College Spring Sports : Canyons’ Win Streak Snapped at 21

Coach Len Mohney of College of the Canyons knew it was that time of year again. Flowers are blooming, beaches are beckoning and Canyons had to lose its customary game to a lesser team.

“We’ve fallen into that situation where we can make a team’s season,” Mohney said. “They’re gunning for us.”

Bakersfield defeated Canyons, 5-1, Tuesday in a Western State Conference game at Bakersfield to snap Canyons’ 21-game winning streak.

“I’m not pushing the panic button,” Mohney said. “We played fine defense, but their guy pitched a great game.”

Kay Duey (5-4) went the distance for Bakersfield (18-12, 10-9 in conference play), scattering six hits and five walks while striking out six. Duey struck out the side in the fifth inning, when Canyons (24-4, 16-1) had runners on second and third, and again in the sixth.

“We had our chances,” Mohney said. “We had a chance to score some runs early, but we didn’t.”

Tim Nedin took the loss, his first in 10 decisions.

In other baseball games:

Cal Lutheran 18, Christ College Irvine 3--Seven players had more than one hit for the Kingsmen in a Golden State Athletic Conference game at Cal Lutheran called after 6 1/2 innings because of rain.

Dave Leonhardt was 4 for 4 with three runs batted in and Gene McGary had three hits and two RBIs for Cal Lutheran (19-17, 11-6), which has beaten Christ College in all four of the teams’ conference meetings this year.

Jay Anderson (1-1) scattered seven hits and allowed one walk in pitching a complete game.

Henry Campos and Jon Egertson homered for Cal Lutheran, which is 1 1/2 games behind conference-leading Azusa Pacific.

The Kingsmen play a doubleheader at Azusa Pacific on Saturday.

Valley 5, L.A. City 0--Steve Slattery gave up three hits, struck out two and walked three for Valley in the Southern California Conference game at Valley that was called after five innings because of rain.

Marty Williams scored the only run Valley needed in the first inning when he walked, stole second base and went to third and scored on consecutive balks.

Williams, who went 2 for 2, also hit a two-out triple in the third that gave the Monarchs a 2-0 lead.

Valley added three runs in the fourth inning on RBI doubles by Matt Arnold and Jason Peterson.

SOFTBALL

CS Northridge 10-8, UC Riverside 2-1--Cal State Northridge allowed only five hits in sweeping host UC Riverside in a California Collegiate Athletic Assn. doubleheader.

Debbie Dickmann and Tracey Fox combined for a two-hitter in the first game as Dickmann improved to 16-3.

Delanee Anderson (10-4) tossed a three-hitter and struck out eight in going the distance in the second game.

“Anderson pitched awesome,” Coach Gary Torgeson said. “It was maybe her best performance of the year.”

In the second game, Northridge jumped ahead with six runs in the third. Pamela Smith added a run-scoring double in the fifth to lead a two-run rally.

Northridge (45-11, 14-2) has won three of four since its 30-game win was streak snapped.