Chad Wanders : San Clemente, Sr.

Baseball / Pitcher

Wanders, who will attend Hawaii on a baseball scholarship next fall, is not through with the South Coast League. Thursday, he beat Capistrano Valley, then ranked No. 2 in the county, 15-1. Wanders gave up only five hits and an unearned run in the fifth inning. At the plate, he had four hits, scored three runs and drove in one as the Tritons improved to 8-3, 4-1 in league. “He had a heck of a game,” San Clemente Coach Paul Prinz said. Wanders lowered his earned-run average to 1.48. He’s batting .375 with a team-high nine runs batted in.

* Art Ortiz, Loara, was named MVP of the West Anaheim Lions tournament after pitching a four-hitter in a 5-1 victory over Dana Hills.

* J.R. Rodriguez, Sonora, pitched a no-hitter, had four hits and scored three runs in an 11-2 victory over Santiago.

* Todd Steinert, El Toro, had 49 assists in the Chargers’ 17-15, 15-6, 15-7 victory over Dana Hills.

* Chris Toomey, Dana Hills, pitched a three-hitter in a 2-1 victory over Capistrano Valley and hit a homer in a 2-1 victory over Mission Viejo.