Angels Win Third League Title in Row

Deron Thornton went three for three with four runs batted in, and Vince Bucca allowed just four hits and one earned run in 5 2/3 innings to lead the Angels to their third consecutive championship of the San Diego Collegiate Summer Baseball League Monday night at San Diego State’s Smith Field.

The Angels, who had the best regular-season record (23-5) in the eight-team league and led the league in hitting (.329), had defeated the Astros, 4-3, in nine innings Sunday to win the best-of-three series, 2-0.

Behind the hitting of Mesa College’s Thornton and Grossmont College’s Tim Barry (three for three with one RBI), the Angels scored two in the first inning, four in the fourth and three in the sixth to build a 9-0 lead. The Astros scored two in the bottom of the sixth, but U.S. International-bound Tom Stilinovich struck out four of five batters he faced to end the game.

The Angels’ David Young, also bound for U.S. International from tiny Sul Ross State in Texas, was named the league’s most valuable player.

A league all-star team will play Jim Dietz’ Fairbanks (Alaska) Goldpanners in a game at 7 p.m. Wednesday at SDSU.

GIRLS’ TENNIS

Three San Diego County players advanced to today’s third round of the U.S. Tennis Assn. Girls’ 16s national championships at Morley Field.

Ditta Huber, the third-seeded player from La Jolla, had an easy time defeating Gina Majmudar, of New York, 6-2, 6-1. Seventh-seeded Lee Ann Rostovsky, of La Jolla, was forced to a third set before defeating Farley Taylor, of Billings, Mont., 7-5, 3-6, 6-3. Nikki Willete, of San Diego, downed Ellissa Kim, of Evansville, Ind., 6-4, 6-4.

Top-seeded Lindsay Davenport, of Palos Verdes, was also a winner, 6-2, 6-1, over Erica Gianci, of Braintree, Mass.