AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL ROUNDUP : Savala Pitches Rocky 5-Inning No-Hitter for San Fernando
San Fernando’s Rick Savala pitched a no-hitter and teammate Jose Nunez had a monstrous home run nullified when he missed second base in San Fernando’s wacky 11-1 American Legion District 20 win over Van Nuys-Notre Dame on Wednesday at San Fernando. The game was called after five innings because of the 10-run rule.
Savala, in throwing his first career no-hitter, allowed an unearned run in the first inning, then settled down to throw four shutout innings, walking five and striking out two. Nunez, though, stole the show with a home run that landed on nearby Laurel Canyon Boulevard on the fly. When Nunez missed second base in his trot, however, he was tagged out.
Savala (2-2) received help from David Rojas, Nunez and Robert Garcia, who each had two hits. San Fernando improved to 7-6.
In other District 20 games:
Chatsworth 16, Littlerock 2--Adam Pearlman and Tommy Lee each had two hits at Chatsworth (12-0) in a game called after five innings because of the 10-run rule. Lee, a shortstop and a 1990 graduate of Chatsworth, drove in three runs to give him an area-high 21 runs batted in.
Newhall-Saugus 9, West Hills 6--Kyle Lonsberry went four for four, scored three runs, drove in five, stole two bases and pitched a complete-game win for Newhall-Saugus (5-8) in a game at Saugus High.
Kevin Bialas had two hits and three RBIs for Newhall-Saugus and teammate Chris Cooper added two doubles.
Encino-Crespi 11, North Hollywood 4--Joe Turner had three hits and two RBIs and Kyle Carden added two hits, two RBIs and scored two runs for Encino-Crespi (12-3) in a game at Valley College.
Jeff Luderer (2-1) went six innings for Encino-Crespi, allowing one earned run. Brett Farlow added two hits for Encino-Crespi.
Sun Valley 8, Panorama City 4--Jeff Deal (3-0) went five innings to win for host Sun Valley.
Robert Aros went three for four with two RBIs and Marlon McKinney added three hits for Sun Valley (9-4). Carlos Concha had two hits for Sun Valley.
Sepulveda 7, Woodland Hills East 1--Russell Ortiz (3-0) pitched five innings, allowing one run, and had three hits and an RBI to pace Sepulveda (12-2) in a game at Taft High. Brad Fullmer had three hits and three RBIs for Sepulveda.
Granada Hills West 10, Valley ET 2--Michael Petruzates (7-1) pitched five innings for the win and went two for four for Granada Hills West at Birmingham High. Scott Berger had two hits and Dave Cipolla and Brian Basowski each had two RBIs for Granada Hills West (11-5).
Reseda 7, Eagle Rock 3--Joey Tushnet, Bob Bookatz and Jesse Yeomans each had two hits to lead Reseda. Dan Knight had a three-run double in the third for Reseda (7-9). Louis Vanacore (2-0) went the distance for Reseda and allowed 10 hits.
Granada Hills East 5, Glendale 0--Cody Beaumaster (4-1) struck out 10 and walked none in a two-hitter. John Davis had two hits and David Bourne drove in two runs for Granada Hills East (8-8).
Agoura-Oak Park 10, Palmdale 2--Ed Gillis pitched a complete game, striking out five and teammate Chris Lehman had three hits and two RBIs.
Lancaster 9, Burbank South 1--Darrin D’Errico had three hits and Marcus Armstrong had two hits and drove in four runs for Lancaster (9-6) at Antelope Valley High. Heath Fine hit a two-run homer.
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Westlake-Royal 12, Simi Valley 3--Derek Stein had two hits, scored two runs and drove in three for Westlake-Royal (12-3, 9-3). Jason Ignacio (4-1) allowed two hits in five innings to pick up the win.