Burton an All-American for Throwing Weight Around

Beth Burton of Cal State Northridge raised her school record to 59 feet 4 inches in the 20-pound weight throw Friday to place eighth in the NCAA indoor track and field championships in Indianapolis.

Burton’s fourth school record in the last three weeks helped her become the first Matador to earn Division I All-American honors in indoor track since the school moved from the Division II level in 1990.

The junior from Downey Warren High entered the meet with the 14th-best mark in the 20-woman field, but moved up six spots by topping her previous best by nearly a foot and a half.

Her opening throw of 58-2 topped her previous school record of 58-0 1/4 and she unloaded her 59-4 in the third round.

BASEBALL

Cal Lutheran 7, Occidental 0--Erik Kiszczak threw a six-hit shutout for the Kingsmen (13-4-1, 10-0) in a Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game in Thousand Oaks. Mike Young and Eric Buben each hit home runs for Cal Lutheran.

Cal State San Bernardino 6, The Master’s 4--Rom Prey, Shane Facett and Clint Ball each had doubles for the Coyotes (13-7) in a nonconference game at Master’s. Justin Miller knocked in two runs for the Mustangs (6-12).

SOFTBALL

Pierce 7, Cuesta 0--Kelly Lovato pitched a perfect game with 15 strikeouts for the Brahmas (5-1-1) in a Western State Conference opener at Cuesta. Joanne Rosales had three hits and drove in two runs for Pierce.

Cal Lutheran 13-12, Pomona-Pitzer 8-0--Heidi Stevens was six for eight, hitting home runs in each game, and pitched a one-hit shutout in the second game for the Regals (12-0, 10-0) in a SCIAC doubleheader in Thousand Oaks. Stevens (6-0) had two doubles and five RBIs. Her fourth and fifth homers raised her career total to 16.

Cal Lutheran trailed, 8-6, in the first game before scoring five runs in the fifth. Becca Snider’s two-run, two-out double keyed the inning.

Gina Delianedis (3-0) allowed 11 hits but earned the victory.