SOFTBALL ROUNDUP : Lauby Gets Second Straight No-Hitter, El Toro Wins South Coast Title

Paige Lauby pitched her second consecutive no-hitter and struck out 15 to lead El Toro High School to a 1-0, eight-inning, victory over visiting Capistrano Valley Thursday and clinch the South Coast League title.

Lauby (11-2) also pitched a no-hitter Tuesday to lead El Toro to a 1-0 victory over San Clemente. Lauby did not walk anybody, but the combination of a hit batter and an error spoiled her chances for a perfect game.

El Toro, 21-8 and 9-1 in the league, scored on a wild pitch and error.

In other South Coast League games:

Mission Viejo 2, San Clemente 0--In the fifth inning, Tamar DeFries walked with the bases loaded to force in Jennifer Ward. Then April Snyder scored on an error to give host Mission Viejo (17-9, 6-4) the victory.

Irvine 3, Dana Hills 2--Rebecca Smith pitched a three-hitter and had seven strikeouts to lead Irvine (24-3, 8-2), which finished second in the league. Carry Caudill singled, went to second on a sacrifice and Jennifer Brundage doubled to tie the score. Brundage scored when Brandi Armstrong got on and went to second on an error by the Dana Hills shortstop.

In the Angelus League:

Mater Dei 9, Bishop Amat 1--Jennifer Clark had two hits, including an RBI triple in the second inning, and scored two runs; Tina Fuata had two hits, scored and had one RBI, and Jennifer Grootegoed had three hits and two RBIs to lead Mater Dei (20-3, 9-1), which clinched Angelus League title. Amy Godwin (2-0) pitched a one-hitter for Mater Dei.

In the Century League:

Canyon 6, El Modena 0--Senetha Thomas hit a bases-load triple in the first inning and a solo home run in the third inning to lead visiting Canyon (21-6, 8-2). Canyon and Villa Park are co-champions and a coin flip today will determine the first-place winner for playoff seeding. Villa Park 3, Santa Ana Valley 1--Michele D’Amato hit a solo home run in the first inning and Munique Hernandez (11-4-1) pitched a five-hitter and struck out 10 to lead Villa Park (13-10-1, 8-2). The victory gave Villa Park its third consecutive championship. Foothill 5, Santa Ana 1--Kelly Green and Shannon Ebert had two hits and pitcher Leeann Gonzalez finished the league season without allowing an earned run for Foothill (17-11, 7-3).

In the Garden Grove League:

Santiago 5, Los Amigos 2--Freshman Erica Cisneros (2-2) pitched a three-hitter and freshman shortstop America Robledo hit a two-run triple in the sixth inning to break a 2-2 tie.

Pacifica 1, Kennedy 0 (11 innings)--Leslie Mascarenas’ single scored Cindy Stocklein to give Pacifica the victory. Jennifer Surface (10-4) pitched a two-hitter and struck out 12 for Pacifica (13-8, 9-5).

In the Olympic League:

Ontario Christian 8, Whittier Christian 6--Julia Fowler had two hits and scored two runs to lead Ontario Christian at Whittier Christian.

Orange Lutheran 14, Brethren 1--Kirsta Whelply had three hits and two RBIs and Jennifer Ingrande had a three-run double to lead Orange Lutheran (12-6, 8-6) at Brethren.

In the Orange League :

Valencia 5, Brea-Olinda 4--Silvia Batiz hit a two-out triple in the bottom of the sixth to score two runs and give Valencia (17-8, 7-3) a 4-2 lead. Batiz then scored on a single by Olvia Garcia for what proved to be the winning run.

In Sunset League:

Marina 4, Ocean View 1--Annie Presutti had two hits, including a RBI triple in the second inning, and scored two runs to lead visiting Marina (24-5, 9-1) to the league title.

Fountain Valley 6, Huntington Beach 0--Rae Rice (16-2) pitched a four-hitter and struck out 13 with no walks to lead host Fountain Valley (20-6, 8-2). Kristen Santa Cruz hit a two-run home run in the third inning for Fountain Valley. Huntington Beach is 6-16, 4-6.

Westminster 12, Edison 1 (5 innings)--Brandy Ramirez hit a bases-loaded triple in the first inning to lead host Westminster (7-18, 2-8) in a nine-run first inning.