College Roundup : Valley Rides 3-Run 8th to Victory

Valley College erupted for three runs with two out in the eighth inning Friday and held on to beat San Bernardino Valley, 5-3, in the second round of the San Bernardino tournament.

After E. J. Pape’s home run broke a 2-2 tie, Eric Vargas hit a two-run bloop single that would prove decisive for the Monarchs (8-0-1). The hit drove in Mike Caputi, who had singled, and Matt Arnold, who had reached base on an error.

San Bernardino (11-4) cut the deficit to two runs in the ninth and eventually loaded the bases, but Mike Roberts, a freshman from Canoga Park High, got Valley out of the jam.

In other baseball games:

Moorpark 20, Mission 6--The Raiders collected 19 hits in a second-round game in the Mt. San Antonio College tournament.

Sophomore Chris Kaelin was four for four and freshman Dan Smith was three for four, including two triples. Moorpark will play East L. A. in the second round at 10 a. m. today.

Chaffey 4, Pierce 0--The Brahmas had eight hits and left eight runners on base in the second round of the Mt. SAC tournament.

Billy Morris doubled for Pierce’s only extra-base hit. Chaffey jumped to a 3-0 lead after the first and added a run in the second.

Long Beach City 5, Canyons 2--Randy Cooper tripled and Ross Linstrom and Chris Joy each doubled for Canyons in the nonconference game at Long Beach City.

Cooper tripled in the first to knock in Ronald Robart, who had walked. Dan Carroll started and went 6 1/3 innings in suffering the loss. Canyons (4-5) had six hits and committed two errors.

SOFTBALL

Moorpark 4, Orange Coast College 3--Chris Singer singled with the bases loaded to knock home the winning run in the eighth inning of the second-round game of the Diamond tournament at Cal State Fullerton.

De Dow (5-0) allowed four hits in going the distance for the win. She threw a four-hit shutout against El Camino in the Lady Raiders’ 5-0 victory in their first-round game Friday.

The Lady Raiders (5-2) will play San Diego Mesa in the quarterfinals today.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Grand Canyon 76, The Master’s 75--Tom Bruner missed a free throw with four seconds left, then missed a desperation jump shot as time ran out for Master’s in the nondistrict game at Master’s.

With the Mustangs trailing, 76-74, Bruner made one of two free throws to bring Master’s within a point of the Antelopes (20-4). The Mustangs (15-14, 5-9) then committed a foul, setting the stage for Bruner’s futile last-ditch attempt.

Bruner scored a team-high 18 points and Phil Hahn added 17 points for Master’s in its regular-season finale.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Occidental 76, Whittier 55--Joelle Orton scored a game-high 24 points and Kelley Stephenson added 20 for Occidental in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game at Occidental.

MEN’S TENNIS

Cal Poly Pomona 5, Cal Lutheran 4--Chris Sabrizio and Mike Bennett defeated Paavo Salmi and Tony Cohen in the No. 1 doubles match, 6-1, 6-3, to clinch the victory for Pomona in the nonconference match at Cal Lutheran.

MEN’S SWIMMING

Valley 76, Bakersfield 22--The Monarchs won every event except the 200-meter breaststroke in a Western State Conference meet at Bakersfield. Mike Lucero won the 1,000 freestyle in 10:28.8, the 500 freestyle in 5:01.8 and was a member of the winning 400 medley relay team (3:29.8).

WOMEN’S SWIMMING

Bakersfield 73, Valley 58--Stephanie Bair and Tracy Cordobes each won three events for Valley in the Western State Conference meet.

Bair won the 100 freestyle in 1:00.8, the 200 freestyle in 2:08.8 and the 500 freestyle in 5:45.9. Cordobes won the 100 individual medley in 1:09.8, the 200 individual medley in 2:28.8 and the 100 breaststroke in 1:18.8.