Glendale 4, Hoover 3--Consecutive doubles by Amber...

Glendale 4, Hoover 3--Consecutive doubles by Amber Bollinger and Christy Russell produced the winning run for the Dynamiters (11-6, 4-1) in the seventh in a Pacific League game at Hoover (13-6, 4-1)--creating a three-way tie for first place.

Kristina Kirk drove in three runs with two singles for Glendale, and Kelly Cook had two hits.

Crescenta Valley 3, Arcadia 2--Heidi Huchthausen drove in two runs with two hits for the Falcons (16-4, 4-1)--ranked sixth in the region by The Times--in a Pacific League game at Arcadia (9-10, 2-3).

Simi Valley 2, Westlake 0--Lori Tande and Dawn Carifi drove in runs in the second inning for the Pioneers (15-4, 6-3) in a Marmonte League game at Westlake.

Agoura 8, Royal 1--Heather Bunch had two hits, including a triple, and Jennifer Grennan had two hits and two RBIs for the Chargers (14-4-1, 5-3-1) in a Marmonte League victory at Rancho Simi Park.

Newbury Park 5, Channel Islands 0--Tawni Yamauchi had a two-run home run in the first inning for the Panthers (15-5, 5-4) in a Marmonte League game at Borchard Park.

Highland 5, Antelope Valley 4--Freshman Jennifer Stevenson singled home Michelle Wintermute with the winning run with two out in the bottom of the eighth of a Golden League game at Highland.

Kerri Pulcifer had three hits for the Bulldogs (13-9, 3-2).

Calabasas 8, Malibu 0--Amy Rosson pitched her first shutout of the season, a three-hitter with 12 strikeouts, to pull the Coyotes (9-8, 7-3) into a second-place tie in the Frontier League at Calabasas.

Ventura 2, Oxnard 0--Kim Ferguson (3-4) scattered five hits and escaped two bases-loaded jams for the Cougars in a Channel League game at Oxnard.

Julie Essary had two hits and drove in Lucia Zermeno in the third for Ventura (4-15, 2-7).

Paraclete 8, Kern Valley 2--Cassie Burke had three hits and three RBIs, and Ruth Anderson had two hits, including a two-run triple, for the Spirits (18-3, 5-0) in a High Desert League game at Jane Anderson Park.

El Camino Real 6, Taft 0--Ashley Redlin (8-3) pitched a two-hitter and had three hits and two RBIs for the Conquistadores (14-3, 7-1) in a Northwest Valley Conference game at Shoup Park.

Kennedy 8, San Fernando 1--Louann Avila had two hits--including a two-run triple--for the Golden Cougars (18-2, 9-0) in a Northwest Valley Conference game at San Fernando (7-14, 2-7).

Sandra Durazo pitched a three-hitter, striking out 11.