HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP : Highland Hall Sets Win Record in 23-6 Rout

Highland Hall High set the Southern Section baseball record for consecutive league victories with a 23-6 victory over South Bay Lutheran on Tuesday in a game called after five innings by agreement at North Valley Colt Field.

The Hawks (9-5, 4-0 in league play), who joined the Westside League in 1986 and have yet to lose a league game, extended their streak to 36 to eclipse the record of 35 set by St. Bernard from 1986-89.

The Hawks sent 23 batters to the plate during a 19-run first inning. Jakob Jensen raised his batting average to .739, going four for four, including two doubles and a home run, driving in four runs. Jensen, who also picked up the win on the mound, has 20 hits in his past 21 at-bats.

The two doubles pushed Jensen’s career total to 37 to surpass the Southern Section record of 36 set by Danny Paranick of Mammoth from 1986-89.

In other baseball games:

Palmdale 6, Antelope Valley 0--Chris Tampoya of Palmdale pitched a two-hitter and struck out five in the Golden League game at Antelope Valley.

The win snapped a five-game winning streak by Antelope Valley (8-7, 6-3) and gave Palmdale (10-5, 7-3) a half-game lead in the league standings.

Canyon 5, Saugus 2--Justin Stark hit a grand slam in the first inning to pace Canyon (10-7, 5-5) to a Golden League win. Brian Worley and Kyle Lonsberry each had two hits for Saugus (10-7, 6-4).

Hart 3, Schurr 2--Doug Distaso, Keith Halcovich and R.J. Simone each had two hits to lead the Indians (11-5, 6-3) in a Foothill League game at Hart.

El Camino Real 7, Reseda 1--Sean Boldt pitched a four-hitter and Gregg Sheren, Greg Lederman and Mike Smith hit home runs for El Camino Real in the West Valley League game at Reseda.

Granada Hills 7, San Fernando 6--The Highlanders (12-7-1, 7-4-1) overcame a 6-2 deficit in a North Valley League game. Granada Hills’ Scott Berger capped the scoring in the fifth with a two-run double. David Rojas had three hits for San Fernando (10-9, 7-5), which scored all of its runs in the first.

Kennedy 5, Cleveland 1--Cody Beaumaster (5-2) pitched a five-hitter, striking out eight and walking none in a North Valley League game. Billy Ramirez went three for three for Kennedy (13-6, 9-3).

Sylmar 15, North Hollywood 4--Robert Garcia had three hits, including a triple, and drove in five runs to pace a 17-hit attack for host Sylmar in an East Valley League game. Cain Camarillo and Terry Thorpe each had three hits and two RBIs for Sylmar (14-5, 10-2).

Poly 6, Grant 0--Raul Torres (5-0) allowed just two hits--both in the fifth inning--as host Poly (19-1, 12-0) won an East Valley League game. Marlon McKinney had two hits for Poly.

Monroe 2, Van Nuys 1--Scott Riding’s RBI single tied the score in the sixth and John Shellabarger’s bases-loaded walk in the seventh scored Noel Toledo to end the game. Sophomore Juan Dorado (5-1) struck out seven and walked none for the Vikings.

Birmingham 5, Canoga Park 2--Mike Malkin doubled, tripled and scored two runs and Noah Kirshbaum (6-2) went the distance for host Birmingham (9-10, 7-5) in a Mid-Valley League game.

Eagle Rock 4, Verdugo Hills 2--Steve Hernandez allowed seven hits and three earned runs in six innings in a Northern League game at Eagle Rock.

Glendale 13, Hoover 1--Brenden Barrett was three for four with three RBIs for host Glendale (8-4, 7-3) in a Pacific League game. Jason Greenberg and Matt Leising combined for a two-hitter.

Fillmore 6, Bishop Diego 5--Fillmore (12-1-1) scored four unearned runs in the seventh to escape with a nonleague win at home.

Santa Clara 3, Santa Paula 1--Garth Teron hit a solo home run to break a 1-1 tie in the sixth inning, then struck out five of six batters in the final two innings of relief as visiting Santa Clara (8-4, 5-2) posted a Frontier League win.

Montclair Prep 11, Western Christian 0--Steve Cain (5-0) and relievers Russell Ortiz and Osman Kahn combined on a three-hitter as host Montclair Prep (13-3, 6-0) won an Alpha League game.

Moorpark 3, Carpinteria 2--Brad Taylor pitched 6 2/3 innings, striking out three and walking none and Chung Ho notched his first save as Moorpark (8-8, 5-4) won a Tri-Valley League game at Carpinteria.

SOFTBALL

Simi Valley 4, Royal 0--Heather Santiago (2-1) threw a two-hitter for the Pioneers (15-4, 7-3) against Royal (7-6, 5-5) in a Marmonte League game.

Agoura 5, Westlake 0--Melissa Thatcher threw a one-hitter and struck out seven for the Chargers (10-9, 4-6) in a Marmonte League game. Brenda Gooch went two for three.

Canyon 2, Saugus 1--Marianne Winchester and Charisse Lightfoot rapped fifth-inning RBI singles for Canyon (10-6, 3-2) in a Golden League game.

Crescenta Valley 2, Glendale 0--Stacy Atwood (17-1) had 10 strikeouts for visiting Crescenta Valley (20-1, 5-0) in a Pacific League game.

Hart 8, Burbank 1--Krissy Carpenter (12-2) carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning as Hart (13-2, 5-0) easily won a Foothill League game. Heather Medearis and Jamie Dean both went four for four.

Poly 12, Grant 11--Stacie Schmitz hit a grand slam for host Poly (2-10, 2-5) in a Valley Pac-8 Conference game. Poly was helped by catcher Kristie Faehnle, who threw out four baserunners.

Sylmar 13, Canoga Park 2--Traci Hanna tripled and doubled and Krystina Moore struck out 10 for Sylmar (12-0, 7-0) in a Valley Pac-8 Conference game.

Hoover 12, Pasadena 0--Nancy Evans (10-3) struck out 18 and walked one in pitching a one-hitter for host Hoover (10-3, 3-2) in a Pacific League game.

BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL

Crespi d. Chaminade, 15-10, 10-15, 15-4, 15-8--Frank Romano had 21 kills and Tom Black had 11 for Crespi (10-1, 8-1) in a Mission League match.

Royal d. Newbury Park, 15-8, 15-2, 15-5--Kevin Hambly had 10 kills and Karl Weschta had eight in for Royal (12-1, 11-0) in a Marmonte League match.