High School Baseball : Highland Hall Freshman Throws No-Hitter, Breaks Up Another

Freshman right-hander Jakob Jensen pitched a no-hitter and had nine strikeouts as Highland Hall defeated Newbridge, 7-0, in a Westside League game Friday at Highland Hall.

Jensen also broke up Newbridge pitcher Erec Fitzgerald’s no-hit bid with a run-scoring triple in the sixth inning, the first of six hits in the inning for the Hawks.

Seth Ernsdorf followed two batters later with a two-run triple, but two unearned runs in the second were all Jensen needed. He induced Newbridge batters to ground out 10 times. The Voyagers did not hit a ball out of the infield.

“Jakob was hitting his spots and threw the best I’ve seen him throw since he came out for the team,” Highland Hall Coach Dave Desmond said. “He’s only going to get better. I like the idea of having him for three more years.”

The Hawks (8-5, 2-0) won their 10th consecutive league game, including an 8-0 record last season, their first in the Westside League.

Hart 8, Schurr 0--The Indians won their 17th consecutive game with the Foothill League victory over visiting Schurr.

Hart, ranked No. 1 in the Valley by The Times, took a 3-0 lead after two innings and scored five runs in the sixth on three hits, two errors and a walk.

The key hit in the inning was a two-run single by junior Ray Gardocki, who has a team-high 26 runs batted in.

The other hits in the sixth were RBI singles by Jay Sanford and Joe DeSchryver.

Junior right-hander Jason Edwards (7-0) allowed three hits, struck out seven and walked five. Two of the Schurr hits came in the third inning and the other was in the seventh.

For Hart (17-0, 7-0), Sanford was 2 for 4 with two RBIs, Robby Davis was 2 for 4 and DeSchryver was 2 for 3 with three RBIs.

The Indians took a 1-0 lead in the first when Darin Tsukashima scored on a fielder’s choice. Tsukashima, who hits second in the batting order, has scored a team-high 27 runs this season.

Hart scored two runs with two outs in the second as DeSchryver singled, stole second and scored on a single by Sanford. Sanford stole second, went to third on passed ball and came home on a bunt by Tsukashima.

Saugus 8, Quartz Hill 2--Tom Dodson and Jared Snyder each hit home runs in the fifth to secure the win in the Golden League game at Saugus.

The homers extended a 3-2 Saugus lead to 6-2 and the Centurions added two more runs in the sixth.

Dodson hit his third homer after George Lopata had singled with two out in the fifth, and Snyder immediately followed with a solo shot for the final run of the inning.

The Centurions scored two runs in the sixth when Trevor Rice singled and Jason Tull hit a pinch-hit home run, his first of the season.

Junior right-hander Roger Salkeld (5-2) allowed five hits, struck out four and walked four to pick up a complete-game victory for Saugus, which had eight hits.

Saugus (11-6, 5-2) got two runs in the second as Salkeld reached on an error and Rice walked. Both advanced on a wild pitch and scored on a two-out, two-run double by Mike Osment.

The Centurions’ other run came in the fourth on a walk, a single, a stolen base and a fielder’s choice.

Camarillo 7, Royal 6--Camarillo’s Johnny Puentes drove in the winning run with a single in the top of the seventh that scored Nate Avery in the Marmonte League game at Royal.

Avery led off the inning with a single, stole second and moved to third on a sacrifice by winning pitcher Steve Biggs (5-2).

Also for Camarillo, senior Gil Valencia hit two solo home runs, a double and drove in three runs.

Camarillo (8-11, 2-4) led, 3-0, after three innings, before Royal (9-9, 1-5) scored four runs in the fifth on three hits, including a three-run homer by Jason Jones.

Jones earlier had pulled the Highlanders to within 3-1 with a solo home run in the fourth.

Channel Islands 7, Westlake 1--Andy Beltowski limited the Warriors to three hits in the Marmonte League game at Channel Islands.

Channel Islands backed Beltowski with nine hits off a trio of Westlake pitchers. Warrior ace John Chiaramonte (4-2) gave up all seven runs in 3 innings. The Raiders banged four doubles.

“It was a bitter pill,” Westlake Coach Dennis Judd said. “We just had a very off day in every aspect except defense.”

Channel Islands improved to 9-9, 4-2 in league play. Westlake is 11-8, 3-3.

Agoura 17, Nordhoff 1--The Chargers (5-6-2, 1-3-2) banged out 15 hits, including a grand slam by Brian Smith to cap a six-run fifth inning, in a Frontier League game at Agoura.

Smith was 2 for 3 with five RBIs. Mike Maggiora, who was 2 for 3 with three RBIs, added a two-run home run.

Jeff Ritter (3-3) had six strikeouts and surrendered four hits to earn the win. Ritter also was 3 for 3 with three RBIs.

Chaminade 7, Harvard 2--Rob Rosemont pitched a complete-game six-hitter with six strikeouts for Chaminade (12-4, 6-0) in a Santa Fe League game at Harvard.

For Chaminade, Ken Meyer was 4 for 4 with an RBI and right fielder Greg Baumgartner was 2 for 5 with an RBI. Dom Costa was 2 for 3.

Chaminade scored four runs with two out in the fourth. Jon-David Choy, Greg Baumgartner and Ken Meyer all had run-scoring singles.

David Lee was 2 for 2 with an RBI for Harvard (6-7, 3-3), which had a three-game winning streak snapped.

Queen of Angels 16, California Christian 2--Oscar Miramontes was 3 for 4 and scored three runs for host Queen of Angels (4-6) in a nonleague game.

Wilfredo Cora pitched four innings in relief to improve his record to 3-1. Queen of Angels had 13 stolen bases.

Ontario Christian 13, L.A. Lutheran 4--L. A. Lutheran committed six errors and pitcher Brian Hiortdahl was shelled for 12 hits in a nonleague game at Ontario Christian.

Travis Canel was 2 for 3 with two RBIs and a stolen base for L. A. Lutheran (6-4). Teammate Darren Brown was 2 for 3, including a double and two stolen bases.