HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL : Robles’ One-Hitter Leads Montgomery to Victory

It was obvious in warm-ups that Montgomery right-hander Oscar Robles didn’t have his good stuff for Tuesday’s start against Sweetwater in the Metro Conference opener.

Even pitching coach Ernesto Hermosillo complained that Robles’ “mechanics were off.”

Apparently Robles doesn’t need good mechanics. He took a one-hitter into the seventh inning en route to a 3-1 Montgomery victory.

Robles, who struck out five, will have plenty of time to work on his mechanics--he’s a sophomore.

Montgomery took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second off singles by Ricardo Gomez, David Silvas and Eduardo Duarte.

Other Metro Conference games:

Mar Vista 5, Bonita Vista 3--Bobby Rector improved to 4-0, allowing two hits in four innings for the Mariners (7-1-1, 1-0). Rector’s two-run double gave Mar Vista a 2-0 lead in the first. Josh Smith and Andy Moreno each had two doubles.

Southwest 11, Chula Vista 3--Southwest benefited from 12 walks and four crucial Chula Vista errors, scoring six runs in the top of the seventh. The Spartans had 13 hits, four from Octavio Jara, but left seven runners on base.

City Conference Tournament

Serra 7, Patrick Henry 6--The Conquistadors (4-5) rallied for four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to win, with Patrick Henry transfer Danny Harp scoring the winning run on J.T. Hooks’ single. Jason Williams keyed the inning with a two-run double off the top of the fence. Mike Cayetano had given the Patriots (3-6-2) a 5-3 lead in the top of the fifth when he hit a three-run homer deep to right.

La Jolla 5, Clairemont 4 (8 innings)--Jamie Glenn tripled with two outs in the top of the eighth and Chris Duncan’s line single to left sent him home with the eventual winning run to lift La Jolla to 6-2, 3-0 in the tournament. The Vikings led, 4-0, early before Craig Goodwin’s homer made it 4-3 and Goodwin’s single in the bottom of the seventh tied it. The Chiefs are 2-4-1, 0-2 in the tournament.

San Diego 11, Christian 2--Jacque Jones went two for two with a triple and three RBIs and David Mendoza was two for four with three stolen bases, two runs scored and an RBI for San Diego (3-4). Christian fell 0-6.

Nonleague

Midway Baptist 6, Lutheran 4--Jon Taylor struck out 16 and walked only one in helping Midway (1-3-1) to its first victory. Taylor had two hits, as did Rick Delgado. Marco Nunez was three for three with two RBIs.

Coastal League

La Jolla Country Day 14, Bishop’s 3--Noah Katsell’s three-run homer gave the Torres (4-4, 1-0) a 3-0, first-inning lead. Aaron Rubenson’s bases-loaded double, with the score, 3-2, in the fifth inning, broke the game open, 7-2.