San Diego Prep Baseball : Dickson’s One-Hitter Leads Grossmont Win

Hilltop High School’s baseball team may not believe it, but Grossmont pitcher Lance Dickson has better stuff than he showed Tuesday afternoon in a Hilltop-Moose tournament game.

Dickson, a junior left-hander, threw a one-hitter to lead Grossmont to a 4-1 win over the Lancers.

“He had good stuff (Tuesday), but I’ve seen Lance pitch even better,” said Grossmont coach Bill Gray. “Actually, he was sharper last Saturday against Mount Carmel.

In that game, Dickson (2-0) did not give up a hit in 3 innings as Grossmont rallied from a 6-0 deficit to win, 7-6.

Tuesday, Dickson struck out five, walked three and hit a batter. He lost his chance for a no-hitter in the fifth when Hilltop’s Dennis Earls legged out an infield single on a slow ground ball to second.

Hilltop (1-2) scored its run in the second on two walks, a sacrifice and a fielder’s choice.

Shon Boney went 2 for 4 and scored two runs for Grossmont (2-1).

In other Hilltop-Moose tournament games:

Helix 4, San Marcos 3--Jerry Oedewaldt’s shot off the left-field wall scored Ricky Page from third for the winning run in the seventh inning for the Highlanders (1-2), who trailed 3-1 going into the inning. Helix pitcher Steve Strong went the distance for the win.

Chula Vista 1, El Capitan 0--Jay Mercado’s sixth-inning fielder choice to drive in Jose Sosa was enough for the Spartans (3-0).

Chula Vista reliever Phil Schmidt (1-0) replaced starter Anthony Garcia in the fifth.

University 7, St. Augustine 0--Sophomore Duke Gonzalez pitched a complete-game shutout in his first appearance to lead the Dons (1-1). Gonzalez struck out five and held visiting St. Augustine (0-2) to three hits.

GMC TOURNAMENT

Patrick Henry 7, Montgomery 6--Charlie Evans scored on Danny Talman’s sacrifice fly in the seventh inning to give the Patriots the win. Larry Jackel led off the inning with a triple and scored on a wild pitch to tie the game, 6-6.

Henry’s Brian Mitchell went the distance for the win.

Santana 7, Castle Park 3 (10 inn)--Ken Todd hit a three-run homer in the top of the 10th to break the game open, but the Sultans (1-0) had scored the winning run moments earlier on a passed ball with the bases loaded.

Todd also had a double and Jeff Gay added a double and a single.

Castle Park is 1-1.

Southwest 10, Sweetwater 0--The visiting Raiders (2-0) had only five hits, but 10 Sweetwater errors led to seven unearned runs and the first loss of the season for Sweetwater (3-1). WARHAWK

Escondido 3, Hoover 1--Pitcher Andy Martin (1-0) not only went the distance, he knocked in the winning run, scoring Nick Scales from second with his first-inning single for Escondido (2-2). Hoover is 0-3.

Point Loma 6, Vista 5--Walt Edwards was 3 for 4 with three RBIs and a triple to lead the Pointers to their fourth straight win. Reliever Bubba Newton (1-0) replaced starter Todd Bernard in the fifth to earn the win.

Vista is 2-2. PIRATE-GOODMAN

San Pasqual 6, El Camino 0--The Eagles scored five runs in the first inning. Clint Cruz and Mike Maw each hit two-run singles and starting pitcher Darren Dunn (1-1) went five innings.

The Eagles are 2-1, and El Camino is 0-2.

Orange Glen 14, Torrey Pines 8--Frank Escalante’s double, single and three RBIs led the Patriots (3-0) to a nine-run first inning. Orange Glen’s Naranjo Arcadio was 3 for 4 with four RBIs. Starter Ray Chatton (2-0) pitched four innings. CRAWFORD TOURNAMENT

Serra 24, Clairemont 4--Tim Finn hit a three-run triple and Richie Callendar had a two-run double in as the Conquistadors scored 14 runs in the first inning.

Callendar also had two singles to lead a 13-hit attack by Serra (2-0), which scored its other 10 runs in the fourth inning.

Serra received plenty of help from six Clairemont pitchers, who walked 14 batters and hit three others. The Chieftains are 0-1-1.

Mira Mesa 14, Crawford 12--Freshman Manny Gagliano had a three-run homer in the first inning, but Mira Mesa (2-1) couldn’t hold on. Reliever John Dykeman pitched the fifth and sixth innings for Crawford (3-0).