San Diego Prep Baseball : Christian Breaks Hoover’s City Central Streak

Hoover High School’s dominance of the City Central League has ended.

The Cardinals, who had won every championship since the league was formed three years ago, will have to make room for Christian this year. The Patriots (8-1, 13-7) clinched the Central title with a 12-3 win over Saint Augustine (3-6, 4-19-1) at Christian on Friday afternoon.

A six-run fourth inning did it for the Patriots. Joel Waymire had three hits--including a two-run homer in the fourth--and had four RBIs. Center fielder Bill Donley added three hits.

Left-hander John Okken (9-3) pitched the first six innings to earn the win. Okken has seven of Christian’s eight league victories. Kevin Bell worked the final inning.

In other Central League games:

Hoover 16, Lincoln 8--The Cardinals (6-3, 12-9) took over sole possession of second place with this win at Lincoln. Aaron Bornstein went 2 for 4 with five RBIs for Hoover, while Sam Aguirre had three hits and drove in four runs. Sergio Guerra (4-0) picked up the win. Anthony Johnson had a solo home run for the Hornets (5-4, 13-7-1).

Crawford 19, San Diego 2--The Colts (5-4, 9-13) had 20 hits as they beat the Cavers to stay in the running for a playoff spot. Second baseman Jack Palestini had four hits and five RBIs for Crawford, and Rob Townsend drove in two runs and had three hits. Jim Rojas pitched a six-hit complete game and had two RBIs. San Diego is 0-9, 4-18.

EASTERN LEAGUE Mira Mesa 5, Madison 4 (8 innings)--Ricky Joseph’s squeeze bunt in the eighth inning gave the Marauders the win at Mira Mesa. Mike Eicher hit a three-run homer for Mira Mesa (14-6, 6-3). Willie Morris (7-0) was the winning pitcher.

Patrick Henry 10, Serra 1--At Serra, Tim Edmonds went 2 for 2 and had four RBIs to lead the top-ranked Patriots (9-0, 19-1) to their 17th straight win. Danny Martinez added a solo homer for Patrick Henry. Mike Romberg (5-0) pitched the first three innings to get the win.

Point Loma 12, Morse 4--At Morse, the Pointers (4-5, 12-7) moved to within a game of the .500 mark in league play with a rout of the Tigers (2-7, 10-13).

WESTERN LEAGUE Kearny 5, University 2--At University, Komet catcher Poncho Abeyta broke a 2-2 tie with a two-run triple in the sixth. David Portugal was the winner for Kearny (2-7, 9-12). The Dons fall to 3-6, 12-11.

Clairemont 4, University City 1--The No. 4 Chiefs (7-1, 17-7) got a three-hitter from Jeff Sturch (7-1). Mark Wycoff had a double and triple for Clairemont. Robert Cummings went 3 for 3. The Centurions are 5-4, 11-12.

Mission Bay 7, La Jolla 2--Pedro Rodriguez had three hits and three RBIs for the fifth-ranked Buccaneers (7-2, 20-4), who still trail first-place Clairemont by a game. John Hemmerly (10-1) pitched the first five innings and struck out seven.

PALOMAR LEAGUE Mount Carmel 6, San Dieguito 0--Dean Siskowski pitched a two-hit shutout for the No. 3 Sundevils (9-1, 17-6). Miah Bradbury led the Sundevil offense with a two-run homer, and Danny Rumsey added three hits.

Orange Glen 1, Fallbrook 0--Dave Johnson’s triple in the fifth inning drove home the game’s only run. Duffy Daugherty (3-3) pitched a four-hit shutout for the Patriots (5-5, 10-11-1).

GROSSMONT LEAGUE Helix 17, El Cajon 2--Larry Kelly had two hits and four RBIs, and Neal Hall and Jerry Oedwaldt had three-run homers in the Highlanders’ easy win at La Mesa. Helix (8-5, 15-8) scored nine runs in the second inning.

Santana 5, Valhalla 4--Kenny Todd’s sixth-inning sacrifice fly was the difference at El Cajon, giving the Sultans (10-3, 17-6) sole possession of second place. Winning pitcher Mike Hook (4-1) gave up a two-run homer to Tony Lozinski and a solo blast to Doug Grissen, but struck out 11. Jeff Gay hit a solo homer for Santana, and Bobby Sanchez had two hits and two RBIs. The Norsemen are 9-4, 17-5.

Granite Hills 24, Monte Vista 4--Lance Allister hit a grand slam and drove in six runs and Damon Hansel hit a three-run homer for the second-ranked Eagles (12-1, 20-3). Tim Harris added three hits and four RBIs. Dan Nerat (4-1) was the winner.

Mount Miguel 3, El Capitan 2--Two errors in the bottom of the seventh allowed the Matadors (6-7, 9-13) to beat the Vaqueros (5-9, 7-15) at Spring Valley.

METRO LEAGUES Mar Vista 6, Castle Park 1--David Vega and Victor Vargas had two hits apiece to pace the sixth-ranked Mariners (9-2, 17-5), who are in first place in the Metro-Mesa League, a game ahead of Bonita Vista. Right-hander Manuel Mendivil (10-1) was the winning pitcher. Mendivil and Mission Bay’s John Hemmerly are tied for the county lead in victories.

Coronado 4, Hilltop 3--A squeeze bunt in the seventh inning pushed the Islanders (2-8-1, 6-11-1) past the eighth-ranked Lancers (7-3, 15-6). Jon Rogers hit a two-run homer for Coronado.

Southwest 4, Chula Vista 3--The Spartans (7-3-1, 15-6) missed a chance to regain first place in the South Bay-Metro League. The Raiders are 3-7, 4-13-1.

Montgomery 20, Marian 6--The Aztecs (7-3, 13-6-2) remained in the playoff race by overwhelming the Crusaders at Marian.

NONLEAGUE San Marcos 5, Vista 4--The Knights scored two runs in the sixth to overtake the Panthers. Jose Canedo drove in the deciding run with a sacrifice fly.