Roundup : Despite the Wind, Oceanside Wins, 9-8

After watching the strong winds from left field sweep across the diamond at Torrey Pines High School Friday afternoon, Oceanside baseball Coach Dave Barrett and his Pirates were convinced that their nonleague game against the Falcons would be a pitcher’s delight.

“When we saw the winds coming in, we were positive there wouldn’t be many hits,” Barrett said. “We didn’t think there would be a whole lot of runs, but we were wrong.”

Both teams overcame the winds, combining for 20 hits, as Oceanside edged Torrey Pines, 9-8, thanks to a five-run sixth-inning outburst by the Pirates.

Jeff Small led off the sixth with a single to left. Small scored on Kevin McClure’s double, but was called out for missing third base. Still, the Pirates came up with three more hits in the inning.

McClure was 3 for 4 and Finney McCarter was 2 for 4, including a two-run triple in the third to lead the Pirates. Starter Keith Combs (3-0) gave up four runs in five innings.

Steve Casper was 3 for 4 with two doubles to lead Torrey Pines, which finished with 11 hits.

Oceanside (5-5) already has better its record last season when the Pirates finished 3-19.

In other nonleague games:

Morse 3, Castle Park 2--With two outs, Joel Lager singled to score Henry Askeu and cap a three-run seventh for the Tigers (7-6). Hector Gil and Jimmy Seippel also had run-scoring singles in the seventh. Lager pitched a four-hitter for the win. Eddie Moreno had a two-run triple in the sixth to put the Trojans (6-4) ahead, 2-0. Henry Monreal (2-1) went the distance for the Trojans, allowing six hits. Castle Park had beaten the Tigers, 9-0, on Wednesday.

Vista 10, Carson City (Nev.) 0--Catcher Matt Sprint was 3 for 4 with two doubles and five RBIs as the Panthers (6-3) handed the Senators (5-5) their fourth loss in four games in San Diego County. Roger Price was 2 for 4 with a double and a RBI, and Frank Lomeli was 2 for 3 with a double and three runs scored for Vista, which had 12 hits. In his first outing, Mike Babcock gave up five hits in seven innings for the win.

Madison 9, Mar Vista 0--Chuck Frazier (2-0) threw his second-consecutive shutout, a three-hitter against the Mariners (3-5), and Joe Gomes hit a three-run homer in the fifth to pace the Warhawks. Al Mendiola led off the game with a triple and scored on a single by Dennis Legenza, who went 3 for 4, as Madison (6-5) scored five in the first.

Fallbrook 5, Escondido 4--Arnie Spiker, Garry Carrabee and Rick Asenir all hit solo home runs for Escondido (6-6), but Fallbrook (12-1) hung on for the win. Ken McAndrews hit a three-run homer for Fallbrook during a four-run second-inning rally.

Bonita Vista 11, Parker 5--The host Barons had only six hits, but had 12 walks. Catcher David Woodhouse hit his second homer of the year during a four-run first-inning rally.

Parker scored four runs in the fifth to tie the game, 5-5. the bases in the bottom of the fifth for the Barons, Kip Korzep hit an RBI double to score one and another scored on an error to put Bonita Vista (8-4) ahead for good. Korzep was 2 for 4 with three RBIs. Craig Catlin (1-0) came in after the four runs scored in the fifth and pitched 2 shutout innings for the win.

Mira Mesa 6, Sweetwater 5--Essex Burton scored on Jimmy Souza’s sacrifice fly in the bottom of the eighth to lift the Marauders (7-6) over the Red Devils. Sweetwater scored four runs without a hit in the seventh to tie the game, 5-5. Mira Mesa made five of its seven errors in the inning. Three of the errors were charged to winning pitcher John Dykeman. Dykeman finished the game, giving up two hits and striking out six. Mark Robert was 2 for 3 for Mira Mesa, which had seven hits.

Point Loma 9, Chula Vista 5--Catcher Pat Evenson, playing his second game since being hit in the face with a pitch, hit a grand slam in the first inning to give the host Pointers (8-2) the victory.

Evenson, who is 4 for 5 since returning Wednesday against Torrey Pines, was 2 for 2. Noah Tafolla was 4 for 4 with an RBI.

In the City Western League:

Clairemont 6, University 2--Danny Moran drove in three runs and Garth Klem added two RBIs to lead the Chiefs (2-0, 6-4) at Clairemont. John Tuttle (2-1) pitched the first 4 innings. Ricky Doane added two hits to help pace Clairemont’s 11-hit attack.

In the City Central League:

Crawford 8, St. Augustine 2--Freshmen infielder Manny Gagliano’s solo homer, which sailed over the left-field fence and out to the street at San Diego State’s Smith Field, highlighted a six-hit, six-run seventh inning for the visiting Colts. The game was tied, 2-2, going into the seventh, before Crawford (2-0, 6-5) batted around. Gagliano and Jeff LaRosa each collected two hits in the inning. Reliever Bob Townsend (2-0) pitched the final two innings to earn the win. The Saints fell to 0-2, 1-10.

Hoover 5, Christian 4--At Hoover, the Cardinals held a 4-2 lead going into the top of the seventh when the Patriots scored twice to tie it, 4-4. In the bottom of the seventh, Marcus Hempstead hit a line-drive single to score the winning run. All four of the Patriots’ runs were unearned.