PREP ROUNDUP : Green’s Clutch Performance Helps Tustin Reach Semifinals

Shawn Green’s late-inning heroics helped Tustin High School’s baseball team defeat Ocean View, 4-3, Tuesday and advance to the semifinals of the Upper Deck Classic.

Zach Elliott hit a fly ball over the drawn-in center fielder to give the Tillers (8-2) the victory in the bottom of the eighth inning.

But the play of Green, a senior center fielder, allowed Tustin to reach that point.

He hit a bases-empty home run in the sixth to tie the score, 3-3. In the seventh, after catching a line drive, he threw out Randy Karliner trying to score from third base.

Karliner was ejected for arguing the call at the plate, so he wasn’t playing first base in the bottom of the eighth when Seahawk infielders made two throwing errors.

After Josh Hylton reached on an error to open the inning, Green bunted for a base hit. The runners advanced when the throw eluded Ocean View’s new first baseman, setting up Elliott’s game-winning fly ball.

The first and fifth innings of the game at Ocean View were played in the rain.

Five of the eight scheduled tournament games were played, but the championship-round game between La Quinta and Fountain Valley was postponed until today--weather permitting.

In other Upper Deck championship-round games:

El Dorado 4, Westlake 1--Brett Hunt drove in two runs with a single in the fourth to break a 1-1 tie at El Dorado. El Dorado scored three runs in the fourth.

Esperanza 13, Capistrano Valley 10--Jason Hodges hit a three-run home run to key a six-run first inning for host Esperanza (10-1). David Newhan went three for four for Esperanza, which led, 13-7, before Capistrano Valley scored three runs in the sixth.

In the West Anaheim Lions baseball tournament:

Garden Grove 13, San Francisco Riordan 9--Trailing 7-0, Garden Grove scored six runs in the fourth inning and five in the fifth in a consolation game at Glover Stadium. Joe Aguirre had two hits and two RBIs, Jeff Smith had two hits and four RBIs, and Chris McClintick had three hits and an RBI for Garden Grove (2-4).

In Garden Grove League boys’ volleyball:

Garden Grove 3, Pacifica 0--Troy Davis had 15 kills and Garden Grove gained sole possession of first place in the league with a 15-13, 15-7, 15-13 victory at Pacifica. Ryan Cook added 11 kills for Garden Grove (7-2, 5-0). Pacifica is 4-1 in league.

La Quinta 3, Bolsa Grande 0--Sam Barbee had nine kills and Brad Huss seven for visiting La Quinta (4-2, 3-2), which won, 15-7, 15-5, 15-1. Phong Lu had 33 assists for the Aztecs.

Los Amigos 3, Rancho Alamitos 2--Los Amigos won, 15-6, 5-15, 15-11, 12-15, 15-9. Phil Tifrea had 20 kills and 18 blocks for Rancho Alamitos (6-5, 2-3).

Santiago 3, Kennedy 0--Noa Utu had 10 kills for host Santiago (5-4, 2-3), which won, 15-4, 15-10, 15-12.

In nonleague boys’ volleyball:

Santa Margarita 3, El Modena 2--Kevin Rice had 23 kills for visiting Santa Margarita (4-2), which won, 15-9, 15-10, 5-15, 7-15, 15-7.

Upland 3, Servite 0--Armando Benard had nine kills for host Servite, which lost, 15-6, 15-6, 15-11.

In Angelus League golf:

Servite 211, Loyola 218--Ken Mousseau shot three-over 38 for Servite (8-0, 3-0) in a driving rain at Montebello Golf Course.

In the Western States Invitational golf tournament:

Marina wins--Rain forced the cancellation of the final round of the tournament at Rancho Canada County Club in Carmel. The Vikings, who led after the first day of play with a score of 390, were declared the champions.

In nonleague softball:

Canyon 7, Rosary 0 (5 innings, rain)--Karen Jacobs (2-1) pitched a one-hitter and Nina Lindenberg had three hits and two RBIs for host Canyon (12-2).

In nonleague boys’ tennis:

Diamond Bar 12, Mater Dei 6--Adam Jarrett swept, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3, for Mater Dei.