High School Baseball : Home Runs Propel Burroughs Into First-Place Tie With Hart

Burroughs High collected just four hits Friday against visiting Hart--but two of them figured prominently.

Tony MacCaughtry launched a two-run home run and Tommy Phillips added a solo blast to account for all of the Indians’ runs as Burroughs defeated Hart, 3-1, to create a first-place tie in the Foothill League. With six league games to play, Burroughs (12-8, 6-3 in league play) and Hart (15-4, 6-3) both hold a one-game lead over San Gabriel (5-4).

Senior right-hander Chris Westbury (6-2) yielded an unearned run in the first inning, then shackled Hart the rest of the way. Westbury scattered eight hits, struck out four and walked three.

MacCaughtry belted his third home run, with Rob Arroyo on base in the third. Phillips’ home run, also his third, came in the fifth. Both home runs were allowed by starter Andrew Lorraine (5-3).

In other games:

MARMONTE LEAGUE

Simi Valley 3, Westlake 1--Rich Langford, making his first start after missing the last three weeks with a hyper-extended right shoulder, gave up only one unearned run and combined with Terry Hill on a seven-hitter for the Pioneers (18-2, 7-1). Hill picked up his fifth save.

The Pioneers’ Kenny Hood and Chadd Johnson each had two hits and Hood drove in a run.

Keith Hess was three for three to lead Westlake (8-12, 2-6).

Channel Islands 3, Camarillo 2--Fred Rodriguez lofted a sacrifice fly to score Alex Durazo with the winning run in the seventh inning as the last-place Raiders upset third-place Camarillo at Channel Islands.

Freshman right-hander Angel Aragon (1-0) hurled a four-hitter, striking out four and walking one.

DEL REY LEAGUE

Alemany 3, St. John Bosco 1--Right-hander Tom Daniels (7-3) threw a two-hitter with seven strikeouts and no walks at St. John Bosco.

Jon Lite hit a solo homer in the second for the league-leading Indians (13-9, 7-1), and Brian Swanson was two for two with a double.

Crespi 2, St. Francis 1 (suspended)--Crespi held a one-run lead in the second inning when the field lights failed in a night game at Brookside Park in Pasadena. The game will be continued either on Monday or Wednesday.

SAN FERNANDO VALLEY LEAGUE

Harvard 12, St. Genevieve 4--Tony Choi drove in four runs with a homer and single, and Adam Rowins was three for four with a double, triple and two runs batted in to help hand St. Genevieve (9-6, 3-1) its first league loss.

David Lee (1-2) pitched a six-hitter with eight strikeouts and one walk. Robbie Thayer was three for four with an RBI for Harvard (8-10, 2-2).

Losing pitcher Herman Merchan (1-3) homered for St. Genevieve.

Chaminade 6, La Salle 5--Chris DeCristo pitched five scoreless innings of relief, allowing one hit and striking out five to move Chaminade (8-10, 3-1) into a tie for first with St. Genevieve.

Aaron Weiss hit a three-run home run in the third to tie the score, 5-5, and Chaminade scored the game-winner in the fifth on an RBI fielder’s choice by Justin Stark. Greg Baumgartner earned his first save.

Notre Dame 15, Bell-Jeff 8--Bobby Hughes hit a two-run triple to key a five-run first inning and Kevin Crosby had two singles and two RBIs and scored three runs for the Knights at Bell-Jeff.

Kevin Milligan (1-0) relieved starter Chris Lohman in the fourth and gave up four runs and struck out eight. Notre Dame (16-3, 2-2) rallied for seven runs in the fourth.

GOLDEN LEAGUE

Quartz Hill 4, Saugus 3--Trevor Rice had a home run and two doubles for Saugus, but the Centurions fell to last-place Quartz Hill (3-11, 1-8), ending a 12-game winning streak. Still, Saugus (14-3-2, 8-1) remains in first place, two games ahead of Canyon.

Palmdale 8, Canyon 2--Rod Markovich had two of Canyons’ six hits and Tim Rorick added a double. Canyon right-hander Sean Nichols allowed 11 hits and struck out four.

FOOTHILL LEAGUE

Burbank 8, San Gabriel 3--Senior Anthony Valento (1-1) struck out six, walked one and pitched his first complete game for Burbank.

Kevin Kruse led the Bulldogs (7-9-1, 3-6) with three hits and two RBIs. Teammate Jeremy Sparks was two for four.

PACIFIC LEAGUE

Crescenta Valley 6, Muir 5--Crescenta Valley (8-10, 4-5) made seven errors, walked six batters and nearly became the first Pacific League team to lose to Muir (4-13, 0-9) this season. Hyok Chang scored the winning run in the sixth on Mike Starkey’s fielder’s choice after Victor Ramirez singled home pinch-runner Kevin Gardner. Shane Cowsill hit a three-run homer for Crescenta Valley.

FRONTIER LEAGUE

Calabasas 3, Santa Clara 0--Senior left-hander Dan Glassman threw a two-hitter and struck out eight for Calabasas at Santa Clara. Dave Kalman tripled and singled and scored a run to key the Coyotes’ three-run rally in the seventh.

Agoura 18, Nordhoff 8--Brian Smith hit a two-run home run and a double and had three RBIs to lead Agoura at Nordhoff. Josh Smaler doubled twice and added three RBIs for Agoura (9-6, 4-0). Dave Aronowitz was three for four with two RBIs.

ALPHA LEAGUE

L.A. Baptist 18, Western Christian 3--Colyn Van Buren and Dan Shackelford each drove in four runs, and Shane Wight went three for four with a double and triple for L. A. Baptist (11-4, 1-3).

TRI-VALLEY LEAGUE

Carpinteria 2, Moorpark 0--Left-hander Mark Cerda pitched a two-hitter as Carpinteria (7-8-1, 2-7) dropped host Moorpark (11-3, 7-3) into a tie for first. Andy Richter tripled for the Musketeers, who loaded the bases in the seventh inning but failed to score. Moorpark’s Robert Hernandez (6-1) allowed three hits.

St. Bonaventure 4, Oak Park 3--Chris Gaston hit a three-run homer in the third to lead St. Bonaventure (11-3, 7-2). Oak Park (6-9, 3-6) scored three in the bottom of the third, two on a home run by Gary Silverman.

WESTSIDE LEAGUE

Highland Hall 14, Newbridge 1--Steve Francis, Jakob Jensen and Tum Ratanatraiphob homered as the Hawks won their 20th consecutive league game to move into a tie for ninth place on the Southern Section list. Robert Ramirez (8-3) pitched a three-hitter and also collected three hits.