AMERICAN LEGION ROUNDUP : A Sterling Performance Lifts Agoura to 6-5 Victory

Talk about living up to your name. And with perfect timing, to boot.

Zack Sterling doubled in two runs with two out to cap a three-run rally in the bottom of the seventh inning and lead Agoura to a 6-5 win over Woodland Hills East in an American Legion District 20 game at Agoura High on Wednesday night.

The loss was the first for Woodland Hills East (3-1).

With his team trailing, 5-3, in the seventh, Agoura’s Nelson Townes walked to lead off the inning. One out later, Bob Kazmirski singled Nelson to second.

Joey Medaglia singled to drive in Townes and, after Chris Tigawa grounded out, Sterling doubled down the first-base line to drive in Kazmirski and Medaglia.

Kazmirski (1-0), who allowed no runs on two hits, struck out four and walked none in three innings of relief, picked up the win for Agoura (3-2).

Jamie Zeichick launched a three-run home run--his second home run of the season--to give East a 3-0 lead in the first.

Agoura answered with three runs in the bottom of the inning on a two-run double by Kazmirski and a run-scoring single by Medaglia, who will play next season at Fresno State.

Right-hander Chris Brown (2-1), who went the distance and allowed 11 hits--nine were singles--took the loss for East.

Medaglia, Kazmirski, Townes and Sterling each had two hits for Agoura.

Glen Nahmias had two hits for East.

In other games:

Granada Hills 5, Reseda 4--Brian Basowski singled home Darryl Stroh with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning to give host Granada Hills a victory in a District 20 game.

Reseda had pushed across a run in the top half of the inning to tie the score, 4-4.

Stroh reached on a fielder’s choice and Robert Vasquez and Dave Cipolla each singled to load the bases for Basowski, who was two for two.

Cipolla was two for four with two RBIs.

Sun Valley 7, North Hollywood 6--Marlon McKinney’s two-run single with no outs in the bottom of the seventh provided host Sun Valley (2-0) with the District 20 victory.

Roy Lozano, Gabe Chavez, and Robert Flores each walked to load the bases and McKinney followed with his second hit in three at-bats.

The rally made a winner of reliever Adulfo Rocha (1-0), who surrendered a run in the seventh that allowed North Hollywood to take a 6-5 lead.

Duane Braxton had two hits for North Hollywood.

Valley Encino-Tarzana 13, Panorama City 10--Noah Kirshbaum was three for three and drove in two runs and Danny Larson’s sixth-inning double scored the go-ahead run for host Valley ET (2-0) in a District 20 game that was called after six innings because of darkness.

Seth Rosenzweig was two for four with three RBIs, Mike Belasco had two hits and drove in a pair of runs, and Mike Malkin added two hits and three runs for Valley ET.

West Hills 8, Studio City 2--Billy Blair was three for three and Ted Corcoran and James Hamill each added two hits for host West Hills (4-2) in a District 20 game.

Doug Kreider and Kent Cody each drove in two runs for West Hills.

Van Nuys-Notre Dame 3, Verdugo Hills 3--Vinnie Orlando had two hits for Van Nuys-Notre Dame (3-0-1) in a game called after eight innings because of darkness.

Orlando singled, stole second, took third on ground out and scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the seventh to send the game at Notre Dame into extra innings.

Oscar Macias, who scattered nine hits, went the distance for Van Nuys-Notre Dame.

Verdugo Hills is 1-2-1.