HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP : Palmdale Edges Canyon Behind Garcia’s Pitching

Sophomore right-hander Joe Garcia of Palmdale High allowed three hits over six innings and the Falcons scored the winning run on a wild pitch in a 1-0 Golden League victory over Canyon on Friday at Palmdale.

Garcia (4-2), who struck out six and walked three, outdueled Canyon senior right-hander Erik Hiljus.

Hiljus allowed four hits, struck out eight and walked two--and it was a walk in the fifth inning that ultimately cost him the decision.

With two out and the bases empty, Hiljus walked Anthony Ortega, who moved to third on a hit-and-run single by Jay Mapson. After Mapson stole second, Ortega scored when Hiljus unloaded a wild pitch.

Chris Tampoya retired Canyon (8-5-1, 3-3 in league play) in order in the seventh to earn his first save. Tampoya needed just seven pitches.

Palmdale improved to 7-4, 4-2 in league play.

In other baseball games:

Quartz Hill 3, Saugus 1--With two out in the fifth, Chris Reel of Quartz Hill grounded to short but an error allowed Gene Blankenship to score from second with the winning run in a Golden League game at Quartz Hill. Dave Haney, who finished with two of Quartz Hill’s three hits, scored an insurance run in the sixth on a Carl Grissom sacrifice fly.

Crespi 7, Bishop Montgomery 2--Trailing, 2-1, in the sixth inning of a Mission League game at Valley College, Crespi received six consecutive walks en route to a six-run rally.

Joe Ruggiero, who singled in a run during the rally, was four for four and stole five bases. Brodie VanWagenen also singled in the inning for Crespi (11-6, 5-0), which remained alone in first place. Sophomore Jeff Suppan (4-1) pitched the final 2 2/3 innings, allowed one hit and struck out five.

Rio Mesa 13, Oxnard 6--Rio Mesa’s Dmitri Young had two hits in the Channel League game at Oxnard, including his eighth home run of the year, and moved within one hit of the state career record of 147 held by Scott Davison of Redondo (1986-88).

Mike Mitchell had three hits and two runs batted in and Hernan Martinez, Jeff Flores, Jamie Liddell and Ignacio Garcia each had two hits to lead a 15-hit attack for Rio Mesa (12-2, 6-0).

Antelope Valley 4, Burroughs 1--With the score tied, 1-1, in the seventh, Antelope Valley mounted a two-out rally and scored three times in a Golden League game at Burroughs.

With two out, Brian Matthews walked and Jason Kresser was safe on an infield error. George Boykins, a 5-foot-6, 155-pound senior, followed with a three-run homer for Antelope Valley (6-6, 4-2).

Westlake 5, Channel Islands 1--Westlake (7-8, 3-3) scored four runs in the sixth, two on a double by Rob Neal, to break a 1-1 tie in the Marmonte League game at Channel Islands. Donnie Hill threw a four-hitter and Todd Preston was two for three.

Tajah Merrill struck out 13, nine in the first four innings, for Channel Islands (9-3, 4-2), which committed three errors and lost its second game in a row.

Camarillo 12, Royal 11--Paul Taylor hit a grand slam in the seventh to put visiting Royal ahead by four runs, but Royal (10-3, 2-3) could not record an out in the bottom of the inning as Camarillo rallied for five runs in the Marmonte League game.

David Harbour, Nic Frank (four hits) and Robert Sanchez (home run) all had RBI singles for Camarillo (9-5, 2-4) in the seventh. Corey Tucker knocked in the tying and winning runs with a bases-loaded single. Dan Hile (4-1) earned the victory in relief.

Hueneme 6, Santa Barbara 3 (eight innings)--Mike Ortega, who was three for four, hit a three-run home run for host Hueneme (10-4, 3-3) to break a 3-3 tie in the eighth inning of a Channel League game.

Harvard 12, La Salle 11 (9 innings)--Brian Given’s hit off the center field fence with one out in the ninth scored Bobby Mason from second with the winning run for Harvard in a San Fernando League game at Franklin Field in Encino. Mason doubled to score two runs and tie the score, 12-12, before Given’s hit.

Trailing, 8-5, Adam Braun hit a three-run home run with two out in the seventh to force extra innings.

Montclair Prep 5, L.A. Baptist 0--Montclair Prep’s Russell Ortiz took a no-hitter into the fifth inning of the Alpha League game before Steve Klein of visiting L. A. Baptist broke it up with a leadoff single. Ortiz (6-1) earned the victory, and Osmond Kahn pitched a hitless final 2 2/3 innings to pick up his second save.

Faith Baptist 17, Templeton 11--David Tibor notched nine strikeouts and scattered five hits in 5 1/3 innings of relief for the Contenders (7-4) in a nonleague game. Tibor added a three-run home run.

Highland Hall 10, Westside Prep 2--In a Westside League game at Venice, Jakob Jensen homered and tossed a five-hitter as the Hawks won their 33rd consecutive league game--two short of the state record. Jensen (4-2) struck out 10 and walked one.

Fillmore 3, Santa Paula 1--With one out in the fourth, Juan Duran singled, moved to second on a sacrifice and scored on Jon Alvarado’s single to give the visiting Flashes a 2-1 lead in a Frontier League game. Fillmore’s Anthony Chessani (4-0) went the distance, walking none.

Santa Clara 5, Calabasas 4 (eight innings)--Matt Garcia singled in the winning run in the eighth for host Santa Clara (7-3, 4-1) in a Frontier League game. John Chaparro had three hits and scored four runs and Justin Villa was two for three for the Saints.

L.A. Lutheran 21, Viewpoint 4--Darren Brown and Andy Lingua each had three hits to pace a 17-hit attack for L. A. Lutheran (9-3, 5-1).

Queen of Angels 15, Southwestern 8--Chris Wilson picked up the nonleague win in relief and also was four for five for Queen of Angels.

SOFTBALL

Santa Paula 1, Fillmore 0 (9 innings)--Evy Hernandez doubled in Nora Cardenas, who had tripled, with the winning run in the ninth inning of the Frontier League game at Fillmore.

VOLLEYBALL

Royal d. Nordhoff, 15-3, 15-6, 15-9--Kevin Hambly had eight kills and Mark Fiala added five for host Royal (9-1, 8-0) in a Marmonte League match.

Westlake d. Camarillo, 16-14, 16-14, 8-15, 13-15, 15-8--John Gitt had 58 assists and Jeff Carota had 19 kills for host Westlake in a Marmonte League match.