COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Shaw’s 3 Home Runs Power Canyons, 12-2

Andy Shaw did not play baseball last year because of reconstructive knee surgery but it doesn’t appear as if the time away has done him any harm.

Shaw proved sharp Thursday, hitting three home runs to lead College of the Canyons past visiting Santa Monica, 12-2, in a Western State Conference baseball game.

Shaw, a freshman from Montclair Prep, transferred to Canyons (14-3, 11-1 in WSC play) after redshirting at Cal State Fullerton last season. He had seven runs batted in Thursday, blasting his conference-leading fifth, sixth and seventh homers over the right-field fence.

He had a three-run homer in the first and two-run shots in the second and sixth innings.

Chad Miyata hit a grand slam in the fifth inning, his second homer of the season, and Ted Kiester was three for three to give pitcher R.J. Simone (4-0) ample offensive support.

In other baseball games:

Mission 7, East L.A. 0--Sophomore second baseman Jose Gallegos went two for five with a two-run double and three RBIs to lead Mission to a Southern California Athletic Conference victory at East L.A..

Right-hander Raul Torres (3-2) pitched his second shutout, allowing two hits and two walks and striking out three.

Mission is 15-6, 2-2 in conference play. East L.A. is 3-2 in SCAC action.

Valley 9, Oxnard 7--Sophomore left fielder Arnold Settles went three for four, scored three runs and had three RBIs to lead the host Monarchs (8-10-1) to a WSC victory.

Right-hander Derek Rushton pitched 6 2/3 innings of relief--giving up one run and striking out six--to record the win.

Mark Contreras homered for Oxnard (2-10 in conference play).

Santa Barbara 12, Ventura 11--The Pirates (7-10, 5-8) had a season-high 17 hits against visiting Santa Barbara (8-9, 7-5), but could not overcome three errors in a WSC loss.

Only four of Santa Barbara’s runs were earned. Poor baserunning also hurt Ventura, which had four runners thrown out trying to take an extra base.

Ventura tied the score, 10-10, in the seventh, but Joe Eskenazi drove in the go-ahead run with a single in the eighth. Eskenazi leads the conference in RBIs with 16.

Ron Tegland, who doubled and tripled, went four for five with three RBIs for Ventura. Mike Muncy and Chris Mace each added three hits.

The Master’s 9, Cal Baptist 2--Dan O’Sullivan hit three home runs and drove in five runs for the Mustangs (15-7, 5-2) in a NAIA District 3 victory at Cal Baptist.

Mark Redman (5-2) pitched a seven-hitter, striking out six.

MEN’S TENNIS

Pierce 8, Bakersfield 1--The host Brahmas needed only 2 hours 15 minutes to win their 22nd consecutive Western State Conference match.