PREP BASEBALL ROUNDUP : Capistrano Valley Scores Two in 8th to Edge Tucson

Capistrano Valley High School scored twice in the top of the eighth inning and held on for a 3-2 victory over Tucson in the first round of the Far West baseball tournament Monday at Valencia High School.

With the score tied, 1-1, after seven innings, Mike Lavin led off the eighth with a home run down the left-field line to give the Cougars (7-6-1) a 2-1 lead. After Capistrano Valley loaded the bases with two outs, John Mackay singled to center for a 3-1 lead.

In the bottom of the inning, Tovo Alverez led off with a home run to left to cut Tucson’s deficit to 3-2. But Capistrano Valley pitcher Travis Burgus got the final three outs.

Burgus (4-2) pitched a five-hitter, striking out 10. He had a two-hit shutout through six innings, but Tucson scored an unearned run in the seventh to send the game into extra innings.

In other first-round games:

Miami Westminster Christian 2, La Quinta 1--Javier Gomez (7-0) pitched a three-hitter and struck out 10 for Westminster Christian (17-6). Ron Caridad hit a solo homer in the first inning for Westminster Christian. Peewee Diaz led off the seventh inning with a single and scored on a one-out double by Mickey Lopez.

Castro Valley 9, Esperanza 5--Steve Tahsler’s third-inning solo homer gave visiting Castro Valley (11-2) a 4-3 lead that it never relinquished. Jason Perez went two for three with three RBIs for Esperanza (11-3).

El Dorado 13, New Jersey Paramus Catholic 5--Matt Svoboda had a grand slam in the first inning to lead the host Golden Hawks. Gar Ballone had four hits and scored three runs and Steve Wemmer had three hits and three RBIs for El Dorado.

Fountain Valley 4, Fresno Bullard 0--Jeff Hale (3-2) pitched a five-hitter and struck out four and Joe Penaflor had a home run and two RBIs as Fountain Valley (6-9) defeated Bullard (10-4), USA Today’s No. 1-ranked team in the nation last season.

In the Pride of the Coast tournament:

El Modena 7, Bolsa Grande 3--El Modena (7-5) scored three runs in the first inning when Mike Vermillion hit a two-run triple and scored on error by the third baseman in a championship quarterfinal game at Corona del Mar.

Estancia 4, Glenn 1--Cody Rodman (5-1) pitched a three-hitter to lead Estancia in a championship quarterfinal game at Estancia. Paul McDaniel, Colby French and Jeff DeSandro each drove in a run for the Eagles.

In consolation play:

Orange Lutheran 3, Rancho Alamitos 2 (13 innings)--Phil Matheson hit a two-run home run in the top of the 13th inning to give Orange Lutheran a 3-1 lead in a game at Newport Harbor that was scoreless until the 12th inning.

Los Amigos 12, Corona del Mar 2--Matt McCredy had two home runs and four RBIs and Steve Poynter had two hits with a home run and three RBIs to lead Los Amigos (6-8) at Costa Mesa High.

In the Anaheim Lions tournament:

Sonora 2, Riordan 1--Andy Beisel pitched a one-hitter, striking out nine, and Tracy Coffman scored the winning run on a balk in the sixth inning for Sonora (8-6).

Troy 6, Woodbridge 4--Steve Friedrich went two for four and drove in two runs and Guy Pinelli had two hits and pitched 1 1/3 innings to earn his first save for Troy (4-6) in a quarterfinal game at Brookhurst Park.