COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Oxnard Knocks Out Mission, 11-5

Mission College right-hander Vince Ortega was tagged for eight runs--all with two out--in the first inning of an 11-5 loss to Oxnard on Saturday in the Mt. San Antonio College tournament.

Yet he lasted longer than his coach.

Not until the sixth inning, with Mission trailing, 9-4, did Ortega yield to a reliever. In the fifth inning, Mission Coach John Klitsner was ejected for the first time in his career after arguing an interference call that ended a Mission rally.

“I didn’t even use any profanity,” Klitsner said. “But it was a terrible call.”

Mission had scored twice in the inning before Mike Rogers was called out for interfering with Oxnard’s shortstop while sliding into second base.

The loss ousted Mission (7-5) from the double-elimination tournament.

Nino Romo scattered nine hits and Rudy Sanchez and Dain Turner belted home runs to lead Mission to a 12-5 win over L. A. City.

In other baseball games:

Canyons 11, Long Beach City 6--Freshman outfielder Chris Vasquez was two for five with two doubles and five runs batted in to lead Canyons (7-4) in a nonconference game at Canyons.

UC Irvine 15, Cal Lutheran 4--Host UC Irvine (8-6) scored three runs in the first inning and five in the second to take an 8-1 lead. Jeff Brouelette went four for five, scored two runs and had two RBIs for Cal Lutheran.

Oxnard 13, Pierce 12--Bob Swanson clubbed a three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth to lead Oxnard to a come-from-behind win in a nonconference game at Oxnard.

Swanson, who finished with six RBIs, homered twice.

Mike Vanacore was four for six with two doubles and a triple for Pierce (7-5).

SOFTBALL

Cal State Northridge 2-3, San Diego State 0-0--Right-hander Debbie Dickmann (2-3) allowed three singles, striking out eight and walking none, in the opener of the Matadors’ nonconference shutout sweep at Northridge. Lisa Erickson and Jeanne Mixon each went two for three.

In the second game, CSUN right-hander Heather Lindstrom (1-2) allowed two singles, striking out two and walking none. Erickson again was two for three for CSUN (3-7).

Cal Lutheran 2-2, Cal State Bakersfield 6-0--DeeAndra Pilkington pitched a three-hitter and had the game-winning RBI in the second game as host Cal Lutheran earned a split of its season-opening doubleheader.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Cal Lutheran 84, UC San Diego 74--Host Cal Lutheran (17-9) clinched an NAIA District 3 playoff berth as center Leslie Stevens scored a season-high 25 points and had 11 rebounds.