Blancett’s First Victory Is a No-Hitter

Danny Blancett, a senior left-hander, pitched a no-hitter Wednesday to lead Capistrano Valley to an 11-0 victory over San Clemente in the South Coast League opener on the Cougars’ field at Mission Viejo.

Jim Auten, who reached first on an infield error in the second inning, was the only Triton baserunner. It appeared that Brad Zell had led off the second with a single when he smashed a grounder up the middle. But the ball caromed off the bag to second baseman Marshall Hudson, who fielded it and threw Zell out.

Blancett improved his record to 1-2 with the no-hitter and received plenty of offensive support from Matt Atwood, who hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning, Keith Garey (solo homer in the fifth) and Fred Yslas (2 for 4 with 2 RBIs).

Blancett also had three hits and one RBI. The Cougars are 4-4. San Clemente is 0-8.

In other South Coast League action:

Mission Viejo 4, Dana Hills 3--Bob Brucato pitched a complete-game, eight-hitter with five strikeouts and held off a seventh-inning Dolphin rally to lead the Diablos to the victory at Dana Hills High.

Dave Kirkpatrick hit an RBI double with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to pull Dana Hills to within one, 4-3, but Brucato got Scott Hefner to ground out to shortstop for the final out. Kirkpatrick went 3 for 4 with two doubles for Dana Hills (4-4).

Mission Viejo (7-1) took a 1-0 lead in the second inning on Robert D’Marino’s RBI single and increased it to 3-0 in the fourth when Dave Hori hit a two-run home run.

The Diablos scored the eventual winning run in the top of the seventh inning when, with two outs and the bases loaded, Don Roberson beat out a high chopper to shortstop.

Dana Hills scored its other two runs in the sixth inning on Bill Lasher’s two-run homer. Ed Esteban went the distance and allowed seven hits in a losing effort.

El Toro 7, Irvine 5--Doug Barron’s two-run double highlighted the Chargers’ five-run, fourth inning, and El Toro went on to defeat the Vaqueros at home. Barron also hit a solo home run in the third inning.

Scott Perkins pitched six innings for the Chargers but came out after allowing Steve Lipton’s three-run homer in the sixth and two runs in the seventh. Richard Faulks came on and retired three straight batters to preserve the win.

SEA VIEW LEAGUE

Costa Mesa 5, Saddleback 4--Mike Salladay went 2 for 4 and hit a two-run home run in the second inning to lead the Mustangs to the win at Costa Mesa High. David Austin pitched four innings to earn the victory for the Mustangs (1-0 in league, 2-6 overall).

Albert Camacho went 4 for 4 with an RBI and Danny Ontiveros added three hits for Saddleback (0-1, 1-7). The Roadrunners scored two runs in the top of the seventh inning but were unable to tie the game.

Woodbridge 7, Laguna Beach 3--Jeff Bacon went all the way on a five-hitter and struck out four to help the Warriors beat the Artists at Laguna Beach High.

Mark Seymour went 3 for 4 with 2 RBIs and hit a two-run homer in the first inning for Woodbridge, and Mike Ecklund added a two-run home run in the seventh. The Warriors are 1-0, 4-2.

University 6, Estancia 1--Senior right-hander Mark Stride pitched a complete-game, six-hitter with 11 strikeouts to lead the Trojans to the the win at Estancia High. Dave Huegy and Jeff Baker each drove in two runs for University (1-0, 3-4). Todd Kruger and Stride each added two hits and an RBI.

Newport Harbor 8, Corona del Mar 4--Jon Dishon allowed just three hits and struck out six in five innings and hit a three-run double in the fifth inning to lead the Sailors past the Sea Kings at Newport Harbor High.

Manny Adams went 3 for 4 with an RBI and scored two runs, and Joey James added an RBI double for the Sailors (1-0, 5-4). Corona del Mar is 0-1, 1-7.

GARDEN GROVE LEAGUE

Bolsa Grande 4, Los Amigos 2--The Matadors snapped their six-game losing streak by defeating the Lobos at Bolsa Grande High. Tony Beall pitched 6 innings to earn the win, but he needed relief help from Robbie Walker.

Walker entered the game with one out in the top of the seventh inning and runners on second and third. He struck out John Clodfelter and got Mike Luckham to pop out to end the game. Geoff Scott and Beall each went 2 for 3 for Bolsa Grande (1-1, 1-6).

Garden Grove 11, Santiago 6 (six innings)--Donny Lockman hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning and Jeff Kanagae added a solo blast in the fifth to help the Argonauts defeat the Cavaliers in a game that was called after six innings because of darkness at Santiago High.

Kanagae, who struck out nine, also was the winning pitcher. Garden Grove took advantage of 14 walks.

La Quinta 10, Rancho Alamitos 2--Trung Nguyen hit a three-run home run in the fourth inning and also had two doubles and five RBIs to lead the Aztecs to the easy win at Rancho Alamitos High.

FREEWAY LEAGUE

Sunny Hills 5, Troy 4--Trailing 5-1 going into the bottom of the seventh, the Warriors got three runs and had runners on first and second with two outs before the Lancers’ Mike Wilson came in to strike out Shawn Smith on three pitches to end the game.

Paul Abbott pitched the first 6 innings for Sunny Hills (2-0, 9-2) to get the victory. He also hit a solo home run in the fourth inning. Lancer catcher Adrian Schicker hit a two-run homer in the first.

Buena Park 3, Sonora 0--Stan Perryman went the distance on a four-hitter and struck out six to lead the Coyotes to the shutout at Sonora High. The Raiders are 1-1, 6-3.

Buena Park (1-1, 3-5) scored a run in the third inning on a wild pitch and added two in the seventh on Omar Rodriguez’s RBI double and Loran Gee’s RBI single. Both Rodriguez and Gee had two hits and a stolen base for the Coyotes.

La Habra 6, Fullerton 1--Jaime Martinez pitched a complete-game, seven-hitter to help the Highlanders defeat the Indians at La Habra High. Chuck Weatherspoon went 3 for 4 with a two-run homer in the fifth inning and Martinez added a two-run double in the sixth.

La Habra is 1-1, 3-6, and Fullerton is 0-2, 3-4.

ANGELUS LEAGUE

Servite 4, St. Paul 2--Center fielder Jay Speidel hit a two-run triple to highlight Servite’s four-run fourth inning at Santa Fe Springs.

Eric Matillo (1-1) pitched the first six innings and picked up the win for Servite (2-0, 5-3).

Mater Dei 6, Bishop Amat 2--Anthony Follico hit a three-run homer in the fourth inning to lead the Monarchs to the win at Mater Dei High. Ted Flores, Tony Gardea and Kevin O’Connor each added two hits for the Monarchs (2-0, 6-0).

Mike McCarthy pitched a three-hitter and struck out three over 5 innings to earn the win.

SUNSET LEAGUE Fountain Valley 15, Marina 2--Winning pitcher Bob Sharpnack allowed three hits in five innings and struck out seven to help the Barons defeat the Vikings at Blair Field in Long Beach. Sharpnack also had two hits and two RBIs for Fountain Valley, which improves to 2-0 in league, 11-2 overall.

Jim Doyle went 3 for 5 with 2 RBIs and Terry Reichert went 2 for 3 with 2 RBIs for Fountain Valley.