North-South All-Star Baseball : Saunders Sparks South Victory With 3 Hits

Doug Saunders of Esperanza High School had a single, double and triple to lead the South to a 14-4 victory in Game 2 of the North-South All-Star baseball series Saturday night at San Diego State’s Smith Field.

Saunders, who had three hits in Friday’s 6-5 South victory, is 6 for 8 in the two games.

On Saturday, the South took a 4-0 lead in the second inning on an RBI single by Joe Arredondo of Bellflower, an RBI double by Saunders and a two-run double by Ron Kelly of Mt. Carmel.

South pitcher Tony Darden of Diamond Bar High had his troubles early as well, but he settled down to combine with La Habra’s Matt Lipscomb on a six-hitter.

The final game of the series is scheduled for noon today at Smith Field.