HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP : Mira Mesa Wins Warhawk Title for Third Year in a Row

Mira Mesa left-hander Brendan Hause is one of the top baseball players in the San Diego Section. If there were any doubters at Madison High, there aren’t any today.

Hause pitched a four-hitter and struck out 14 to lift Mira Mesa to a 7-0 victory over Madison (5-2) in the championship game of the Warhawk Tournament, the third consecutive year Mira Mesa (7-1) has won the tournament.

The game was played at San Diego State’s Smith Field.

Hause (3-0) didn’t walk a batter, and he got offensive support from throughout the batting order.

Jason Payne had a two-run double and a single and scored once; Bobby Arban, batting seventh, went two for four with an RBI; and Daryle Owen, batting eighth, drove in the third run of the third inning to give Mira Mesa some breathing room.

“(Owen’s) only been with us about a week because of soccer practice,” Mira Mesa Coach Mike Prosser said. “With that run, it took (Madison) three baserunners to tie the game and put us in a position where we could relax.”

Other Warhawk games:

Point Loma 4, Sweetwater 4 (8)--Sweetwater (3-3-1) tied the game in the bottom of the eighth inning on a balk. The Red Devils got two hits apiece from Robert Molina, Juan Piche and Tony Garcia, who had an RBI. Josh Serrano homered in his first at-bat of the season for Point Loma (3-4-1).

Mt. Miguel 11, Kearny 7--Chris Green had two hits, scored twice and drove in two runs for Mt. Miguel (5-2). Kearny dropped to 3-4-1.

Pirate Classic

Grossmont 7, San Pasqual 5--Matt Jones and Benny Craig each hit their third home runs of the season for Grossmont (4-0), which won its 22nd consecutive game. Jones had three RBIs, while Craig’s was a solo homer. Ryan Wheeler earned the victory with 3 2/3 innings of relief.

Rancho Buena Vista 4, Oceanside 0--Senior right-hander Jeff McCauley (2-0) needed only 81 pitches to four-hit Oceanside (1-2-2). McCauley struck out seven and walked one. Kajunga Jackson had a run-scoring triple in the fifth inning and was driven in by Grady Griffith.

Hilltop/Moose Tournament

Chula Vista 8, Escondido 3--Sophomore Alex Pelaez stroked two doubles and drove in three runs for Chula Vista (3-2), which got a complete game from Carlos Navarro (2-0). Escondido’s Jason Aguilar and Mike Frank each went three for four with an RBI, Frank’s coming on a run-scoring double.

El Capitan 4, Mission Bay 3--Matt LaChappa struck out nine batters, but the biggest came in the seventh inning on a 3-2 count to the batter with the bases loaded as No. 10 El Capitan (3-2) edged No. 9 Mission Bay (2-3). Mike Lennon scored twice for El Capitan.

St. Augustine 7, Poway 5--Memo Lopez and John Mozerka hit two-run homers to power St. Augustine (3-2) and deal Poway its first loss. Poway (4-1) plays USDHS Saturday for the tournament championship.

Crawford Tournament

Crawford 14, Morse 4--Crawford scored 10 runs in the third inning to beat Morse. Johnny Verdin drove in three runs and Brent Norris drove in two to lead Crawford; each had two hits. Morse’s Alfred Enano went four for four.

University City 5, La Jolla 4--Winning pitcher Jay Parmenter struck out seven and allowed only one hit in five innings. University City (2-3) got a solo home run from Steven Smythe, and two-hit, one-RBI performances from Todd Clarke and Brady Bishop. Tony Maggio had two hits and two RBIs for La Jolla (3-2).

Nonleague

Serra 5, Valhalla 3--Justin Wible went three for three with an RBI to lead Serra (2-5).

TRACK AND FIELD

Southern Conference

Bishop’s 81, Santa Fe Christian 51--Santa Fe Christian’s Daryl Dalton won the 100 meters with a time of 11.1. Dalton’s hand time was 11.02, which will be recorded that way as a school record. Two facts set Dalton’s time apart: He’s a sophomore, and he also participates in the throws. He won both the shot put and the discus. Both marks were unspectacluar (43-10, 124-11 respectively), but more than respectable for a sophomore sprinter.

SOFTBALL

Hilltop Tournament

San Pasqual 10, Marian 1--Paloma Vanderzanden had three hits, scored two runs and stole two bases to lift San Pasqual (1-1). Winning pitcher Erin Combe struck out five and allowed five hits in six innings. Marian is 0-2.