HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP : West Hills Wins, Takes Division Lead

West Hills moved to the top of its division standings for the first time in school history Monday when the Wolf Pack defeated El Capitan, 4-3.

The Wolf Pack, in its third year of existence, had won only eight games before this season, but is now atop the Grossmont 2-A standings at 10-9-1, 4-2.

It wasn’t easy getting there. The Vaqueros (15-9, 3-2) scored in the top of the seventh inning to tie the score. It took a bases-loaded single by Mike Turner to score Paul Tellechea with the game-winner with one out.

After El Capitan scored twice in the first inning to take a 2-0 lead, West Hills got three runs in the fourth, with two of them coming on a two-out triple by catcher Tellechea. El Capitan tied it in the seventh when Cody Weis--who had doubled--scored on an infield throwing error.

But pitcher Harry Caldwell (5-1) held on for the victory, striking out seven while walking none and allowing one earned run.

In another Grossmont 2-A game:

Monte Vista 7, Mt. Miguel 2--Manny Lutz went two for three and Jeremy Lipsey was two for four with an RBI for Monte Vista. Matt Marshall threw one-hit ball through five innings for the Monarchs (14-10-1, 3-3). Mt. Miguel fell to 9-12, 1-5.

Grossmont 3-A League

Grossmont 4, Helix 1--Jason Eskridge (7-0) struck out eight, walked three and scattered five hits. Wynter Phoenix went two for three with a double and two steals. Top-ranked Grossmont (16-1-1) scored twice in the sixth on five walks. Helix pitcher Ryan Smith struck out nine, but walked seven. Helix (12-9, 2-3).

City Central League

Crawford 10, Lincoln 3--The Hornets outhit the Colts, 6-5, but handed out eight walks, five in a disastrous eight-run fourth inning. Brent Norris keyed the inning with a two-run single as Crawford (10-9, 5-1) pulled into a first-place tie with Madison, which they play today at home. Lincoln fell to 8-12, 2-4.

San Diego 16, Hoover 3--The Cavers (10-10, 4-3) racked up 16 hits while the Cardinals (3-16, 0-7) committed seven errors at Ted Williams Field. San Diego scored five runs in the second inning, taking a 5-0 lead, thanks to three errors. All the runs were unearned. They added eight runs in the sixth. Frank Guzman was three for five with a pair of doubles.

City Eastern League

Serra 24, Point Loma 11--The Conquistadors (9-12, 4-3) had 16 hits, but 12 walks/hit batsmen also helped their cause as the Pointers fell to 9-11-1, 2-3. Jason Williams (three hits, five RBIs), Milo Rodriguez (three hits, three RBIs) and Manny Acevdeo (two hits, four RBIs) did most of the damage. Rantee Harper was three for four with a two-run homer for Point Loma.

Patrick Henry 9, Morse 6--Eric Slama went three for four with three runs scored and four RBIs, including a three-run homer, and Mike Cayetano was two for three with three runs and two RBIs, including a two-run homer for Patrick Henry (8-12-2, 3-3). Paul Masingale hit a two-run homer and Alota Gerby was three for three with two runs and one RBI for Morse (2-4, 9-10).

City Western League

Kearny 3, University City 2 (13 innings)--University City pitcher Travis Ahern hit Ramona Cordova with the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the 13th to give Kearny (9-11-1, 3-4) the victory. Eddie Feistel went 10 innings and allowed seven hits before giving way to Carlo Adame (1-1) who picked up the win. University City fell to 5-14, 1-5.

La Jolla 3, Mission Bay 2--La Jolla (11-10, 2-4) scored the winning runs on a two-run fielding error by Mission Bay’s right fielder. Ninth-ranked Mission Bay fell to 17-7, 4-3.

Harbor League

St. Augustine 4, Marian Catholic 3--Dom Giammarinaro’s two-out, two-run single tied it at three and Pete Albers doubled him in with the winning run in the fifth inning for St. Augustine (20-3, 6-0). Marian fell to 3-15-1 and 3-3.