for 4 to lead the Santana attack.
WEST HILLS 2, POWAY 0: MARA THORNTON
pitched a 1-hit shutout with 7 strikeouts as the Wolf Pack blanked
the Titans in Monday's (Mar. 21) Falcon Fiesta.
AMY JOHNSON drove in the first West Hills run with a safety
squeeze bunt single that scored KASEY MYTINGER, who reached
base on a leadoff single.
Sophomore MICHELLE IAVELLI singled up the middle to make
it 2-0.
RANCHO BERNARDO 5, GROSSMONT 3: The Foothillers
spotted top-seeded Rancho Bernardo a 5-0 lead in Monday's (Mar.
21) Longhorn Invitational opener only to fall short in a belated
rally.
"ROXY HESHMATY kept us in the game," Grossmont
coach JERRY LERUD said. "If we hadn't made the errors
behind her, we would have been in the game. We played a decent
game, but just couldn't put enough together."
Heshmaty (2-2) limited the so-called high-ranked Broncos to 3
hits and one earned run in a 5-inning pitching stint.
JILL TIMMER was 2 for 3 with 2 RBI for Grossmont (3-4),
which outhit the Broncos (7-1) with 5 hits.
COACHELLA VALLEY 7, EL CAPITAN 0: The Vaqueros
were limited to 6th inning hits by ASHLEY HUNT and AMANDA
COMBS as they fell in Monday's (Mar.21) Davison Invitational
opener in Las Vegas
EL CAPITAN 10, IMPERIAL 7: The Vaqueros tamed the
Tigers in a double International Tie-breaker Monday night (Mar.
21) at the Davison Invitational in Las Vegas.
HEATHER BREWER, who gave El Capitan a 2-1 lead with an
RBI single in the 4th inning, slammed what proved to be a game-winning
game 2-run double in a 6-run 9th inning.
NICOLE MORELLO smacked a double and a triple to drive in
2 RBI.
CARSON 8, MONTE VISTA 0:
DOUGLAS 1, MONTE VISTA 0:
The Monarchs totaled just 8 hits in the double shutout defeats
at the Davison Memorial Tournament Monday (Mar. 21) in Las Vegas.
ASHLEY MILLER collected three of Monte Vista's 8 hits in the
twinbill.
EL CAMINO 2, HELIX 0: No details provided.
MT. CARMEL 6, MOUNT MIGUEL 0: No details provided.
RANCHO BUENA VISTA 2, GROSSMONT 1: No details provided.
MONDAY, MAR 21, 2005 EastCountySports.com Fred Davison Memorial Tournament Game 1: NORSEMEN 4, HIGHLANDERS 0 Granada Hills 000 000 0 - 0 2 0 Valhalla (6-1-1) 201 100 x - 4 11 2 Misni, Aldio (6) and Field; Wilson and Hayden. W: Wilson (6-0). L: Misni. * Game 2: NORSEMEN 4, SPARTANS 0 Cimarron (AZ) 000 000 1 - 1 1 1 Valhalla (7-1-1) 130 000 x - 4 5 2 McCoy and Adams; Wilson and Hayden. HR: Adams (C) 7th, solo. W: Wilson (7-0). L: McCoy. * Game 1: SULTANS 4, PATRIOTS 1 Santana (6-1) 000 022 0 - 4 11 2 Birmingham 010 000 0 - 1 4 3 Bass and Lindow; Hodgins and Williams. W: Bass (2-0). L: Williams. * Game 2: SULTANS 2, PALO VERDE (NV) 1 Santana (7-1) 010 010 0 - 2 6 1 Palo Verde 000 100 0 - 1 2 0 Medrud and Fenn; Callaway and Montaeto. W: Medrud (6-1). L: Callaway. * Game 1: ARABS 7, VAQUEROS 0 Coachella Valley 001 030 3 - 7 11 1 El Capitan (3-3) 000 000 0 - 0 2 3 Perdue and Delgado; Cruz and Combs. W: Perdue. L:Cruz. * Game 2: VAQUEROS 10, TIGERS 7 (9 inn.- double international tiebreaker) El Capitan (4-3) 000 201 016 - 10 8 3 Imperial 100 002 013 - 7 9 5 Duncan and Combs; Davis and Cheatham. W: Duncan. L: Davis. * Longhorn Tournament BRONCOS 5, FOOTHILLERS 3 Rancho Bernardo 200 300 - 5 3 1 Grossmont (3-4) 000 012 - 3 5 5 Game called 6 innings: darkness/time limit. May, Curtis (6) and Ellquist; Heshmaty, Funk (6) and Miranda. W: May. L: Heshmaty (2-2). * EL CAMINO 2, HELIX 0 (No information reported) * MT. CARMEL 6, MOUNT MIGUEL 0 (No information reported) * Falcon Fiesta Tournament WOLF PACK 2, TITANS 0 Poway 000 000 0 - 0 1 1 West Hills (8-1) 000 200 x - 2 5 1 Brandalise and Batt; Thornton and Cobb. W: Thornton (4-0). L: Brandelise. (03-21-05)
West Hills loses first in Hilltop final
against Arenas, Barons
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CHULA VISTA -- (Modified 03-21-05) Tournament MVP Angel Arenas
not only produced the game-winning hit during a three-run, 7th-inning
rally, her miraculous catch to start a game-ending double play
clinched the championship of the Hilltop Tournament, as her Bonita
Vista Barons outlasted previously undefeated West Hills, 6-5,
Saturday (Mar. 19) at Hilltop.
After stroking a two-out, two-run single in the 7th to reclaim
the lead at 6-4, Arenas, the second baseman, somehow made a grab
of a one-out pop fly off the bat of AMY JOHNSON. Arena,
backtracking to the outfield grass, slipped on the wet surface,
yet kept her presence of mind to bare-hand the ball while flat
on her back.
Arenas then threw to first to double off a baserunner to clinch
the tournament crown.
"Wow! I don't know how I did that," noted Arenas, who
also made a diving grab of a popup for the final out in a semifinal-round
victory over Santana. "I slipped and stuck my hand out as
a last resort -- it didn't seem like I could do that."
The play gave Bonita Vista (6-0) consecutive victories over undefeated
teams. In the semifinals, the Barons held off a late rally by
Santana (5-1) for a 3-2 victory/.
West Hills trailed 2-0, but KASEY MYTINGER stroked a two-run
double to tie the game in the 3rd, then an RBI single by BRIANNA
LA CHUSA gave the Pack a 3-2 lead in the 4th inning.
Bonita Vista again tied the game, but West Hills again went in
front in the fifth when SHARLANA BURNER scored on a wild
pitch. After the Barons took the lead in the 7th, the Pack tried
to rally as BRENNA SANDBERG came off the bench to stroke
an RBI single to score Burner for the second time, but Arenas
robbed Johnson on the next pitch.
West Hills honorees included Mytinger and pitcher MARA THORNTON,
who struck out five in six innings but left with no decision.
Earlier in the day, West Hills advanced by whipping Castle Park,
7-1, in the quarterfinals, then nipped upstart Mission Hills,
3-1, in the semifinals.
JAYLEEN BUSH stroked a two-run double in the 2nd in Game One
to jumpstart the Wolf Pack against the Trojans, while BRITTANY
SWANSON, MELISSA HILL and Thornton all slugged doubles.
West Hills then met a Grizzlies side which upset Mira Mesa, 4-0,
in their opener. However, the Pack jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead
behind a two-run homer by Mytinger in the 3rd to back a 3-hitter
by Sandberg.
In the other half of the bracket, Santana eliminated the host
Lancers in the quarterfinals, 7-2, as KELLY TAYLOR tagged
a pair of home runs. She sent a gapper past the outfielders for
a solo shot in the 1st, then boomed a three-run shot in the 6th.
An hour later, the Sultans suffered their first loss of the season
to Bonita Vista in the semifinals, but not without a fight, scoring
twice in the 7th to offset four Barons runs in the first.
Santana's SHAE BASS entered to pitch a pair of shutout
innings in relief, then slugged an RBI single during the Sultans
7th inning rally. The Sultans eventually placed the tying and
go-ahead runs in scoring position, but Arenas raced behind first
base to make a diving stop of a popup in foul territory to clinch
the victory.
TAYLOR KELLY and KRISTEN MEDRUD were all-tournament
choices for the Sultans (7-1), while KASEY MYTINGER, MARA THORNTON
and BRENNA SANDBERG represented West Hills (7-1) on
the all-tournament teams.
SATURDAY, MAR 19, 2005 EastCountySports.com Hilltop Tournament All Tournament Team Angel Arenas, Bonita Vista (MVP) Eliana Chavez, Bonita Vista Kristi Randall, Bonita Vista KASEY MYTINGER, West Hills MARA THORNTON, West Hills BRENNA SANDBERG, West Hills TAYLOR KELLY, Santana KRISTEN MEDRUD, Santana Vanessa Perez, Mission Hills Whitney Orellana, Mission Hills * Hilltop Tournament Quarterfinals: SULTANS 7, LANCERS 2 Santana (5-0) 300 103 0 -- 7 8 2 Hilltop 200 000 0 -- 2 4 2 B.Balough, Medrud (4) and Finn; Villa and Baldiviez. HR: Isaacson (H) (1st, 1 on); Kelly (S) (2: 1st, solo, and 6th, 2 on). W: Medrud (4-0). L: Villa. * WOLF PACK 7, TROJANS 1 Castle Park 000 100 0 - 1 4 2 West Hills (7-0) 024 100 x - 7 8 0 Galinda, C.Guzman (6) and E.Rangel; Thomas and Swanson. HR: C.Guzman (CP) (4th, solo). W: Thomas (3-0). L: Galinda. * Semifinals: BARONS 3, SULTANS 2 Santana (5-1) 000 000 2 - 2 8 2 Bonita Vista (6-0) 300 000 x - 3 8 0 Medrud, S.Bass (5) and Lindow; Chavez and Lopez. W: Chavez (4-0); L: Medrud (4-1). * WOLF PACK 3, GRIZZLIES 1 West Hills (8-0) 102 000 0 - 3 5 1 Mission Hills (6-2) 000 010 0 - 1 3 2 Sandberg and Swanson; Orellana and Fedder. HR: Mytinger (WH) (3rd, 1 on). W: Sandberg (3-0). L: Orellana. * Championship: BARONS 6, WOLF PACK 5 BONITA VISTA ab r h bi WEST HILLS ab r h bi Ky.Randall 3b 4 2 0 0 Larson 2b 4 1 1 0 Gearhart 1b 2 2 2 1 Burner cf 3 2 2 0 Kr.Randall cf 3 0 0 1 Mytinger rf 4 0 2 2 Li.Carlson ss 4 0 0 0 Thornton p 3 0 0 0 Arenas 2b 4 0 1 2 Sandberg p 1 0 1 1 Lopez c 3 0 1 0 Am.Johnson 3b 3 1 1 0 Laia pr 0 1 0 0 Iavelli dp 2 0 0 0 La.Carlson rf 3 0 0 0 Swanson c 3 0 0 0 Chavez p 2 0 1 1 Kovi pr 0 0 0 0 Alvarado pr 0 1 0 0 La Chusa lf 2 0 1 1 Martinez dp 3 0 0 0 Bush 1b 3 1 1 0 Harris lf 0 0 0 0 Hill ss 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 28 6 5 5 TOTALS 28 5 9 4 Bonita Vista (7-0) 011 010 3 - 6 5 2 West Hills (8-1) 002 110 1 - 5 9 4 GWRBI: Arenas. E: Harris, Li.Carlson, Mytinger, Larson, Hill, Swanson. DP: BV 1, WH 1. LOB: BV 6, WH 6. 2B: Mytinger. HR: Gearhart (3rd, solo). SB: Burner, Ky.Randall. S: Iavelli. BONITA VISTA ip h r er bb so Chavez W, 5-0 7.0 9 5 4 2 5 WEST HILLS Thornton 6.0 4 3 2 2 5 Sandberg L,3-1 1.0 1 3 0 3 0 WP: Chavez, Sandberg. (03-19-05/Mod. 03-21-05))
Lerno faces minimum to halt
Braves
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EL CAJON -- Senior pitcher Melissa Lerno, the daughter of Imperial
Valley College softball coach Jill Lerno, keeps proving that her
El Centro Southwest Eagles should be listed among the top fastpitch
teams in the San Diego Section.
Lerno struck out 12 batters and faced the minimum 21 batters in
spinning a 10-0 no-hitter at host El Cajon Valley. The Braves
(0-3) saw three batters reach base on a walk and a pair of hit
batsmen, but all three were either picked off or caught stealing.
Meanwhile, Eagles junior Amber Flores smashed the longest home
run on the El Cajon Valley field since its renovation. In the
6th inning, Flores' rainbow shot cleared not only the 8-foot fence
in left field, but also the 30-foot monster fence which was installed
to actually keep baseballs from flying onto the softball diamond
-- not the other way around.
Lerno, now 5-1, plans to pitch for Palomar College next season,
rather than for her mother with the Arabs.
IMPERIAL 7, MOUNTAIN EMPIRE 3: The Majam sisters, junior
Allison and freshman Kelly, turned in quality performances Friday
(Mar. 18), but the Redhawks still came up short.
Allison Majam was 3 for 3 with a solo home run, a triple and 2
runs scored for Mountain Empire (4-2). Kelly Majam struck out
10 Tigers as she suffered her first loss in three decisions.
(03-18-05)
Falcon Fiesta Tournament
Scripps Ranch @ Granite Hills
(no report)
FRIDAY, MAR 18,2005 EastCountySports.com Non-League EAGLES 10, BRAVES 0 EC Southwest (7-1) 330 102 1 -- 10 12 0 El Cajon Valley (0-3) 000 000 0 -- 0 0 6 Lerno and Cordova; Hynick and Hill, Koury (6). W: Lerno (5-1). L: Hynick. HR: Flores (6th, solo). * TIGERS 7, REDHAWKS 3 Imperial 000 304 0 â¤" 7 8 0 Mountain Empire (4-2) 011 100 0 - 3 8 1 Davis and Moeler; Majam and Rosier. HR: A.Majam(ME) 3rd,solo. W: Davis. LP: K.Majam (2-1). (03-18-05)
Medrud's three-run home run gives Sultans
the edge over Scripps Ranch
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SANTEE - Junior KRISTEN MEDRUD fouled off 2 pitches with
a full count, and then mashed a 3-run home run in the bottom of
the 3rd inning Thursday (Mar. 17) as host Santana edged Scripps
Ranch 4-3 to remain unbeaten after four starts this season.
Given that Santana has established itself among the San Diego
CIF elite and is 4-0, the Sultans should be considered for the
No. 1 ranking.
Of course, Santana's veteran coach JOHN "No Comment"
BOBOF doesn't concern himself with such nonsense.
Yet, Santana could be in position for a lofty ranking.
Medrud, who pitched 4.1 innings while scattering 7 hits and allowing
3 runs, pushed her pitching mark to 3-0.
SHAE BASS blanked the Falcons on one hit and struck out
4 over the final 2.2 innings as she recorded her first save.
Santana took a 1-0 lead in the 1st inning. Medrud and KELSEY
McILONIE banged back- to-back doubles to give Santana an edge
that held up until Scripps Ranch scored 3 markers in the top of
the 3rd inning.
STEELE CANYON 4, LA JOLLA 3: When SAMANTHA
BEASLEY goes on strike, the Cougars are more than pleased.
The sophomore right-hander, who has not walked a single batter
this season, fired up 14 strikeouts in Thursday's (Mar. 17) conquest
of the visiting Vikings from La Jolla.
Beasley, who notched her 3rd win without stumbling, allowed only
one earned run to La Jolla. More than that, Beasley belted an
RBI triple in the first inning.
But the bottom line in this one was the 7th inning when the Cougars
capitalized on a three-base throwing error and DANIELLE DAVISSON's
sacrifice fly to post the win.
"There hasn't been a game that DANIELLE DAVISSON hasn't
gotten on base and gotten a hit. She's a crucial part of our game,"
said Steele Canyon coach JULIE BOHE.
JAYME JARVIS drilled an RBI single in the 3rd inning and a
solo home run in the 5th inning to help the Cougars (6-0) remain
undefeated.
JESSICA SUMMERS, Beasley and Jarvis contributed 2 hits
apiece to Steele Canyon's total of 7.
CLAIREMONT 5, VALHALLA 2: Coming off a fabulous run
in the Cougar Classic, the Norsemen fell on their collective faces
against an underrated Clairemont crew in Thursday's (Mar. 17)
non-league action in El Cajon.
The Chieftains registered 4 runs in the top of the 1st inning
and held on to deal Valhalla its first loss in seven starts.
Trailing 5-0, the Norsemen mounted a comeback with 2 runs in the
3rd inning. KRISTYN
VESSEY had two hits and one RBI. Freshman AMBER REARDON
was 1-for-3 with Valhalla's first RBI.
Valhalla's LACEY WILSON pitched 4 innings of shutout relief,
allowing just 3 hits while striking out 5.
HILLTOP 3, CHRISTIAN 2: With their top
player, senior MELISSA OWENS, sidelined with a hamstring
injury, the Patriots (6-3) took a 2-0 lead only to watch host
Hilltop come from behind for the non-league victory Thursday (Mar.17)
in South Bay.
Eight of the Christian starters contributed to the Patriots' 11-hit
total.
"We start off strong and we're getting hits but not at the
key times," said Christian coach ROMA DAWSON.
ASHLEY PATERSON, JILLIAN ZAVADIL, and STEPHANY
MELENDEZ garnered two hits apiece for Christian, which, as
a team, out-hit Hilltop 11-2.
Melendez, normally the Patriots starting catcher, stepped to the
rubber and pitched a complete game 2-hitter without allowing an
earned run. She struck out 7 and walked only 2.
"Melendez is kinda getting into a rhythm,"
said Dawson. "In the tryout stage we were trying to identify
backup pitchers and after a while Stephany volunteered that she
had pitched some. She was very effective today."
"Melendez has been real key as catcher for us," Dawson
added. "It's been quite a little transition to go through.
She had an outstanding day today. Our defense played well except
for a couple of innings."
BONITA VISTA 9, MOUNT MIGUEL 1:
(no information reported)
THURSDAY, MAR 17, 2005 EastCountySports.com Non-League LANCERS 3, PATRIOTS 2 Christian (6-3) 101 000 0 - 2 11 2 Hilltop 000 210 x - 3 2 1 Melendez and Graul; McElya and Baldiviez. W: McElya (1-0). L: Melendez (0-3). * CHIEFTAINS 5, NORSEMEN 2 Clairemont 401 000 0 - 5 9 0 Valhalla (5-1-1) 002 000 0 - 2 9 1 Coelho, Telles (7) and Pepulos; Marsh, Wilson (4) and Hayden. W: Coelho. L: Marsh (0-1). * SULTANS 4, FALCONS 3 Scripps Ranch 003 000 0 - 3 8 1 Santana (4-0) 103 000 x - 4 6 2 Whiting and Tysdal; Medrud, Bass (5) and Lindow. HR: Medrud (S) 3rd, two on (#1). W: Medrud ( 3-0). L: Whiting. Sv: Bass (1). * COUGARS 4, VIKINGS 3 La Jolla (0-1) 000 210 0 - 3 5 2 Steele Canyon (6-0) 002 010 1 - 4 7 3 Lambert and Rosales; S.Beasley and Barrios. HR: Jarvis (SC) 5th, solo (#2). W: S.Beasley (3-0). L: Lambert (0-1). * BONITA VISTA 9, MOUNT MIGUEL 1: (No information reported) (03-17-05)
Lee-Noa has first career no-no as Helix
gets shutout over Hilltop
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LA MESA -- SIPAU LEE-NOA not only supplied a breather for
the reeling Helix Highlanders, the senior pitcher produced some
personal history.
Following a stormy opening of the season at the Cougar Classic,
the Scotties received the first career no-hitter by Lee-Noa, as
Helix shredded visiting Hilltop, 8-0.
"Everything is becoming pretty cohesive now," said Lee-Noa,
who struck out eight Lancers in the non-league contest on Wednesday
(Mar. 16) and at one stretch set down 12 consecutive batters.
"I've been practicing on my changeup every day, but this
was the first time in a game where I could show what it can do."
The Highlanders were missing either their hitting or their pitching
in posting a 1-4 record in the season-opening tournament in Escondido.
But against Hilltop, a traditional CIF playoff participant, both
elements came on strong.
Included were a pair of doubles by freshman third baseman ALYSSA
DRONENBURG, who went 3-for-4 with a pair of RBI to power an
11-hit attack.
"I put it all together today instead of swinging too hard,"
noted Dronenburg. "We put too much pressure on ourselves
(in the tournament), but when we execute, we can win."
The only possible blemish to Lee-Noa's no-hitter came in the 2nd
when scorers discussed an infield grounder by the Lancers' Brittnee
Villa, who might have beaten a throw which pulled the Helix first
baseman off the bag.
"The throw definitely pulled her off," said Helix coach
JAIME KAHLER. "And we got a really great effort from
Sipau, who is a real team leader on the field."
Lee-Noa, who also participates in volleyball and basketball, believes
fastpitch may be her best sport.
"I'd say softball, where you can go base-to-base," noted
Lee-Noa on how she can demonstrate her speed. "In volleyball,
you have to move, but you normally stay within a small area. Both
sports are competitive."
Helix built a 3-0 lead through three innings, then received five
unearned runs to turn the contest into a rout. The top hitters
in the Scotties line-up -- left fielder JESSI HECHT, shortstop
HAYLEY GORHAM, catcher LAURA SMITH, Lee-Noa and
Dronenburg -- all drove home at least one run, but it was a sharp
RBI single to left by VERONICA ARVIZU in the second which
gave Helix the initial lead.
Smith added two hits, plus a safety squeeze bunt for a run in
a 3-run 5th. Hilltop fell to 2-2 overall.
MONTE VISTA 11, HOOVER 0: These Monarchs have proven
they can hit.
ROSALYN BURNS was 4 for 4 with 2 RBI and 3 runs scored
and ASHLEY MILLER was 2 for 4 with a home run and a triple
as Monte Vista hammered Hoover Wednesday (Mar. 16) in Spring Valley.
The 5-2 Monarchs equaled the win total that took last year's squad
22 games to reach.
"It was kinda like taking batting practice out there today,"
Monte Vista coach SIG CHABROWSKI said. "Across the
board, the kids we have this year can hit the ball. It's all about
chemistry. These girls love to be out on the field."
ALYSSA PARKER gave the Monarchs a 1-0 edge with an RBI
single in the first inning and then drove in 3 runs with a hit
in Monte Vista's 6-run 2nd.
"We definitely have some good hitters," Chabrowski said.
"Miller is an exceptional athlete with some power. Burns
has tremendous speed and knows when to lay down a bunt. And Parker
is so good at hitting in the clutch."
The McMILLAN sisters, BRENNA and KAITLYN, combined
to throw a 1-hit shutout at the Cardinals.
WEST HILLS 4, SCRIPPS RANCH 0: Senior KASEY MYTINGER
was 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles, a single and a sacrifice fly
as she drove in all four runs for the undefeated Wolf Pack (6-0)
in Wednesday's (Mar. 16) non-league romp over host Scripps Ranch.
Sophomore BRENNA SANDBERG pitched a 5-hit shutout, striking
out 7 and walking none.
NANCY LARSEN and SHARLANA BURNER had two hits apiece
for West Hills.
Mytinger is batting at a .684 clip (13 for 19) with a home run
and four doubles.
STEELE CANYON 11, KEARNY 0: DANIELLE DAVISSON
drove in 5 runs with a double, a single and a sacrifice fly Wednesday
(Mar. 16) as the Cougars crushed the Komets in a non-league contest.
SAMANTHA BEASLEY whacked a double and a single, scoring
3 runs and driving in a fourth for Steele Canyon (5-0).
AMANDA JONES and ERIKA BEASLEY combined to spin
a one-hitter while striking out 5.
Jones also had 2 hits and scored twice.
MORSE 8, MOUNT MIGUEL 4: No information provided.
WEDNESDAY, MAR 16, 2005 EastCountySports.com Non-League MONTE VISTA 11, CARDINALS 0 Hoover 000 000 0 - 0 1 1 Monte Vista (5-2) 160 310 x - 11 15 2 Goldner and Camacho; B.McMillan, K.McMillan and Ward. HR: Miller (MV, 1) 4th, solo. * HIGHLANDERS 8, LANCERS 0 Hilltop (2-2) 000 000 0 - 0 0 2 Helix (2-4) 021 302 x - 8 11 1 Villa and Baldiviez; Lee-Noa and Smith. W: Lee-Noa (2-2). L: Villa. * WOLF PACK 4, FALCONS 0 West Hills (6-0) 102 010 0 - 4 9 0 Scripps Ranch 000 000 0 - 0 5 0 Sandburg and Swanson; Datko, Brown (5) and Tysdal. W: Sandburg (3-0). L: Datko. * TIGERS 8, MATADORS 4 Morse 008 000 0 - 8 10 2 Mount Miguel (0-5) 000 300 1 - 4 3 4 S.Rosario, K.Rosario (6) and Craig, Lumanlan (4); Kieley and Beasley. WP: S.Rosario (2-1). LP: Kieley. (03-16-05)
Bass gets the best of Mira Mesa as Sultans
stake claim to battle of champions
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SANTEE -- In of itself, the single game may not matter much. However,
first impressions can often make a major difference.
"It doesn't mean a whole lot," verified Santana High
coach JOHN BOBOF. "What matters is the quality teams
you face throughout the season."
The softball season may only be two weeks old, yet East County
teams are already proving the so-called experts wrong. On Tuesday
(Mar. 15), in a battle of defending SDCIF champions, the Division
III Sultans received a 1-hit shutout from SHAE BASS, out-dueling
Mira Mesa's Melissa Tillett in a 2-0 blanking of the Division
I titlist Marauders.
The difference in this Hilltop Tournament contest came in the
3rd inning, when freshman KELSEY McILONIE boomed a two-run
homer to left. The blast not only cleared the outfield fence,
but carried an extra 30 feet beyond the 10-foot high barrier circling
the Santana tennis courts.
"Obviously, it was a real good pitch to hit -- right down
the middle," said the McIlonie, the Sultans' right-fielder.
"We made very sure not to hit anything high. (Tillett) is
a riseball pitcher, so we were looking for the first strike."
The patient Sultans worked the count full seven times, and with
excellent results. In addition to McIlonie's homer, KRISTIN
MEDRUD boomed a lead double in the 6th, while four others
coaxed walks.
Meanwhile, Bass missed tossing a no-hitter by just a few inches.
The lone Marauder to reach safely with a hit, was No. 9 hitter
Nicole Leach, who laid down a two-out bunt in the 3rd and barely
beat the throw to first base.
"That's just great pitching from Shae," added McIlonie.
"We all helped each other out."
Bass struck out eight batters, including five straight before
Leach's effort finally beat the defense.
Bass was backed by a pair of double plays, both started by shortstop
TAYLOR KELLY, who caught a soft liner and threw to first
to double-up a runner in the 1st inning, then ended the game by
swiping a grounder ticketed up the middle, stepping on second
and again throwing to first.
Tillett yielded just three hits, but walked nine batters, including
three in the 5th, but escaped almost every Santana rally by stranding
runners.
The victory keeps Santana perfect through three contests, while
Mira Mesa, which is surprisingly ranked first in the county by
at least one rankings service, fell to 5-3 following this loss
and a poor showing at Escondido's Cougar Classic, which was captured
by defending Division II champ Valhalla.
EL CAPITAN 9, CHRISTIAN 1: The visiting Vaqueros
broke up Tuesday's (Mar. 15) nail biter with 7 runs in the 7th
inning to secure the non-league win. ASHLEY MARX slashed
a 2-run double, STEPHANIE REL-SOLIA stroked a 2-run single
and JESSICA HATTERSLEY banged a 2-run double as El Capitan
(3-2) won going away.
"It's great to get a win before wehead over to Las Vegas
(for the Fred Davison Memorial Tournament) next week," Vaqueros
coach JOE COTA said.
JANELLE SAFFER pitched a 5-inning 3-hitter and struck out
6 before handing the ball to JULIANNA DUNCAN, who blanked
the Patriots on 1 hit while fanning 2 over the final two frames.
"A lot of our defense is on the mound," Christian coach
ROMA DAWSON said. "So with MELISSA OWENS
out injured (hamstring) every one has to step up. We were right
in there through 5 innings, but then we ran out of gas."
CRAWFORD 5, EL CAJON VALLEY 3: COURTNEY WHEELER
had 2 of El Cajon Valley's 4 hits in Tuesday⤙s
(Mar.15) non-league loss to Crawford.
TUESDAY, MAR 15, 2005 EastCountySports.com Hilltop Tournament SULTANS 2, MARAUDERS 0 Santana (3-0) 002 000 0 - 2 3 1 Mira Mesa (5-3) 000 000 0 - 0 1 2 Bass and Lindow; Tillett and Maeva. HR: McIlonie (3rd, 1 on). W: Bass. L: Tillett. * Non-League VAQUEROS 9, PATRIOTS 1 El Capitan (3-2) 100 010 7 - 9 6 0 Christian (6-2) 000 010 0 - 1 4 4 Shaffer, Duncan (6) and Combs; Melendez, Plum (7) and Graul. W: Shaffer (1-0). L: Melendez (0-2). * COLTS 5, BRAVES 3 Crawford 000 004 1 - 5 5 1 El Cajon Valley (2-2) 100 200 0 - 3 4 3 Peyton and Thorn; Swann, Hynick (7) and Hill. W: Peyton (4-1). L: Swann (1-1). (03-15-05)
Christian
High pitcher Melissa Owens was named the MVP of the Catalina
Tournament, won by the Patriots. In the championship game, Owens
pitched a 2-hit shutout and struck out 11 for her 6th win without
interruption. (3-12-05/Photo by Allison Gunter)
VALHALLA IS SOLID GOLD IN COUGAR
CLASSIC CONQUEST
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ESCONDIDO - Valhalla coach DOUG HARTUNG wasn't concerned
whether his Norsemen are worthy of a No. 1 ranking in the San
Diego CIF. What the veteran mentor was focused on was congratulating
his young squad for sweeping through a rugged field to claim the
Gold Division championship of the Escondido Cougar Classic at
Kit Carson Park.
The defending SDCIF Division III champions pulled off a nifty
sweep of perennial powers Rancho Bernardo 3-1 and Rancho Buena
Vista 3-2 in Monday's (Mar.14) semifinals and finals, a feat that
caught even Hartung by surprise.
"This is amazing," Hartung said. "I didn't expect
us to do this well. Just reaching the finals was satisfying. But
to take the whole thing, well, that is special."
Valhalla went through a tournament lineup of Oceanside, San Pasqual,
Mt. Carmel, Patrick Henry, Rancho Bernardo and RBV without a loss.
"No question Henry, Mt. Carmel and the two teams we played
tonight are of Top 10 caliber," Hartung said. "We faced
some of the top pitchers in the county.
"At this point in the season I think we've done an excellent
job. I like where we're at right now."
Valhalla has not scored more than 3 runs in any of its first 6
games, yet the pitching of LACEY WILSON has made the Norsemen
arguably the best team in the San Diego CIF.
VALHALLA 3, RANCHO BUENA VISTA 2: Freshman AMBER
REARDON ripped a two-run single to cap a 3-run 5th-inning
as the Norsemen roped the Longhorns in Monday's (Mar. 14) Gold
Division championship game of the Cougar Classic.
Reardon was 2-for-3 in the title bout. KIMMI HAYDEN smacked
an RBI to account for the first run in the key 5th inning.
LACEY WILSON (5-0) pitched a complete game 4-hitter,
striking out 7 and walking one.
The Longhorns told North County Times reporter Scott
Bair that they weren't overly concerned by their loss to Valhalla.
"It's very early in the season to get all broken up about
a loss," RBV coach Dennis Snell told the NC Times.
For Valhalla, knocking out RBV ace pitcher Katie Nelson
was an achievement in itself. Nelson (4-1) struck out 10, but
gave up three of Valhalla's 7 hits in the fateful 5th inning.
"The fact that I was able to play all 14 of my kids and still
beat one of the top teams in town is very gratifying," Hartung
said.
VALHALLA 3, RANCHO BERNARDO 1: The undefeated Norsemen
registered one of their many KOs in bucking the Broncos in Monday's
(Mar.14) Cougar Classic semifinals at Kit Carson Park.
Freshman JODIE SCHMEHR's 2-run single gave the Norsemen
a 2-1 edge in the 2nd inning. Her clutch blow followed base hits
by KRISTYN VESSEY and Reardon.
Valhalla tacked on an insurance run in the 6th inning as Readon
singled, and ALLISON JOHNSON followed with the first of
her two key sacrifice bunts of the day to set the stage for LACEY
WILSON's RBI single.
Wilson blanked the Broncos on 1-hit over the final 4 innings to
help propel the Norsemen into the finals. She struck out 5 and
walked one.
The Norsemen gained another plus as they earned the distinction
of tagging the much heralded Melissa May with her first pitching
loss of the season.
Once again freshman Amber Reardon went 2 for 3 for Valhalla, which
hosts Clairemont in a non-league game on Thursday (Mar. 17) at
3:30 p.m.
WEST HILLS 16, CHRISTIAN 2: The anticipated pitching
match-up between MELISSA OWENS of Christian High and West
Hills' MARA THORNTON failed to materialize in a battle
of undefeated teams Monday (Mar. 14), as Owens was given a day
off from her pitching chores to play shortstop.
"She's just been pitching too much lately, so we thought
we'd give her a rest," explained Patriots coach ROMA DAWSON
of Owens, the MVP of the Catalina Tournament over the weekend.
But now, no one may face the East County strikeout artist for
a few weeks.
While the Wolf Pack (5-0) beat up on second-string pitching en
route to an easy Falcon Fiesta Tournament triumph, Owens came
up lame with a pulled hamstring on her way to scoring with just
one out remaining in Monday's contest.
Meanwhile, West Hills catcher BRITTANY SWANSON was smoking
after learning her former battery mate from travel ball was not
pitching. And she proved it.
Swanson tagged consecutive homers in the first two innings, including
a grand slam in her first at-bat, finishing with seven RBI in
a 3-for-3 performance.
"I used to catch Melissa a couple of years ago for the Santee
Heat," noted Swanson. "It would've been nice to see
how she'd do against us."
Instead, West Hills mounted a 13-0 advantage by the 2nd inning,
aided by Swanson's shots to left field. Her slam capped a 7-run
outburst in the 1st, as MICHELLE IAVELLI also added a solo
homer to left. Swanson then added a 3-run bomb as the Pack scored
six times in the second.
"It was just a good game," said Swanson. "All of
our players did well and we didn't let up."
Iavelli batted 4-for-4, falling a triple short of a Cycle with
a homer, double and a pair of singles, while KASEY MYTINGER
drove home a pair of runs to power a 16-hit attack.
Thornton carried a 1-hit shutout into the 5th and final inning
because of both the run rule and a tournament time limit, but
the Patriots (6-1) scored twice on RBI grounders by SARAH SEYMOUR
and SARAH MOSES, with the latter scoring Owens.
Thornton struck out six Patriots, but walked five, including three
batters in the third yet escaped the jam with a strikeout.
MONTE VISTA 4, MAR VISTA 1: Immediately after losing
the lead on an unearned run, pitcher ROSEANNE ABEYTA bounced
back with her bat, slamming an RBI single in the 5th inning to
snap a 1-1 tie to start a 3-run rally to pace the host Monarchs.
Abeyta's shot to center scored AMANDA WARD, then BRIANNA
McMILLAN followed with a two-run double to left-center field,
scoring LYDIA VENIEGAS and ASHLEY MILLER.
McMillan and Miller both went 2-for-3 with a double to pace a
7-hit attack for Monte Vista (4-2).
Monte Vista scored in the 1st when Miller doubled to the fence,
was sacrificed to third on a ROSALYN BURNS bunt, then scored
on a passed ball. The Mariners (1-4) scored in a similar fashion,
as a passed ball resulted in an unearned run.
Abeyta finished with three strikeouts. After allowing the unearned
run, she set down the final seven Mariners in order to cap her
complete-game performance.
Meanwhile, Miller made two strong plays at shortstop, twice backhanding
hard hit balls in the hole to throw out runners at first base.
GROSSMONT 2, OCEANSIDE 1:
GROSSMONT 7, HELIX 2:
The struggling Foothillers, who are forced to go without ace pitcher
DOMONIQUE GUERRA, sidelined with tendinitis, showed in
Monday's (Mar.14) Cougar Classic that they aren't ready to fall
apart, sweeping a consolation double-header.
Junior ROXY HESHMATY pitched 11 innings and picked up two
wins as the Foothillers balanced their season ledger at 3-3.
KINDRA MYERS contributed an RBI single and RBI double to
provide the victory cushion over Oceanside.
In the nightcap, MONIQUE GONZALEZ slugged a solo home run
and REBECCA OSBORNE stroked a 2-run triple.
JESSIE HECHT whacked a 2-run double to give the Highlanders
(2-4) a 2-1 edge in the second inning.
MEGAN GREEN was 3-for-6 with three runs scored for Grossmont
in the two games.
MONDAY, MAR 14, 2005 EastCountySports.com Cougar Classic - Finals Gold Division Game 1: NORSEMEN 3, BRONCOS 1 Rancho Bernardo (4-1) 100 000 0 - 1 4 0 Valhalla (4-0-1) 020 001 x - 3 6 0 May and Ellquist; Marsh, Wilson (4) and Hayden. * Game 2: NORSEMEN 3, LONGHORNS 2 Rancho Buena Vista (4-1-1) 002 000 0 - 2 4 1 Valhalla (5-0-1) 000 030 x - 3 7 2 Nelson and Martin; Wilson and Hayden. W: Wilson (5-0). L: Nelson (4-1). * Game 1: FOOTHILLERS 2, PIRATES 1 Oceanside (1-4) 000 010 0 - 1 3 0 Grossmont (2-3) 100 001 x - 2 6 0 Dawson and Braithwaiter; Heshmaty and Miranda. W: Heshmaty (1-1). L: Dawson. * Game 2: FOOTHILLERS 6, HIGHLANDERS 2 Helix (2-4) 020 000 0 - 2 2 1 Grossmont (3-3 100 600 0 - 7 7 1 Diaz, Lee-Noa (4), Jacobite (4) and Smith; Moore, Heshmaty (4) and Miranda. HR: Gonzalez (G) 4th, one on. W: Heshmaty (2-1). L: Diaz. * Falcon Fiesta Tournament WOLF PACK 16, PATRIOTS 2 West Hills (5-0) 760 12 - 16 16 0 Christian (6-1) 000 02 - 2 3 3 Called after 5 innings; run rule. Thornton and Swanson, Cobb (3); Melendez, D.Smith (1) and Graul, Melendez (2). W: Thornton (2-0). L: Melendez (0-1). HR: Swanson (WH)2:(1st, slam, and 2nd, 2 on); Iavelli (WH)(1st, solo). Non-League MONARCHS 4, MARINERS 1 Mar Vista (1-4) 000 010 0 - 1 7 1 Monte Vista (4-2) 100 030 x - 4 7 1 Pickett, Hudson (2) and Murphy; Abeyta and Ward. W: Abeyta (2-1). L: Pickett. * CHULA VISTA 8, EL CAJON VALLEY 0 (No information reported) (03-14-05)
Norsemen put the squeeze on Henry in 10
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ESCONDIDO -- The Valhalla Norsemen proved they are a legitimate
Top 10 team Saturday (Mar.12) as they nipped Patrick Henry 1-0
in 10 innings at Kit Carson Park, site of the Cougar Classic.
LACEY WILSON was the thrust of the Norsemen's latest conquest,
spinning a 10-inning shutout for her third win without a loss.
She allowed only 4 hits, walked one and struck out 11.
The Norsemen (3-0-1) put the victory in pocket when NICOLE
STANINGER laid down a perfect squeeze bunt to give Valhalla
the nod.
"We pulled Nicole off the bench because we know she can bunt,"
said Valhalla coach DOUG HARTUNG. "We went with the
plan and it worked."
ALLISON JOHNSON and AMBER REARDON accounted for
Valhalla's only two hits in the game.
SANTANA 8, CHULA VISTA 0: The Sultans continued their
hitting barrage Saturday (Mar.12) as they submerged the Spartans
in a Hilltop Tournament contest.
The Sultans (2-0) scored all the runs they would need in the 2nd
inning when KRISTEN MEDRUD tripled and SHAE BASS
doubled her home.
DANIELLE BALOUGH keyed a 3-run 3rd inning with a 2-run
triple as the offensive-minded Sultans pulled away for the easy
victory.
"We had a lot of strikeouts," said Santana assistant
coach SHANNON MORENO. "And we had some strong, solid
hits, but (Chula Vista) helped us with some errors.
CHRISTIAN 1, VILLAGE CHRISTIAN 0: Catalina Island
could not contain MELISSA OWENS and the Christian High
Patriots who won the Avalon Tournament with relative ease on Saturday
(Mar.12).
Owens, the tournament's MVP, pitched a 2-hit shutout and struck
out 11 for her 6th win without interruption.
Owens, a senior, is 6-0 with 64 strikeouts in 30 innings. She
has won all 6 of her starts and hasn't allowed an earned run.
In Saturday's championship game, Owens scored the winning run
to gain the nod over Village Christian.
Owens walked, stole second, advanced to third on a wild pitch
and scored the game-winner on SARAH MOSES' suicide squeeze
in the 6th inning.
ASHLEY PATERSON was named to the all-tournament team.
WEST HILLS 6, MAR VISTA 0: KAYLEE KRINGS
pitched a 1-hit shutout and struck out 12 Saturday (Mar. 12) as
the Wolf Pack mowed down the Mariners in a Hilltop Tournament
encounter.
WEST HILLS 8, MORSE 0: KASEY MYTINGER went
3-for-3 with a double and a 3-run home run as the Wolf Pack tamed
the Tigers on Saturday (Mar.12) in the Hilltop Tournament.
AMY JOHNSON also hit a solo home run for West Hills (4-0).
SHARLANA BURNER and MICHELLE IAVELLI punched
out two hits apiece for the Wolf Pack victory.
EL CAPITAN 18, OTAY RANCH 0: The Vaqueros rattled
off 18 runs and 16 hits against the outmanned Mustangs in Saturday's
(Mar. 12) Hilltop Tournament action. AMANDA COMBS set the
pace with a pair of doubles, a triple and 8 RBI for El Capitan.
ASHLEY HART was 4 for 5 and JESSICA HATERSLEY, El
Capitan's only senior, was 3 for 3.
Freshman JULIANNA DUNCAN pitched a 5-inning one hitter
and struck out 4 for the Vaqueros.
CASTLE PARK 3, EL CAPITAN 1: The Vaqueros (2-2)
lost this one on a California Tie-Breaker after seven scoreless
innings of Hilltop Tournament play.
Freshman CELINA CRUZ was the hard-luck loser for El Capitan
despite pitching a 3-hitter. She was 2 for 2 with one RBI at the
plate.
STEELE CANYON 7, KEARNY 1: The 8 a.m. start caused
the Cougars to get off to a sluggish start in the Aztec Tournament
at Montgomery.
"It took us a couple of innings to get it together,"
Steele Canyon coach JULIE BOHE said.
From there the Cougars pounced into high gear, scoring 7 runs
in the middle two innings and then letting the pitching of DANIELLE
DAVISSON take care of the rest.
Davisson pitched a one-hitter and struck out seven. The winning
pitcher also hit a triple, driving in one run and scoring another.
STEELE CANYON 12, BISHOP's 0: JAYME JARVIS
belted a 3-run home run and ERIKA BEASLEY pitched a 2-hit
shutout as the Cougars crowned the Knights in Saturday⤙s
(Mar. 12) Montgomery Aztecs Tournament.
Jarvis, a freshman, was selected the Player of the Game for going
3-for-3 with the bat, scoring 3 runs and notching 4 RBI.
GROSSMONT 12, MOUNT MIGUEL: Sophomore ANDREA NEDDEN
drove in 3 runs with a pair of hits and pitched 3 innings of shutout
relief to turn back the Matadors in Saturday's (Mar. 12)
tournament play.
KINDRA MYERS was 2-for-2 with a double and 2 RBI, while
ALYSSA ESCALANTE was 2-for-3 with a pair of RBI for Grossmont
(1-3).
CAMMI MOORE pitched a 2-hitter with 5 strikeouts for the win.
CLAIREMONT 4, GRANITE HILLS 2: No information
reported:
SATURDAY, MAR. 12, 2005 EastCountySports.com Cougar Classic FOOTHILLERS 12, MATADORS 2 Mount Miguel (0-4) 000 02 - 2 4 7 Grossmont (1-3) 060 6x - 12 10 2 Kieley and Marks; Moore and Myers. W: Moore (1-0). L: Kieley. * NORSEMEN 1, PATRIOTS 0 (10 inn.) Patrick Henry 000 000 000 0 - 0 4 1 Valhalla (3-0) 000 000 000 1 - 1 2 2 Kerr and Lococo; Wilson and Hayden. W: Wilson (3-0). L: Kerr (2-1). * CLAIREMONT 4, GRANITE HILLS 2 (no report) * Hilltop Tournament SULTANS 8, SPARTANS 0 Santana (2-0) 013 100 3 - 8 11 0 Chula Vista (0-3) 000 000 0 - 0 4 5 Medrud, Bass (4) and Cook; Lacrox and A.Hammer. W: Medrud (2-0). L: Lacrox. * WOLF PACK 6, MARINERS 0 Mar Vista 000 000 0 - 0 1 2 West Hills 031 200 x - 6 10 0 Pickett and Murphy; Krings and Cobb. W: Krings (1-0). L: Pickett. * WOLF PACK 8, TIGERS 0 Morse 000 00 - 0 1 4 West Hills 104 3x - 8 11 0 Rodriguez, L.Lazario (4) and Relfschneider; Sandberg and Cobb, Swanson (5). HR: Mytinger (WH) 3rd, two on; Johnson (WH) 3rd, solo. W: Sandberg. L: Rodriguez. * VAQUEROS 18, MUSTANGS 0 Otay Ranch 000 00 - 0 1 4 El Capitan (2-1) 434 16 - 18 16 0 Aceves, Fernandez (3) and Watson; Duncan and Combs. W: Duncan. L: Combs. * TROJANS, VAQUEROS 1 Castle Park 000 000 03 - 3 3 2 El Capitan (2-2) 000 000 01 - 1 7 1 Game decided by international tiebreaker. Galindo and Ranger; Cruz and Combs. W: Galindo. L: Cruz (1-1). * Catalina Tournament Championship: PATRIOTS 1, CRUSADERS 0 Village Christian 000 000 0 - 0 2 0 Christian (6-0) 000 001 x - 1 3 0 Owen and Stauffer; Owens and Melendez. W: Owens (6-0). L: Owen. * Aztec Tournament COUGARS 7, KOMETS 1 Steele Canyon (2-0) 003 400 - 1 13 1 Kearny 001 000 - 1 1 2 Davisson and Barrios; Byrne. W: Davisson (1-0). L: Byrne. * COUGARS 12, KNIGHTS 0 Steele Canyon (3-0) 431 4 - 12 10 1 Bishop's 000 0 - 0 2 2 E.Beasley and Young; Bishop⤙s N/A. HR: Davisson (SC) 2nd, two on. W: E.Beasley. (03-12-05)
Norsemen get into Cougar Classic quarters
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ESCONDIDO -- After looking uncharacteristically sloppy by committing
a series of errors to allow a run Friday (Mar. 11), the Valhalla
Norsemen demonstrated why they are the defending SDCIF Division
II titlists. And the response advanced the team to the Gold Division
bracket of the Cougar Classic at Kit Carson Park.
LACEY WILSON singled home ANDI ALFANO with the tying
run, giving the Norsemen a 1-1 draw with Mt. Carmel. The game
was shortened to five innings due to a tournament time limit.
Despite not winning, the tie was good enough for Valhalla, giving
it a 2-0-1 record to capture the pool, joining seven other teams
into Saturday's (Mar. 12) quarterfinals.
The Sundevils (1-1-1), who could have taken the pool with a victory,
parlayed three errors and a sacrifice bunt into a run in the 3rd
inning. However, Valhalla center-fielder Alfano opened the 4th
with a sharp single to left, advanced on an ALLISON JOHNSON
sacrifice bunt, then tied the ballgame with a nice slide around
the catcher after Wilson singled to center.
"It was pretty crazy -- not like us to make the mistakes
we made," said Alfano. "But I got a chance to score
when coach (DOUG HARTUNG) waved me home, then I heard him
yell, 'get down,' and I was able to slide around the catcher and
get my hand down. It was pretty cool."
Valhalla had two early chances to score, but on both occasions,
catcher KIMMI HAYDEN was nailed at the plate. The first
attempt resulted in a heavy collision with Mt. Carmel catcher
Erin Floros, who took herself out of the game an inning later.
"She shouldn't have been blocking the plate," noted
Hayden. "I am an aggressive baserunner and I'll try to take
you out if you're standing there."
Although the rally to remain alive for the tournament championship
is welcome, Hayden hopes to erase the many times the Norsemen
need to rally.
"We have a tendency to fall behind, but we got it back,"
said the senior catcher. "We just have to make the breaks
we need, because our goal is to win CIF again."
Wilson received credit for the complete game, striking out seven
in five frames, but walking six in spinning a 1-hitter.
Third baseman Chelsea Bemis, the second batter of the game,
collected the lone hit. She later put down a sacrifice bunt, but
was safe at first on a wild throw which allowed Alyssa Schott
to score an unearned run in the third.
Mt. Carmel placed runners throughout the first four frames, stranding
eight, but finished strong by setting down six straight batters
to close the game, including a pair of strikeouts in the fifth.
STEELE CANYON 3, CHULA VISTA 0:
STEELE CANYON 17, SAN YSIDRO 0:
The Cougars appear armed to challenge defending champion Valhalla
for the Grossmont South League championship this spring.
Coach JULIE BOHE's Cougars posted their second win in as
many starts Friday (Mar.11), as SAMANTHA BEASLEY pitched
a 3-hitter and struck out 14.
DANIELLE DAVISSON paced the Cougars offense with a pair
of singles and an RBI. AMANDA JONES also drove in a run
as did pitcher Beasley.
Earlier in the season, Steele Canyon crushed San Ysidro. The Cougars
clubbed 19 hits, including a home run by SAMANTHA BEASLEY.
JESSICA SUMMERS and Davisson each had a triple in the season-opening
rout.
The Beasley sisters, Samantha and ERIKA, combined to pitch
a 5-inning no-hitter.
VISTA 6, GRANITE HILLS 2: Sophomore shortstop NICOLE
RIVERA registered two of the Eagles' five hits, but the team
left four runners in scoring position, giving the Panthers the
chance to slowly pull away.
Rivera opened the game with a single, eventually scoring on a
MANDY OBNEY grounder to third, as Rivera took off on the
throw to first and sliding home under the toss back to the plate.
However, triples by Rivera in the 3rd inning and JESSICA SCHULTZ
in the 4th frame resulted in both runners getting stranded. Meanwhile,
the Panthers scored once over the first three innings, then collected
three more in the sixth -- two unearned -- to advance to the tournament
Silver Division, while Granite Hills (1-2) fell to the Bronze
Division.
"This team has a lot of speed, we just have to gel together,"
said Rivera. "And we have a lot of players who played together
as East County ASA."
East County ASA is also the home base for MIKE BERTUSSI,
who took over as Granite Hills' coach just days prior to spring
training camp.
The other Eagles runs came in the 7th, as Schultz scored on a
sharp base hit to center by ALICE SUGITA.
Granite Hills will meet Clairemont in Saturday's (Mar.12) Bronze
semifinals. In the consolation bracket, Grossmont and Mount Miguel
will meet in the quarterfinals, while Helix received a bye into
Monday''s semifinals.
MIRA MESA 9, GROSSMONT 2: The Marauders scored in
all four innings of the time-limit shortened Cougar Classic encounter
Friday (Mar. 11) at Kit Carson Park in Escondido.
"It must be the lights, we're snake bit," lamented Grossmont
coach JERRY LERUD, whose Foothillers fell to 0-3. "We
seem to be multiplying our mistakes under the lights. I'm looking
forward to playing in the daylight. We're hanging in there as
a team. Win or lose these ladies are working hard. I keep telling
them there is light at the end of the tunnel."
CHRISTIAN 8, VILLAGE CHRISTIAN 0: MELISSA OWENS
continued to mow down the opposition, spinning a 5-hitter and
a no-hitter with 14 strikeouts and no walks in the Catalina Tournament
Friday (Mar.11) morning.
Owens was also handy with the bat, driving in 3 runs with a double
and a single.
The Patriots (4-0) peppered Village Christian pitching for 11
hits, including a 2-run home run by SARAH SEYMOUR.
JILLIAN ZAVADIL was 3-for-3 for Christian.
CHRISTIAN 12, LOS ANGELES GARFIELD 0: Christian unleashed
more MELISSA OWENS in Friday afternoon's (Mar. 11) semifinal
contest of the Catalina Tournament. This was a short-lived affair
as Christian spent so much time battering the Bulldogs pitching
that the 90-minute tournament time limit halted activity after
two innings.
Owens and STEPHANY MELENDEZ pitched one hitless inning
apiece. Owens added two strikeouts, giving her 53 whiffs in 23
innings to go along with a 5-0 record.
Owens also slugged a pair of doubles, driving in two runs and
scoring twice herself. AMANDA PLUM was 2 for 2 with 2 runs
scored and 2 RBI. Melendez smacked a 2-run double and scored a
run as the Patriots prepare for Saturday's (Mar. 12) championship
game at 1 p.m.
SAN DIEGUITO ACADEMY 7, MONTE VISTA 1: After posting three
consecutive shutouts, the Monarchs returned to reality in Friday⤙s
(Mar.11) Falcon-Fiesta Tournament tussle against San Dieguito
Academy.
The Mustangs scored in each of their first five turns at-bat to
snap the Monte Vista string.
ASHLEY MILLER and BREANNA McMILLAN had two hits
apiece for the Monarchs (3-2).
FRIDAY, MAR 11, 2005 EastCountySports.com Cougar Classic NORSEMEN 1, SUNDEVILS 1, tie Valhalla (2-0-1) 000 10 - 1 4 3 Mt. Carmel (1-1-1) 001 00 - 1 1 1 (5 innings, time limit) Wilson and Hayden; Wong, McDermott (4) and Floros, M.Wolfe (2). * PANTHERS 6, EAGLES 2 Granite Hills (1-2) 100 000 1 - 2 5 2 Vista (2-1) 111 003 x - 6 7 0 Tesam, Toner (4) and Omahen; Petty and Parker. W: Petty. L: Tesam. * MARAUDERS 9, FOOTHILLERS 2 Mira Mesa 232 2 - 9 7 0 Grossmont (0-3) 200 0 - 2 2 4 Tillett, Goff (1) and Maeva; Heshmaty, Nedden (3) and Funk (4) and Moore. W: Goff. LP: Heshmaty (0-2). * FALCONS 7, HIGHLANDERS 1 Torrey Pines (4-0) 060 10 - 7 5 0 Helix (0-3) 001 00 - 1 4 3 Hoffman and Gradner; Jacobites, Lee-Noa (3) and Smith. WP: Hoffman (3-0). LP: Jacobites (0-2). * UNIVERSITY CITY 7, MOUNT MIGUEL 4 (no report) * Falcon Fiesta Tournament MUSTANGS 7, MONARCHS 1 Monte Vista (3-2) 100 000 0 - 1 6 1 San Dieguito Academy 212 110 x - 7 9 0 B.McMillan, Abeyta (5) and Ward; Underwood and Reynaga. W: Underwood (1-1). L: B.McMillan (1-1). * Catalina Tournament Game 1: PATRIOTS 8, CRUSADERS 0 Village Christian 000 00 - 0 0 2 Christian (4-0) 310 4x - 8 11 0 VC N/A; Owens and Melendez. HR: Seymour (C) (1) 4th, one on. W: Owens (4-0). * Game 2: PATRIOTS 12, BULLDOGS 1 Christian (5-0) 66 - 12 11 1 Garfield 01 - 1 0 0 Owens and Melendez; Alycarel and Sota. W: Owens (5-0). L: Alycarel. * Non-League COUGARS 3, SPARTANS 0 Steele Canyon (1-0) 011 001 0 - 3 5 1 Chula Vista 000 000 0 - 0 3 4 S.Beasley and Barrios; Mann and Hammer. WP: S.Beasley (2-0). LP: Mann (0-1). (03-11-05)
Santana scores 13 runs in first inning of
season
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SANTEE -- The Santana Sultans picked up their bats where
they left off last year and pounded Marian Catholic's two pitchers
for 14 hits and 18 runs in Thursday's (Mar. 10) 18-0 romp over
the Crusaders in the Hilltop Tournament opener. The 2004 San Diego
CIF Division III champion Sultans scored 13 runs in the 1st inning
and never looked back.
Five Santana hitters enjoyed multiple-hit games, led by the 3
for 4 effort of DANIELLE BALOUGH that reaped 3 runs
and 3 RBI.
KATIE THOMAS drove in 3 runs and scored twice with a pair
of hits in 4 at-bats, while CHEYENNE COOK had a hand in
5 runs with a 2-for-2 effort at the dish.
KRISTEN MEDRUD and SHAE BASS combined on a 1-hit shutout
while striking out 8.
VALHALLA 3, SAN PASQUAL 1: ERICKA MARSH
and LACEY WILSON combined on a 3-hitter in Thursday's (Mar.10)
Cougar Classic confrontation at Kit Carson Park in Escondido as
Valhalla rolled its record to 2-0.
KRISTYN VESSEY drove in 2 runs with a triple and a single
to hype the Valhalla offense.
WEST HILLS 5, EASTLAKE 0: MARA THORNTON spun
a complete game 2-hitter while striking out 9 Thursday (Mar. 10)
as the Wolf Pack punched out Eastlake in a Hilltop Tournament
contest.
NANCY LARSON was 2 for 2 with a pair of singles and 2 RBI
to pace the Pack (2-0). SHARLANA BURNER posted 2
RBI for West Hills.
CHRISTIAN 10, AVALON 0 (4): Senior pitcher
MELISSA OWENS continues to dominate, as she pitched a 4-inning
no-hitter in Thursday's (Mar. 10) Catalina Classic opener. Only
one batter reached base (on an error) as the senior right-hander
recorded 11 of the 12 outs on strikes. Owens now has 37 strikeouts
in 17 innings.
ASHLEY PATERSON was 2 for 2 with a double and 2 RBI, while
SARAH SEYMOUR was 2 for 2 with 2 RBI and two runs scored
to pace the Patriots (3-0).
SCRIPPS RANCH 2, HELIX 0: The Highlanders wasted
the 2-hit pitching of TERESE DIAZ and CHRISTINE JACOBITES
in Thursday's (Mar.10) Cougar Classic contest at Kit Carson Park
in Escondido.
"We just need to offensively get on top of things,"
stated Helix coach JAIME KAHLER.
EL CAMINO 8, GROSSMONT 0: The Foothillers learned
before this lopsided loss on Thursday (Mar.10) at Kit Carson Park
that they won't have their ace pitcher DOMONIQUE GUERRA
for at least two weeks due to tendinitis.
Things got worse after that.
CAMMI MOORE laced a triple to begin the game against El
Camino. But she was stranded at third as her teammates rolled
over 1-2-3.
"It was that kind of game for us," said Grossmont coach
JERRY LERUD, who reflected on the combination of 4 walks,
4 errors and 7 hits that led to their latest demise.
Moore accounted for half of the Hillers 4 hits.
BONITA VISTA 7, EL CAPITAN 0: MEGAN McKUNE smashed
a pair of doubles and ASHLEY MARX was 2-for-3 as the Vaqueros
succumbed to Bonita Vista in Thursday's (Mar. 10) Hilltop Tournament
encounter.
"We hit the ball, but hit it right back at someone,"
said El Capitan coach JOE COTA. "We were just a little
bit off today."
A controversial call came in the 1st inning when El Cap had a
runner score from third just before a third out call.
"ASHLEY HART slid home before the call. She scored,
but the ump didn't see it," said Cota. "He was very
apologetic about it, admitted he'd missed the call."
Despite this loss, the Vaqueros are maintaining an even ledger
at 1-1.
WESTVIEW 11, MOUNT MIGUEL 0 (5): The Matadors
were held hitless as they suffered their second straight Cougar
Classic loss.
THURSDAY, MAR 10, 2005 EastCountySports.com Cougar Classic FALCONS 2, HIGHLANDERS 0 Scripps Ranch (1-2) 010 000 1 - 2 5 0 Helix (0-2) 000 000 0 - 0 0 2 Datko, Whiting (7) and Tysdal; Diaz, Jacobites (5) and Smith. W: Datko. L: Diaz (0-1). * NORSEMEN 3, EAGLES 1 Valhalla (2-0) 000 121 - 3 7 1 San Pasqual 001 000 - 1 3 1 Game called after six innings, time limit. Marsh and Wilson; Dominguez and Villalobos. W: Wilson (2-0). L: Villalobos. * WILDCATS 8, FOOTHILLERS 0 (5 inn.) Grossmont (0-2) 000 00 - 0 4 4 El Camino (1-2) 120 5x - 8 7 0 Needen, Heshmaty (4) and Moore; Conant and Troupe. W: Conant. L: Nedden. * WOLVERINES 11, MATADORS 0 Westview (3-0) 351 02 - 11 14 0 Mount Miguel (0-2) 000 00 - 0 0 4 Portugal, Catrambone (4) and Moran, Durso (4); Kieley and Belsley. W: Portugal (2-0). L: Kieley (0-2). * Hilltop Tournament SULTANS 18, CRUSADERS 0 Santana (1-0) (13)50 00 - 18 14 0 Marian Catholic 0 00 00 - 0 1 6 Medrus, Bass (5) and Fenn; Benschler, Centrulla (4) and Vela. W: Medrud (1-0). L: Benschler. * WOLF PACK 5, TITANS 0 Eastlake 000 000 0 - 0 2 4 West Hills (2-0) 004 100 x - 5 5 0 Cellery, Dulfo (3) and Ramsey, Davis (4); Thornton and Swanson, Cobb (6). W: Thornton (1-0). L: Cellery. * BARONS 7, VAQUEROS 0 El Capitan (1-1) 000 000 0 - 0 5 4 Bonita Vista 231 001 x - 7 6 0 Shaffer, Cruz (5) and Croft, Combs (5); Sheffield and Lopez. W: Sheffield (1-0). L: Shaffer (0-1). * Catalina Tournament PATRIOTS 10, LANCERS 0 (4 inn.) Avalon 000 0 - 0 0 2 Christian (3-0) 313 3 - 10 9 1 Game called, run rule. Calise; Owens and Melendez. W: Owens (3-0). L: Calise. (03-10-05)
Wilson's dozen does in Oceanside
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ESCONDIDO -- The Valhalla Norsemen lost five starting seniors
from last season's San Diego CIF championship roster, but two
key components remain intact.
"We still have LACEY (WILSON) pitching and KIMMI
(HAYDEN) behind the plate," said Norsemen coach DOUG
HARTUNG. "Those are two pretty important parts."
Wilson and Hayden were the 1-2 punch that lifted the Norsemen
to victory in their opening pool-play game at the annual Cougar
Classic at Kit Carson Park. Wilson struck out 12 batters, while
Hayden produced the game-breaking hit, powering Valhalla to a
3-0 triumph over Oceanside.
Wilson and Hayden were both first-team, All-East County selections
a year ago, and the reasons many place Valhalla among the best
teams in SDCIF Division II this season.
Against the Pirates, Wilson registered strikeouts at a 2 per inning
clip in a game shortened to six innings due to a tournament time
limit.
Meanwhile, the Norsemen scored all their runs in the 4th inning,
as Hayden stroked a two-run single, eventually advancing to third
base on the throw to the plate. Second baseman COURTNEY LUDWIG,
then laid down a perfect suicide squeeze bunt for the bonus run.
Both Hayden and centerfielder ANDREA ALFANO were 2-for-3
at the plate.
OTHER COUGAR CLASSIC ACTION:
RANCHO BERNARDO 8, GROSSMONT 5 (5 inn.) : Losing
their season opener was one thing. But an apparent injury to starting
pitcher DOMONIQUE GUERRA could be far more serious for
the Foothillers.
Grossmont coach JERRY LERUD was concerned by Guerra's complaining
of a sore shoulder, but is not ready to put her career on hold.
"She got hit pretty hard," Lerud said. "But only
time will tell if she was actually injured."
The Broncos busted the Foothillers with 6 runs in the 3rd inning
to break a 1-1 tie.
"It was one of those innings that before you can find the
lug wrench the wheels are rolling down the street," Lerud
said.
Grossmont fought back with 4 runs in the bottom of the 4th. MEGAN
GREEN's two-run triple was the key blow. CAMMI MOORE
smashed a double, a single and drove in a run.
"This team has a lot of character and a lot of characters,
too," Lerud said.
ESCONDIDO 2, HELIX 1: The Highlanders opened the season
Wednesday (Mar. 9) with a strong challenge to host Escondido,
the team many believe to the top-ranked crew in the San Diego
CIF section.
The Cougars scored both of their runs in the 1st inning, forcing
the Highlanders to play catch-up from the get-go.
"We had way too many strikeouts (10) today," said Helix
coach JAIME KAHLER. "We have a real young team (including
two freshmen and four sophomores), but they are real promising."
Helix got on the board in the 4th inning. SIPAU LEE-NOA
singled, stole second and third and scored on BETH AMANN's
bunt.
Lee-Noa pitched a complete game 2-hitter and struck out 4 in a
losing cause.
"Lee-Noa pitched an awesome game," Kahler said. "And
our infield was spectacular. ALYSSA DRONENBURG, our freshman
third baseman played really solid defense and JULIA SOLOMAN,
our second baseman, played on the JV last year."
FALLBROOK 11, MOUNT MIGUEL 1: No information reported.
POWAY 4, GRANITE HILLS 0: No information reported.
WEDNESDAY., MAR. 9, 2005 Cougar Classic NORSEMEN 3, PIRATES 0 Valhalla (1-0) 000 300 - 3 7 1 Oceanside (0-1) 000 000 - 0 3 1 Wilson and Hayden; Doublet, Madden (5) and Brathwaite. W: Wilson (1-0). L: Doublet (0-1). * BRONCOS 8, FOOTHILLERS 5 (5 inn.) Rancho Bernardo (2-0) 016 01 - 8 6 2 Grossmont (0-1) 010 40 - 5 5 5 Curtis, May (5) and Ellquist; Guerra, Gonzalez (5) and Miranda. W: Curtis (1-0). LP: Guerra (0-1). Sv: May (1). * COUGARS 2, HIGHLANDERS 1 Escondido (2-0) 200 000 - 2 2 0 Helix (0-1) 000 100 - 1 2 0 Langston and Sessions; Lee-Noa and Smith. W: Langston (1-0). L: Lee-Noa (0-1). * POWAY 4, GRANITE HILLS 0 (No information reported) * FALLBROOK 11, MOUNT MIGUEL 1 (No information reported) (03-09-05)
Owens is gold with 14k in win over Bucs
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EL CAJON -- When MELISSA OWENS is on the mound, Christian
High is king of the hill. The SDSU-bound Owens proved she belongs
among San Diego CIF royalty Tuesday (Mar. 8) as she power-pitched
the Patriots (2-0) past visiting Mission Bay 5-0.
Owens fanned 14 batters, giving her 26 strikeouts in 14 innings.
She has yet to allow an earned run this season.
Christian sets sail for a three-day tournament in Catalina on
Thursday (Mar. 10).
GRANITE HILLS 2, VALLEY CENTER 1: The Eagles
snapped a 1-1 tie with a run in the bottom of the 7th inning Tuesday
(Mar. 8) to open the Cougar Classic and the season with a victory
under the leadership of coach MIKE BERTUSSI.
No other information was available.
(03-08-05)
TUESDAY, MAR. 8, 2005 EastCountySports.com Cougar Classic EAGLES 2, JAGUARS 1 Valley Center (0-1) 100 000 0 - 1 5 4 Granite Hills (1-0) 100 000 1 - 2 4 1 Requilman and Cline; Zetsch and Shatz. W: Zetsch (1-0). L: Requilman (0-1). * Non-League PATRIOTS 5, BUCCANEERS 0 Mission Bay (0-2) 000 000 0 - 0 4 5 Christian (2-0) 300 020 x - 5 4 1 Timothy and Henry; Owens and Melendez. W: Owens (2-0). L: Timothy. (03-08-05)
Monarchs down OLP with shutout from Abeyta
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EL CAJON -- The Monte Vista stealth pitching staff logged its
third straight shutout Monday (Mar. 7) as the Monarchs edged visiting
Our Lady of Peace 2-0 in a non-league encounter.
ROSEANNE ABEYTA pitched a 5-hit shutout as Monte Vista
improved to 3-1.
"We came out in the 1st inning and hit the ball hard,"
said Monte Vista coach SIG CHABROWSKI. "The kids are
playing much better than they did last year. The chemistry on
this team is good, the kids are loose."
However, the Monarchs did all of their scoring in the 2nd inning.
AMANDA WARD drove in the first run with a single and LYDIA
VENIEGAS chased home a second tally with a groundout.
WEST HILLS 4, MORSE 2: BRENNA SANDBERG and MARA
THORNTON fired a 4-hitter Monday (Mar. 7) as the Wolf Pack
skipped past the Tigers in their Falcon-Fiesta Tournament opener
at Morse.
Sandberg allowed just 2 hits and no earned runs over four innings
to pick up the win. Thornton slammed the door with three shutouts
innings to log the save.
KASEY MYTINGER was 3-for-4 with a run scored and one RBI
to pace a 13-hit West Hills attack.
West Hills grabbed a 1-0 lead in the 2nd frame with back-to-back
doubles by BRITTANY SWANSON and JAYLEEN BUSH.
Mytinger's RBI single made it 2-0 in the 3rd and NANCY LARSON's
base hit plated a third West Hills run in the 4th.
Singles by Mytinger, ASHLEY KOOPMAN and ELISE KOVI gave
the Wolf Pack its final marker in the 7th.
Bush, Sandberg and Larson had 2 hits apiece for the Pack, which
hosts Eastlake on Thursday (Mar. 9) at West Hills at 3:30 p.m.
Monday, Mar. 7, 2005 Non-League MONARCHS 2, PILOTS 0 Our Lady of Peace (0-1) 000 000 0 - 0 5 2 Monte Vista (3-1) 020 000 x - 2 7 1 Little and Cain; Abeyta and Daigle. W: Abeyta (1-1). L: Little (0-1). - Falcon Fiesta WOLF PACK 4, TIGERS 2 West Hills (1-0) 011 100 1 - 4 13 2 Morse (0-1) 000 200 0 - 2 4 2 Sandberg, Thornton (5) and Swanson, Cobb (5); Rosario and Leumanian, C.Craig (4). W: Sandberg (1-0). L: Rosario. Sv: Thornton (1). (03-07-05)
Monarchs sweep twinbill in lopsided fashion
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CALEXICO -- The Monte Vista Monarchs showed coach SIG CHABROWSKI
that they can swing the bat en route to a double-header sweep
of host Calexico Saturday (Mar. 5). The Monarchs rattled off 25
hits in just 12 turns at bat as they blew away the Bulldogs 8-0
and 12-0.
Junior ASHLEY MILLER led the charge in the first game,
smashing two singles and a triple, while scoring three runs and
driving in a fourth. She also stole a base. Miller finished the
double-dip 4 for 7 with 6 runs scored.
ALYSSA PARKER plated five runs with a pair of hits and
a sacrifice fly for Monte Vista, which hosts Our Lady of Peace
Monday (Mar. 7) at 3:30 p.m.
LYDIA VENIEGAS, a 5-foot-2 freshman, was 3 for 5 with 2
RBI and a pair of runs scored in the two games. SAVANNAH MOYES
swatted a pair of singles and a triple, driving in two and scoring
twice.
The McMILLAN sisters, junior BREANNA and freshman
KAITLYN, pitched a pair of shutouts for the Monarchs (2-1).
In addition to spinning a 4-hit shutout with 6 strikeouts
and no walks, Breanna McMillan was 3 for 7 with 2 RBI.
(03-05-05)
Saturday, Mar. 5, 2005 At Calexico Game 1: MONARCHS 8, BULLDOGS 0 Monte Vista (1-1) 103 112 0 - 8 13 1 Calexico (0-1) 000 000 0 - 0 4 5 B.McMillan and Daigle. Felix and Fenley. W: B.McMillan (1-0); L: Felix. Game 2: MONARCHS 12, BULLDOGS 0 Calexico (0-2) 000 00 - 0 3 3 Monte Vista (2-1) 183 0x - 12 12 0 Brisena, Felix (3) and Fenley. K.McMillan, Daigle (5) and Daigle, Ward (5). W: K.McMillan (1-0).L: Brisena. (03-05-05)
Patriots keep composed after Mustangs get
early runs
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EL CAJON -- Christian High managed to beat the rain and the visiting
Mustangs of San Dieguito Academy 3-2 in Friday's (Mar. 4) Falcon-Fiesta
Tournament opener.
MELISSA OWENS, who has already committed to SDSU, survived
two unearned runs in the 1st inning and continued on for one of
her typically overpowering performances. The senior right-hander
allowed just 3 singles, walked none and struck out 12.
"Our freshman catcher (STEPHANY MELENDEZ) worked well
with Melissa," Christian coach ROMA DAWSON said.
Owens also had a base hit and an RBI. JILLIAN ZAVADIL collected
a pair of hits and stole a base. ASHLEY PATERSON tripled
and scored for the Patriots.
Dawson praised seniors SARAH MOSES, Paterson and Owens.
"Our seniors are real good leaders for this team," Dawson
said. "Felt good to get the season started."
There was a 10-minute rain delay between the 3rd and 4th innings.
But play continued.
Christian hosts Mission Bay Tuesday (Mar. 8) at 3 p.m.
(03-04-05)
PATRIOTS 3, MUSTANGS 2 San Dieguito Academy (0-1) 200 000 0 - 2 3 4 Christian (1-0) 011 010 x - 3 4 1 Underwood and Reynagal; Owens and Melendez. W: Owens (1-0); L: Underwood (0-1). (03-04-05)
Start to season a little too quick for Monarchs
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SPRING VALLEY -- It was a less than ideal beginning to the season
for the Monte Vista Monarchs. Surrendering a 5-run 1st inning
to powerful Torrey Pines spoiled Monte Vista's opener in Thursday's
(Mar.3) Falcon Fiesta Tournament game as the host Monarchs fell
8-1 to the visiting Falcons.
After the rugged start, the Monarchs did retaliate with a marker
in the bottom of the 1st. Junior ASHLEY MILLER, one of
the top athletes at Monte Vista, doubled and eventually scored
on a base hit by SDSU-bound ALYSHA DIAGLE.
Miller and Diagle had two hits apiece for Monte Vista, which collected
8 off two Torrey Pines pitchers.
The Monarchs travel to Calexico on Saturday (Mar. 5) for a non-league
double-header against the Bulldogs. First pitch is 11 a.m.
Monte Vista returns home to host Our Lady of Peace in a non-league
contest on Monday (Mar. 7) at 3:30 p.m.
(03-03-05)
FALCONS 8, MONARCHS 1 Torrey Pines (1-0) 500 003 0 - 8 11 0 Monte Vista (0-1) 100 000 0 - 1 8 2 Hoffman, Bucciarelli (7) and Gardner; Abeyta and Daigle. W: Hoffman (1-0). L: Abeyta (0-1). (03-03-05)
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