HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP : Darkness Enables Chatsworth to Tie

The Chatsworth High baseball team is delighted that daylight savings doesn’t begin until next week.

The Chancellors, trailing, 13-11, in the bottom of the eighth inning with one out Thursday against Granada Hills, were granted a reprieve when the umpire called the game because of darkness. The decision wiped out Granada Hills’ two runs in the top of the inning and made the final score of the Northwest Valley Conference game, 11-11.

“It was one of the weirdest games I’ve been associated with,” Chatsworth Coach Tom Meusborn said.

With Chatsworth leading, 11-10, and two out in the top of the seventh, Granada Hills’ Robert Fowble homered to tie the score and force extra innings.

For Granada Hills (6-5-1, 4-3-1 in league play), Fowble went two for four, scored three runs and drove in two. For Chatsworth (7-4-1, 5-2-1), Mitch Root and Thurman Williams each went two for four and scored three runs.

In other baseball games:

Faith Baptist 6, Buckley 4--Right-hander Darren Wyre struck out a school-record 18 batters for host Faith Baptist in a Delphic League game. Wyre (2-1) broke the single-game strikeout record of 17 set by Alex Estrada in a 6-5 defeat of Twin Pines on Tuesday.

El Camino Real 6, Kennedy 2--Corey Bromberg went the distance for visiting El Camino Real (5-4, 5-4), striking out five and allowing six hits in a Northwest Valley Conference game.

Monroe 18, North Hollywood 2--Chris Frith-Smith threw a one-hitter, struck out two and walked two in a Mid-Valley League game at Monroe. Juan Navarro was three for four and drove in four runs for Monroe (5-3).

Cleveland 4, Reseda 0--In a Northwest Valley Conference game at Cleveland, Brian Basowski hit a three-run home run in the third and Robert Rundquist threw a two-hitter to lead the Cavaliers (4-5) to their third win in a row.

Rundquist (1-2) was also three for four at the plate and was backed by a sparkling infield that turned four double plays.

Cleveland pitchers have recorded 20 consecutive scoreless innings.

Birmingham 2, Grant 1--Mike Belasco stroked a two-out double to drive in Vince Lampkin with the winning run in the sixth inning as visiting Birmingham (5-7, 4-4) won a Valley Pac-8 Conference game.

Verdugo Hills 4, Lincoln 0--Steve Hernandez notched a shutout for Verdugo Hills (3-8-1, 3-5) in a Northern Conference game.

Sylmar 16, Van Nuys 2--Robert Garcia had a single, triple and home run for visiting Sylmar (9-3, 7-1) in a Valley Pac-8 Conference game. James Encinas and Rene Navarro each had three hits.

Poly 16, Canoga Park 0--Jake Loveridge and Rodrigo Dorame combined for a two-hitter for host Poly in a Valley Pac-8 Conference game. Steve Chavez had three hits, including a double and a triple, and drove in five runs, and Francisco Flores was three for three with three RBIs for Poly (11-1, 8-0).

Crescenta Valley 9, Muir 4--Andy Saltsman hit a home run and a double and drove in three runs to lead the Falcons (8-3, 4-0) in a Pacific League game at home.

Oak Park 10, Bishop Diego 1--Eric Pryor took a no-hitter into the seventh inning before giving up an unearned run and allowing two hits with two out for visiting Oak Park (7-2, 2-1) in a Tri-Valley League game. Pryor (3-1), who struck out 12, had two hits.

Hueneme 8, Loyola 6--Jim Petit went four for four with three singles and a solo home run to lead Hueneme to a nonleague win.

St. Genevieve 7, Providence 2--Fernando Barba, Josh Smith and Bobby Kite each had two hits to lead St. Genevieve in a nonleague game at home.

SOFTBALL

Hoover 25, Muir 0--Sophomore right-hander Nancy Evans (7-1) recorded her fifth career no-hitter and first of the season in a Pacific League opener at Hoover. Evans, who also hit a grand slam, struck out 16 and walked one.

Sylmar 14, Van Nuys 0--Ruby Gonzalez threw a no-hitter for host Sylmar (10-0, 5-0) in a Valley Pac-8 Conference game. Gonzalez struck out 16 and also was three for four with a double.

Crescenta Valley 14, Pasadena 0--In a Pacific League game at Pasadena, Stacy Atwood threw her second no-hitter. Atwood (13-0) struck out 14 and walked one.

El Camino Real 5, San Fernando 4 (nine innings)--El Camino Real’s Erin McGuire scored on Heidi Crocker’s single in the ninth in a Northwest Valley Conference game.

North Hollywood 22, Grant 11--Polly Rector went six for six and had six RBIs and picked up the win for North Hollywood in a Valley Pac-8 Conference romp. Teammate Rachel Fogelhut went five for five with eight RBIs.