HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL : Grossmont’s Spears Tosses Perfect Game, Strikes Out 10 Against Fallbrook

Senior left-hander Mike Spears pitched a perfect game while striking out 10 to lead Grossmont to a 7-0 victory over visiting Fallbrook in an Oceanside Pirate Tournament game Tuesday.

Spears, 5-feet-11 and 165 pounds, relied mostly on his fastball, which has been clocked in the mid-80 m.p.h. range. He ran his record to 3-0, and Grossmont improved 6-0 with its 20th consecutive victory. Including last season, Spears’ varsity record is 10-0 with five saves.

Grossmont defeated San Diego, 5-2, to win the section 2-A championship last year. Spears was the winning pitcher.

“He was awesome,” Grossmont Coach Jeff Meredith said. “I think they hit two balls hard. He got ahead of hitters all day. I think he went 3-2 with three people. He was totally in control the entire game.”

Spears threw only 79 pitches and outdueled another of the county’s top pitchers, Aaron Wauschek. Wauschek (0-1) was rocked for all seven runs in the bottom of the first inning. He allowed seven hits as the Warriors fell to 3-1.

The only shaky spot for Spears, who fired a one-hitter against Fallbrook last year, came in the fifth inning. Matt Dunlap hit a 370-foot fly out to the deepest part of the park, straightaway center field. Darren Buckley ended the inning with a sharp line drive to shortstop Cory Schweer.

John Heinrichs started the rally in the first when he reached base on a strikeout/wild pitch. He capped the rally with a two-run triple in his second at-bat of the inning. Wynter Phoenix and Joe Lopez each had two hits and an RBI for the Foothillers.

Other Oceanside Tournament games:

Rancho Buena Vista 17, Oceanside 9--Travis Wilson went four for four with an RBI and Nick Dragomire went two for two, including a three-run triple in the third that broke the game open for RBV (3-1). Oceanside fell to 2-1-1.

Mar Vista-Pepsi Tournament

Monte Vista 1, Southwest 0--Senior Mark Sabala extended his scoreless innings streak to 13 by throwing a three-hitter with nine strikeouts and no walks for Monte Vista (3-1). Southwest fell to 1-3.

Montgomery 8, Hoover 0--Pedro Ramirez (2-0) struck out 10 and allowed two hits as the Aztecs improved to 4-0. Carlos Acuna broke open the game with a three-run double in the fifth. Hoover slipped to 1-3.

Hilltop-Moose Tournament

San Marcos 16, USDHS 4--San Marcos sent 15 batters to the plate in the fourth with nine of them collecting hits. Justin Woodard led the way for San Marcos, going three for five with two RBIs, Randy Calloway and Denny McAdams had a hit and three RBIs for San Marcos (3-1). USDHS fell to 3-1.

Hilltop 4, Rancho Bernardo 2--Senior Jose Silva struck out 15 batters and pitched a two-hitter for Hilltop (3-0-1). Henry Mercado’s two-run single in the fifth gave Hilltop the margin of victory.

Poway 3, Chula Vista 2--Senior righthander Miles Kelly pitched a four-hitter and drove in the winning run in the fourth for Poway (4-0). Kelly struck out seven in winning his second game without a loss. Chula Vista fell to 0-4.

Helix 3, Mission Bay 1--Brad Enright threw four shutout innings of one-hit ball, and Bobby Miller went two for four with an RBI for Helix (2-2). Mission Bay fell to 2-2.

El Capitan 12, St. Augustine 4--Greg Sobehrad and Benjamin Kindeich were each three for four for the Vaqueros, who scored seven runs in the first three innings. Matt LaChappa (1-0) picked up the victory. Both teams are 1-3.

Granite Hills 3, Escondido 2--Winning pitcher Ryan O’Coyne (2-0) struck out 11 and Jason Braun (2-5) delivered a two-run single in the top of the seventh to win it.

GMC Tournament

La Jolla Country Day 8, San Diego 7--Todd Graves went three for four with two triples and three RBI and Billy Neiswender had three RBI for La Jolla Country Day (1-3). Eric Abrams got the victory. San Diego fell to 3-1.

Marian 12, Lincoln 7--Beto Martinez went 4-4 with four RBI and Darren Jiricek went 2-4 with four RBI for Marian (4-0). Martinez picked up all of his RBI in the fourth inning on a homer and three-run double. Lincoln fell to 2-2.

Madison Warhawk Tournament

Serra 3, Kearny 1--Serra shortstop Mike Bledsoe went 1-3 with an RBI to improve his hitting percentage to .684 for the tournament (13-19). Bledsoe, a leadoff hitter, has an .850 on-base percentage in the tournament. Serra (5-1-1) made a triple play in the first inning.

Mira Mesa 4, Madison 2--Mike Bovee, the last of five Mira Mesa pitchers, worked out of a jam in the seventh to give Mira Mesa its seventh victory without a loss. Mike Jones and Brad Tade had two hits apiece for Madison (1-6).

Point Loma 3, San Dieguito 0--Senior Mel Shanley pitched a three-hit shutout and struck out 10 for Point Loma (4-3).

Mt. Carmel 9, Sweetwater 3--Kelly Taggart went 3-3 with two RBI, Todd Voight was three for four with one RBI, Chris Chavez had two hits and two RBI and Matt Miller had two hits and three RBI for Mt. Carmel (5-1-1). Sweetwater fell to 3-2-1.

Crawford Tournament

Morse 5, Crawford 3--The Tigers moved to 2-2 as Dwain Bostic (1-0) pitched five innings for the victory, and went two for three with a triple, an RBI and two runs scored. Alfredo Enano was two for two with two RBI. Crawford is 0-4.

University City 12, La Jolla 4--The Centurions (4-0) scored seven runs in the fifth as the Western League-rival Vikings (3-1) allowed two errors and five walks, three with the bases loaded. Jay Parmenter (1-0) picked up the victory, and Ben Mohr homered for UC.

Nonleague

Eisenhower 4, San Pasqual 1--Dave Riffle’s RBI single in the first and Mike Corns’ eight strikeouts in five innings were the only sparks in San Pasqual’s effort. The Golden Eagles dropped to 2-3. Eisenhower is 4-1.