Orange County Prep Baseball : Capo Valley Outpitches El Toro, 2-1

Brett Snyder, a pitcher for Capistrano Valley High School, is neither flashy nor overpowering, but Wednesday afternoon he showed why he is one of Orange County’s top prospects. He shut down El Toro, 2-1, in a South Coast League baseball game at El Toro High School.

Snyder (3-0) limited the Chargers to six hits, struck out five and gave up his only run in the first inning. El Toro leadoff batter Steve Wood led off with a double, and the next hitter, Adam Brass, singled to left field to score Wood.

Snyder allowed only four Charger runners as far as second base from the second inning on.

The Cougars (8-1), who last year advanced to the second round of the Southern Section 2-A playoffs after finishing second in the South Coast League, scored in the first and third innings. In the first, with runners on second and third, Snyder grounded out to second base, scoring Bill Bardens for a 1-0 lead.

With the score tied, 1-1, in the third, Marcel Durand doubled to center field off the glove of a diving Dave Nemeth, scoring Bardens from second base to make it 2-1.

El Toro, ranked No. 8 in Orange County, got a strong pitching performance from left-hander Mike Hoelker, who gave up two runs in seven innings and struck out five.

In other South Coast Conference games:

Dana Hills 2, Irvine 1--Bryan Hatch (2-2) pitched a seven-hitter for the Dolphins at Dana Hills. Denny Papp hit a solo home run in the second for a 1-0 lead, and Craig Lombardi then singled home Nick Jimas for Dana Hills (1-1, 5-4). Lombardi went 2 for 2 with an RBI.

Mission Viejo 6, San Clemente 1--Phil Houston had 14 strikeouts in six innings and Matt Lackie struck out the side in the seventh for the Diablos (1-1, 6-1) at home. Houston, a senior left-hander, has 32 strikeouts in 18 innings this season.

Tony Arnone went 3 for 3 with two doubles and two RBIs for Mission Viejo, and sophomore shortstop Eric Ekdahl hit a home run and had two RBIs.

In the Angelus League:

Servite 10, Pius X 1--Brian Criss went 2 for 3 with a two-run home run and Mike Cornelius went 2 for 3 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored for the Friars (1-0, 6-1) at home.

Mater Dei 13, St. Paul 5--Eric Weight was 2 for 4 and had three RBIs and Kevin O’Connor was 2 for 4 and scored two runs for the Monarchs (2-0, 6-2) at St. Paul.

In the Garden Grove League:

La Quinta 1, Bolsa Grande 0--Tim Park singled home Guillermo Alcantara with two outs in the bottom of the seventh as the Aztecs (2-0, 7-1) won at home. Mike Wilson got the victory.

Los Amigos 7, Santiago 6--Jim Siddall singled in the winning run in the bottom of the seventh to lead the Lobos (1-1, 1-6-1).

Rancho Alamitos 3, Garden Grove 2--Craig Paquette doubled in two runs for Rancho Alamitos at Garden Grove.

In the Orange League:

Valencia 2, Western 1--Rudy Lopez doubled, Mike Edwards followed with a triple and Keef Leasure doubled Edwards home as the Tigers (2-0, 4-3) scored two runs in the first. Senior right-hander Dennis Burbank pitched a five-hitter and had 12 strikeouts for the victory.

Brea-Olinda 11, Magnolia 5--Greg Quiring hit a three-run home run in the third inning to break a 2-2 tie for the Wildcats (2-0, 3-5) at Brea-Olinda. Quiring, a senior catcher, went 2 for 4 with three RBIs and teammate Russ Barnes went 2 for 4 with two RBIs. Robby Grubbs stole three bases for Brea-Olinda and has eight this season.

In the Sea View League:

Tustin 3, Corona del Mar 2--Pete Pakes singled home Chris Floth in the fifth to break a 2-2 tie for the Tillers (2-0, 4-4) at Tustin. Matt Lundin hit a two-run home run for Tustin.

Estancia 6, Newport Harbor 4--Dan Dougherty went 2 for 2, scored a run and had two RBIs, and Conrad Colby and Jason White each had RBI doubles for the Eagles (1-1, 1-7). Pat Norville pitched a complete game for the victory. Pat Maynard had a solo home run and Ed Milum had three hits for Newport Harbor.

Saddleback 4, University 3--Third baseman Neil Carter singled home Sean Therien with one out in the bottom of the ninth for the Roadrunners. Therien hit a home run and a double and pitched 8 innings for Saddleback (2-0, 5-3).

In the Freeway League:

La Habra 6, Sunny Hills 4--John Robertson doubled in two runs to break a 4-4 tie in the fourth for La Habra (2-0, 5-3). Tim Moore opened the fourth with a double and Mike Segovia walked before Robertson’s double. Moore went 2 for 3 with two doubles and scored a run. Robertson went 2 for 2 with three RBIs. Tim Imperiali went 2 for 4 for Sunny Hills (0-2).

Troy 15, Sonora 6--Kyle Coburn went 2 for 4 with six RBIs, including a grand slam in the third inning, for the Warriors (2-0, 6-1) at Troy. Chris Robinson went 3 for 5 with a two-run home run in the sixth and Mike Case went 2 for 3 with a home run for Troy, which has scored 35 runs in its last two games.

In the Palos Verdes tournament:

Edison 9, St. John Bosco 0--Jeff Nowak went 2 for 3 and scored three runs and John Martin went 3 for 3 with two RBIs as the Chargers (7-1) advanced to the quarterfinal round. Bernie Colacchio added a two-run double for Edison. Rich Clifton pitched five innings to get the victory.