San Diego High School Baseball : Patrick Henry Beats Santana in Extra Innings

Santana’s Tom Wilkerson and Patrick Henry’s Tony McVicar traded the roles of hero and goat in the span of one inning Saturday as the Sultans lost in extra innings to Patrick Henry, 5-4, in the first round of the Lions’ Tournament.

With McVicar pitching, Wilkerson doubled in the top of the ninth and scored what appeared to be the winning run on a single by Barry O’Gorman. Although the AAA Division tournament game was played at Santana, the Sultans were designated the visiting team, giving Patrick Henry the last at-bat.

With one out in the bottom of the ninth, Eric Hefland of Patrick Henry singled and stole second. McVicar walked and advanced to third on Cory Powell’s ground-rule double, which drove in Hefland to tie the game. Mark LeVoie then hit a ground ball to Wilkerson, who bobbled it, allowing McVicar to score the winning run. McVicar was the winning pitcher.

In other Lions’ Tournament games:

AAA DIVISION

Granite Hills 18, Vista 0--Kurt Southworth drove in five runs with a single, a double and a home run for host Granite Hills (8-3). Brian Giles and Donnie Carroll each had three hits and three RBIs. Carroll and John Rice combined to pitch a three-hit shutout. Jason DeGroote also hit a home run for Granite Hills.

Sweetwater 7, Helix 5--Paul Sampson went 3 for 3 and scored three runs while Adrian Sampson drove in four runs and scored two to lead Sweetwater (4-8) at Helix. Robert Suda was the winning pitcher.

Point Loma 13, Southwest 6--Jeff Gattis was 4 for 4 and Arlondo Hill was 3 for 4, including 4 RBIs, to pace Point Loma (7-4-1), which finished with 19 hits. Point Loma’s J. J. Northam went 3 for 5.

Morse 5, Mount Miguel 3--Nate Lunisford’s sacrifice fly scored designated hitter Dave Grigsby from third for the winning run in the fifth. Morse (6-7) took an early with a three-run fourth inning.

Mt. Carmel 6, Madison 3--Steve Hooper was 2 for 4 to lead Mt. Carmel (8-3). Madison is 7-5.

Monte Vista 6, Mira Mesa 2--Steve Dietz had an RBI single on a suicide squeeze and Mike Moore followed with a two-run homer to highlight the three-run second inning for Monte Vista. Moore was 2 for 3 to pace the Monarchs.

Briefly--Montgomery 5, Poway 4.

AA DIVISION

El Capitan 18, Fallbrook 17--Jerry Aldridge doubled with two out in the seventh to drive in the winning run and cap a seven-run rally by host El Capitan (10-2). For the game, Aldridge was 5 for 5 with 5 RBIs. T. J. Flynn and Bill Dunckel both went 3 for 5, and both hit two-run homers for Fallbrook (9-3).

Castle Park 14, Crawford 1--Rigo Beltran pitched 6 no-hit innings until Craig Ambrose singled and John Edge doubled him home to give Crawford (2-8-3) its only runs.

Hilltop 6, Serra 3--Brian Leonhardt pitched a four-hitter for host Hilltop (5-5). Ward Lannom drove in three runs for Hilltop with two singles and a double. Rob DePerro was 3 for 3 with a double and three runs scored.

Orange Glen 10, Hoover 5--Orange Glen scored all its runs in the first three innings at Hoover. Hoover reliever Mike McKnight shut out Orange Glen in the final four innings, but the Mustangs could not overcome the early 10-0 deficit. Hoover dropped to 4-8.

Valhalla 4, University of San Diego High 3--Bob Runeborg (1-4) struck out 10 en route to the complete-game victory in a game played at Hoover. Valhalla (6-7) rallied for four runs in the fourth inning, including Mark Anderson’s bases-loaded single, which scored two. USDHS dropped to 10-3.

Mission Bay 4, El Cajon 2--Rick Hurley and Scott Vonderlieth combined for a one-hitter Mission Bay (8-4), playing on its home field. Hurley also struck out eight. Tony Lennan went 2 for 3 with a home run and three RBIs.

Bonita Vista 6, Torrey Pines 2--Randy Abshier (1-3) struck out nine and allowed only four hits in the complete-game victory. Teddy Ehrhard knocked in the tying and winning runs and Abshier was 2 for 4 to lead Bonita Vista (4-10).

A DIVISION

Mar Vista 15, Oceanside 3--Mar Vista (7-6) took advantage of a young Oceanside pitching staff, tapping it for 11 hits and 11 walks. Oceanside is 3-9.

Clairemont 19, Marian 5--Andy Williams (3 for 5) hit a three-run homer in the first and Mike Giordano (3 for 5) added a two-run shot in the sixth to pace Clairemont (3-5). Marian rallied for its five runs in the fifth inning, including Mike Jeremiah’s bases-loaded triple.

San Diego 1, Coronado 0--Sean Tucker pitched a four-hitter for San Diego (9-3-1) in a game played at Escondido.