High School Baseball : Saugus Wastes Strong Effort by Bodeau, 3-1

Jeff Bodeau pitched a complete-game five-hitter and struck out 12, but the senior right-hander’s efforts went for naught as Saugus lost to Palmdale, 3-1, in a Golden League game at Saugus.

“Jeff did a real good job,” Saugus Coach Doug Worley said. “He deserved better than that.”

Bodeau (5-3), who has allowed only four earned runs in his three losses, did not give up an earned run to Palmdale and moved to within eight strikeouts of the Saugus single-season record of 89, but that wasn’t enough to keep Saugus from its fourth loss in the past five games.

Saugus (10-6, 4-2 in league play) is 1-2 since returning from Florida, where the Centurions competed in the Colonial Classic. After the loss to Palmdale, Worley could only grumble about his team’s play since the tournament.

“I think they’re still on vacation,” he said. “We’ve had two straight frustration games.”

Against Palmdale, Saugus got its only run in the first inning after a leadoff single by Darrell Davis was followed by a one-out single by Tom Dodson.

Palmdale, which scored a run in the top of the first, broke the 1-1 tie with two runs on two hits, a wild pitch and a Saugus error in the second.

Hart 7, Schurr 4--Ray Gardocki drove in three runs and had two hits for Hart, which continued its assault on Foothill League opponents at Hart.

The Indians (16-0, 6-0) were helped by two hits each by Darin Tsukashima and Joe DeSchryver.

Pitchers Chris Matkin, Dave Margrave, and Jason Edwards combined on a two-hitter for Hart.

Calabasas 3, Nordhoff 1--Duane Dennis helped his own cause with a two-run triple in the Frontier League win at Nordhoff.

Dennis, the winning pitcher, allowed two hits in 5 innings. Keven Menteer had three hits, including a home run for Calabasas (6-6-2, 3-1-2).

Harvard 7, Salesian 4--Charles Patton went 3 for 4 with two triples, including one in the top of the seventh that secured the Santa Fe League win at Salesian.

Bryan Jacobsen had a season-high 11 strikeouts for Harvard (6-6, 3-2), while Oscar Rodriguez was 2 for 3 and Marty Holley had two run-scoring singles.

Agoura 6, Camarillo 4--Agoura scored five runs in the fifth inning to overcome a 3-1 deficit in a nonleague game at Agoura.

In the inning, Agoura (4-6-2) was paced by a two-run double from Jami Henderson and a two-run single from Tim York.

Murray Dubow picked up the win in his first start of the year.

Rio Mesa 2, San Marcos 0--John Rust and Darren Spiller combined on a two-hit shutout in a Channel League game at San Marcos.

David Frazier drove in a run with a double for Rio Mesa (10-5-1, 3-1-1).

Montclair Prep 17, Village Christian 6--Freshman Tom James went 4 for 4 and had three RBIs to lead the Mounties to an Alpha League victory at home.

Mike Howard went 2 for 4 with two RBIs and Mike Levine had a three-run pinch-hit triple in the sixth for Montclair Prep (4-7-1, 2-0).

Faith Baptist 5, Providence 1--Richard Leon and Shaik Nabi combined for the win in a Delphic League opener for both schools. Leon struck out 10 in 5 innings.

Vic Salazar (1-3) struck out 15 in a losing effort.

Oak Park 4, Moorpark 2--David Stephens was 2 for 3 with his first two home runs of the season and T. J. Humphreys had a solo homer to lead the Eagles (4-2, 2-2) in a Tri-Valley League game at home.

Stephens hit a two-run homer in the first and added a solo shot in the fifth.

Highland Hall 21, West Valley Christian 6--Seth Ernsdorf went 3 for 5 with three runs batted in and J. J. Pope was 3 for 3 with two RBIs as Highland Hall pounded out 17 hits and ran away with a win in the Westside League opener for both teams.

Craig Ernst was 3 for 5 with 4 RBIs and 4 stolen bases for Highland Hall (7-5, 1-0).

L.A. Lutheran 8, Capistrano Valley Christian JV 4--Chris Weinrich of L. A. Lutheran was 2 for 3 with an RBI, a run scored and two stolen bases in the nonleague game at Capistrano Valley.

Teammates Ron Knohles and Trevor Earle each had two hits.