ROUNDUP : Quartz Hill’s Coleman Tames Highland, 19-16

Highland High’s baseball team was looking for its first Golden League victory Friday, but Quartz Hill’s Freddy Coleman simply would not allow it.

After Highland claimed a one-run lead in the fourth inning, Coleman, the Rebels’ fourth relief pitcher, limited the host Bulldogs to two hits the rest of the way and guided Quartz Hill to a wild-and-wacky 19-16 victory.

Coleman (3-1), who also paced the Rebels offensively with two doubles, a home run, four runs and four runs batted in, took over in the fourth with nobody out and runners at second and third. The senior right-hander shut down the Bulldogs, who led, 16-15, when he made his appearance.

Quartz Hill (9-6, 6-1) remains in first place, one-half game ahead of Palmdale. Highland dropped to 6-7-1, 0-5-1. The teams combined for 36 hits and six errors.

The Rebels bolted to an 11-0 lead in the first inning, but Highland scratched and clawed its way back into the game and scored 15 runs in the first three innings. Highland’s seven-run third gave the Bulldogs their first lead, 15-14.

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In other high school baseball games:

Palmdale 12, Ridgecrest Burroughs 4--Bob Harmon had a three-run triple and scored four runs, Chris Paxton slugged a two-run homer and Todd Berry added a two-run double for host Palmdale in a Golden League game.

Brian Welsh (3-0) allowed three hits and struck out six over five innings to get the win, and Berry struck out three in two innings of shutout relief to get his first save.

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Hoover 8, Glendale 0--Senior Doug Jackson pitched a two-hit shutout and drove in three runs with a fourth-inning double in a Pacific League game at Hoover. Jackson (3-0) had five strikeouts for the Tornadoes (11-4, 6-1). Hoover center fielder Andrew Spencer went two for three with a triple and an RBI.

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Bishop Amat 10-7, Oxnard 6-4--Manuel Canales doubled and homered for host Oxnard in the second game.

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Antelope Valley 6, Littlerock 5--Both teams scored three runs in the seventh inning and Little rock--which scored its three with two out--had the tying run on first when the final out was recorded.

Antelope Valley’s Eric Cole was three for four with two home runs and three RBIs.

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Calabasas 11, Nordhoff 0--Todd Cignarelli (3-0) went the distance for host Calabasas, tossing a two-hitter and striking out seven in a Frontier League game called with two out in the bottom of the sixth.

Calabasas’ Sam Cunningham had just slugged a three-run pinch-hit homer, and when Mehul Taylor was hit by the ensuing pitch, both benches emptied and the umpires called the game.

Taylor and Mark Warshaw each had two hits for Calabasas (9-4-1, 4-3), and Billy Hoover added a two-run single in the fourth.

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Thousand Oaks 14, Agoura 3--Clint Harris was three for three with three RBIs as the Lancers won their sixth game in a row.

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Fillmore 5, Oak Park 4 (nine innings)--Phillip Hurtado’s infield single off pitcher Eric Kane’s glove drove in Phillip Chessani with the winning run in the bottom of the ninth in a Tri-Valley League game at Fillmore.

Louie Garza had three hits and three stolen bases for Fillmore (8-3, 3-2) and pitched five innings of four-hit relief to improve to 4-1. Damin Sterling had three hits for Oak Park (6-6, 3-2).

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Providence 2, Oakwood 1 (eight innings)--Junior hurler Robert Mena tossed a two-hitter and struck out 15 for host Providence in a Liberty League game. Providence (6-2, 5-0) scored the winning run when Zack Blachly walked, stole second and third, and scored on a wild pitch. Mena and Danny Newbro each had two hits for Providence.

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Montclair Prep 13-4, Coast Union 3-4--Darrell Dent (three runs), Jeff Shapiro (two doubles) and Brian Stewart (two RBIs) were each three for four in the first game of a nonleague doubleheader.

In the second game, which was called because of darkness after seven innings, the Mounties walked 13 batters, allowed four unearned runs and committed four errors.

Pitchers Jared Sandler and Dent allowed only one hit but Montclair Prep (13-2-1) trailed, 4-3, before tying it in the seventh.

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Arroyo Grande 2, Hueneme 0--One Arroyo Grande run was aided by a wild pitch, the other by a balk as Hueneme fell to 6-10 with a consolation-round defeat in the San Luis Obispo tournament.

COLLEGE BASEBALL

The Master’s 5, Biola 4--The Master’s scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth to pull out an NAIA District III victory over visiting Biola.

Joe Pence doubled home Jayme Biggio with the first run of the inning and Darin Brebes’ single scored Kevin Claytor with the tying run.

When the Biola catcher attempted to throw Brebes out as he rounded first, Pence scored from third with the winning run. Brebes, who had a solo homer in the sixth, had three hits and two RBIs.

Freshman Mark Redman (7-3) went the distance for The Master’s (21-16, 10-5).He allowed eight hits, only one after the fifth inning. He struck out four and walked four.