REGIONAL ROUNDUP : Fillmore Falls to Santa Clara

Not content to let Fillmore High run away with the Frontier League baseball title, Santa Clara and pitcher Garth Teron tightened things up in the standings with a 3-0 win over the previously unbeaten Flashes on Monday at Santa Clara.

Teron (5-0), a senior left-hander, struck out 12 batters and allowed just two singles as Santa Clara (10-4 overall, 7-2 in league play) closed the gap on Fillmore (13-2-1, 7-1-1). Teron finished the game with some excitement: He walked the first three batters in the 7th inning, then fanned Fillmore’s No. 1, 2 and 3 hitters to close the deal.

Ron Tegland went two for three and scored two runs for the Saints while teammates Matt Garcia (two for three, one RBI) and Armando Maciel (two for two) enjoyed fine days at the plate.

Each team has three league games remaining. Santa Clara and Fillmore will meet again May 7 at Santa Clara.

In other high school baseball games:

Providence 6, Oakwood 1--Robert Mena (6-2) tossed a five-hitter and struck out five in a Liberty League game at Providence (12-4, 8-1).

Queen of Angels 4, Yeshiva 1--Queen of Angels starter and winner Chris Wilson (3-2) struck out 10 in 6 1/3 innings, and Felix Renteria struck out the final two Yeshiva batters to earn a save in the Liberty League game for Queen of Angels (8-6, 6-4).

COLLEGE BASEBALL

CS Dominguez Hills 13, The Master’s 11--Andy Martin hit a grand slam for his 11th home run, which tied The Master’s record for home runs in a season, but the Mustangs trailed by 11 runs after 2 1/2 innings in the nonconference home game.

Martin’s grand slam in the third cut the deficit to 11-4, and The Master’s (21-17) pulled within a run, at 12-11, after six innings before Dominguez Hills (25-19-1) clinched it with another run in the ninth.

Sheldon Sparks (three for four, two runs and one RBI), Craig Johnson (three for five, two runs and two RBIs) and E. J. Pape (three for four, one run and one RBI) also contributed to the Mustangs’ attack.

BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL

Birmingham d. Monroe, 15-12, 13-15, 15-8, 15-12--Birmingham (12-1, 9-1 in conference play) clinched its first Mid-Valley League title since 1978 with a victory at Monroe. Stan Yu (30 kills), Alex Diaz (21 kills) and Hye Kwon (18 kills) led Birmingham. Jean Masequesmay had 19 kills for Monroe (8-4, 7-3).

Granada Hills d. Reseda 15-12, 15-4, 15-4--Danny Asaoka had 13 kills and Randy Eason added eight for host Granada Hills (11-1, 7-1) in the Northwest Valley Conference match.

Harvard d. St. Genevieve, 10-15, 15-1, 15-12, 15-3--Casey Federman had 14 kills and Greg Young added seven blocks as Harvard (11-2, 7-0) clinched at least a tie for the San Fernando League title. The win was Harvard’s 66th consecutive league match victory, dating to March 1, 1986.

Taft d. Cleveland, 15-5, 15-12, 15-9--Aubry Miller had 18 kills and Casey Sheahan added 15 for Taft (9-4, 7-1) in a West Valley League match at Cleveland.

Sherman Oaks CES d. Sylmar, 15-4, 15-3, 15-12--Cinchai Chuvichien had seven kills and Todd Joel had 22 assists for Sherman Oaks CES (6-9, 4-6) in the Valley Pac-8 Conference match. David Gutierrez had 13 kills for visiting Sylmar (3-10, 2-9).

GIRLS’ SOFTBALL

San Fernando 12, Kennedy 1--Senior right-hander Raquel Naranjo of Granada Hills threw her first no-hitter in the Northwest Valley Conference game at San Fernando that was shortened to five innings by the 10-run rule.

Naranjo (4-5) allowed only two baserunners and struck five. Bernie Samaniego, Lorena Hernandez and Veronica Chavez had two hits apiece for San Fernando (8-7, 4-5).

Granada Hills 10, Cleveland 1--Sophomore right-hander Brandy Brennan struck out 16 for Granada Hills (9-2, 8-0) in a Northwest Valley Conference game at Cleveland.

El Camino Real 4, Taft 1--El Camino Real’s Jennifer Gould allowed only two hits and teammate Lindsay Cohen supported her with two strong late-inning defensive plays in the Northwest Valley Conference game at Taft. Heidi Crocker had two hits for El Camino Real (10-3, 7-2).

Chatsworth 8, Reseda 1--Metza Simpson (7-0) struck out seven and walked one to earn the victory in the West Valley League game. Rebecca Perry was three for three for Chatsworth (10-4, 6-3).

Bell-Jeff 9, Louisville 0--Carrie Breedlove (3-3) struck out eight and allowed just two hits in a San Fernando League game for Bell-Jeff (9-8, 4-2).