HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL ROUNDUP : McGuire Gets 18 Strikeouts, No Decision

The Granada Hills High baseball team opened Northwest Valley Conference play with a one-run loss to Cleveland, followed by a two-run loss to Kennedy and an extra-inning, one-run loss to San Fernando.

Could anything else go awry?

While the Highlanders didn’t lose another nail-biter in Tuesday’s conference game against host El Camino Real, they didn’t win, either, finishing in a 3-3 tie in a game called after nine innings because of darkness.

El Camino Real left-hander Ryan McGuire struck out 18 batters, walked six and allowed six hits.

McGuire was matched by right-hander Robert Vasquez, who threw a seven-hitter, struck out three and walked four. Granada Hills scored an unearned run in the third to take a 3-0 lead.

Granada Hills (1-6-1, 0-3-1 in league play) scored twice in the first inning on Gabe Miller’s two-run homer to right-center field.

El Camino Real (3-0-1, 3-0-1) scored three times in the fourth. Greg Lederman, who had two hits, singled home the first run. Chris Castillo capped the rally with a two-run single down the line in left.

In other games:

San Fernando 17, Canoga Park 6--Richard Sanchez went two for two with two runs scored and six runs batted in to lead San Fernando’s Northwest Valley Conference rout at San Fernando.

San Fernando (6-1-1, 3-1) received a big day from John Najar, who went two for two with a home run--his fifth--a triple and four RBIs.

Chatsworth 19, Cleveland 0--The Chancellors (8-1, 3-1) chalked up 21 hits--19 of them singles--in a Northwest Valley Conference game at home.

Scott Carpenter (two for four), Rodney Bloom (four for five), Mike Mancuso (two for three), Nestor Martinez (three for four), Mitch Root (two for three) and Reed McMackin (three for four) all contributed for Chatsworth.

On the mound, McMackin (3-1) allowed four hits and recorded five strikeouts in five innings.

Saugus 3, Antelope Valley 2--The Centurions scored three times in the sixth to come from behind in the Golden League game at Saugus.

Chad Hankinson drew a bases-loaded walk to break a 2-2 tie.

Palmdale 4, Ridgecrest Burroughs 2--Palmdale made four first-inning runs stand up in the Golden League game at Palmdale.

Crescenta Valley 4, Pasadena 3--Ryan Kadletz singled home the winning run in the seventh inning of the Pacific League game at Pasadena.

Alemany 5, St. Francis 3--Joey Rosselli (4-0) struck out 10 and scattered six hits for Alemany in a Del Rey League game at home.

Hart 8, Burroughs 3--Hart scored five times in the bottom of the fifth of the Foothill League game to erase a 3-1 Burroughs lead.

San Gabriel 12, Burbank 11--Burbank squandered a 10-0 first-inning lead in the Foothill League game at San Gabriel.

Fillmore 8, Oak Park 2--Mike Kozar was three for three with one RBI and Steve Palmer (3-0) pitched five innings to earn the win in the Tri-Valley League game at Fillmore.

St. Bonaventure 6, Moorpark 1--St. Bonaventure’s Kevin Zoll and Moorpark’s Chuong Ho tossed three-hitters, but a three-run, three-base, fifth-inning error proved to be Moorpark’s undoing in a Tri-Valley League game.

Hueneme 8, Dos Pueblos 4--Richard Hernandez went three for three with a double, a triple and five RBIs to lead Hueneme (4-3-1, 1-0-1) to a Channel League win.

Camarillo 13, Agoura 6--Matt Tackett went two for two with four RBIs and a home run for Camarillo (6-3) in a nonleague game at Agoura.