HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP : Mira Mesa’s Hause Fires Second No-Hitter

City Eastern League teams are beginning to realize what it means when Mira Mesa High pitcher Brendan Hause has good mechanics: No-hitter.

Hause, a senior left-hander, threw his second no-hitter this season against a league opponent, a 12-0 victory over host Serra. Hause’s no-hitter was a bonus for the Marauders, who got their 20th victory and clinched the league title for the second year in a row--something they’ve never done before.

“I had the same type stuff (as his perfect game against Point Loma two weeks ago),” said Hause (10-1), who struck out 14 and walked three, all on 3-2 pitches. “I had good mechanics and my fastball (clocked at 85 m.p.h. by scouts) was good. I got ahead of most of the hitters, and that helped.”

Mira Mesa is the section 3-A division’s two-time defending champion, but consecutive league titles is a first for the Marauders.

“This is the first time we’ve won it back-to-back, even though we’re 110-30 over the last five seasons,” Marauders Coach Mike Prosser said. “They’ve done a real good job keeping their focus this year. It’s something they feel they have to do now, to be as successful as the previous teams.

“Serra has some good hitters and the last time we played them they beat us, 6-3, at our place. Coming back to beat Serra was definitely in the picture for us. We were focused in the ballgame, and Brendan pretty much overpowered them. He had his way with them.”

Karl Goins, Brian Wilson and David Lundberg accounted for five of Mira Mesa’s nine hits. The Marauders are 20-5, 9-1; Serra is 10-14, 5-5.

Other Eastern League games:

Patrick Henry 13, Point Loma 4--Mike Cayetano was three for five with an RBI and three runs scored and Zed Martin was two for four with an RBI and a run scored for Patrick Henry (10-12-2, 5-4). Point Loma fell to 9-6, 2-8.

City Central League

Hoover 6, Madison 4--Byron Limbrick hit a one-run homer for Hoover (4-18, 1-9). Madison fell to 18-7, 8-2, but remained in first place.

San Diego 6, Crawford 4--Pitcher Jacque Jones (5-3) struggled with his control but struck out 12 to give him 110 strikeouts for the season, while the Cavers (12-11, 6-4) gained ground on the second-place Colts (11-11, 6-3). Frank Guzman, Rich Estrada and Dwight Hancock had consecutive RBI-singles in San Diego’s three-run first. David Mendoza homered and stole two bases.

Metro Conference

Montgomery 6, Castle Park 1--David Silvas was two for four, including a one-run homer, and Carlos Acuna was two for two with two RBIs as Montgomery (21-3, 12-0) clinched the conference title. Eduardo Duarte gave up an unearned run and struck out three for his third win against no losses. Castle Park fell to 14-11, 5-6.

Mar Vista 5, Southwest 4--Ricky Quinones (5-3) had 11 strikeouts and the Mariners (17-7-2, 8-3-1) scored twice in the bottom of the seventh to win it. Mike Caruso drove home Sean Simmons with a single and Bobby Rector scored the game winner on an infield error.

Chula Vista 6, Hilltop 0--Carlos Navarro (3-4) coaxed 13 ground balls en route to the complete-game shutout as the Spartans improved to 8-12, 2-9. Chula Vista scored all its runs in the fourth inning. Alex Pelaez (two for four) had a two-run double, one of three doubles in the inning. Richie Hinzo was three for three for Hilltop (10-12, 4-7).

City Western League

La Jolla 4, USDHS 3--David Meyers walked, stole second and scored on Chris Duncan’s RBI single for La Jolla (12-12, 3-6) in the bottom of the 10th. The Vikings’ David Mullin scattered 12 hits in 10 innings to pick up the win. Fourth-ranked USDHS made four errors and fell to 20-5, 8-2.

Mission Bay 9, Kearny 1--Manny Castillo (6-3) went the distance for his fourth consecutive victory--backed by a 15-hit offense--and the second-place Buccaneers (20-7, 7-3) got victory No. 20 for the second consecutive year. Stan Sgambelluri was three for three, scoring three times, and J.J. Ibarra was three for four with two stolen bases, making him 18 for 18 this season. Danny Gil tripled and drove in four runs. Kearny is 10-13-1, 4-6.

City Harbor League

Clairemont 8, Christian 3--Craig Goodwin was three for four with two RBIs and a run scored, Devin Henderson was three for three, scored twice and drove in a run and winning pitcher Josh Severson helped himself by going two for two and scoring a run for Clairemont (9-14-1, 4-6). Christian is 1-9.

Coastal League

Francis Parker 16, Bishop’s 0--Charles Pope was three for three with an RBI, and scored three runs, and Devlin Millay was one for two with four RBIs and three runs scored to lead Parker (10-7, 7-2). Matt McNeill (4-3) struck out six and allowed three hits in six innings to pick up the victory.

Nonleague

Lincoln 3, La Jolla Country Day 1--Tobias Price was three for three with a double and a run scored and Darrin Hall threw a five-hitter with nine strikeouts for Lincoln (10-14). LJCD fell to 12-8.