Hart Pitchers Lit Up by Burroughs in Dark

Hart High was ready to face Burroughs in a Foothill League baseball game at Burroughs on Friday, but wasn’t prepared for a three-hour delay and an 11-1 loss.

Hart, ranked No. 1 in The Times’ regional poll, arrived at 2 p.m. for a 3:15 start, but Burroughs was expecting a 7:15 game. Burroughs Coach Jose Valle rounded up his players, but the umpires didn’t arrive until about 6.

When the game began, Hart’s pitching staff was still feeling the cold. Brian Hernandez (2-1) and Jeremy Shields yielded nine hits and four walks.

Burroughs, holding a 3-0 lead, capitalized on two Hart errors to score six runs in the fifth inning.

Anthony Fabrizio hit a two-run homer and had five runs batted in.

Simi Valley 5, Newbury Park 4--Alfonzo Rodriguez (1-0) pitched the equivalent of a complete game in relief, allowing just a single in the seventh inning for the Pioneers (3-4, 1-1) in a Marmonte League game at Simi Valley.

Rodriguez relieved Darren Campbell, who surrendered four runs on five hits before leaving with none out in the first inning.

Rodriguez tied the game in the fifth inning with a run-scoring single and scored the winning run on a single by John Whipp.

Westlake 10, Channel Islands 2--Scott Dragicevich had three hits and four RBIs for the Warriors in a Marmonte League game at Westlake.

David Williamson hit a grand slam in a six-run first inning for Westlake (6-2, 2-0).

Camarillo 12, Agoura 2--Jay Caliguiri hit a two-run home run and a run-scoring double for the Scorpions (7-0, 2-0), ranked second in the region by The Times, in a Marmonte League game at Agoura (5-3, 1-1).

Joe Borchard had two doubles and three RBIs for Camarillo.

Calabasas 3, Nordhoff 2--Brian Fatur had two hits, including a two-run triple in the fourth inning, for the Coyotes (5-2) in a Frontier League opener at Nordhoff.

Hueneme 3, Rio Mesa 0--Jess Sanchez was lifted after pitching five no-hit innings for the Vikings (6-2, 2-0) in a Channel League game at Hueneme. The Spartans wound up with two hits.

Sanchez (2-1) struck out 11 batters and walked five.

Ventura 3, Santa Barbara 1--Marcial Marquez hit his first home run in the sixth inning and pitched the seventh inning to earn his first save for the Cougars (2-5, 1-0) in a Channel League game.

Crespi 11, Alemany 3--Luke Worgan’s three-run home run in the third inning broke a 1-1 tie for the Celts (4-3, 1-1) in a Mission League game at Alemany. Worgan added a two-run double.

Tim Leveque pitched five innings, allowing the Indians (5-2, 1-1) five hits.

Saugus 5, Burbank 1--Chris Mayberry had three hits, including a solo home run, for the Centurions (2-4-1, 1-1) in a Foothill League game at Burbank.

Palmdale 15, Highland 6--Cory Briggs had four hits and two RBIs and J.J. Rosati had three hits for the Falcons (7-0) in a Golden League opener at Palmdale.