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SOUTHERN SECTION SOFTBALL ROUNDUP

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Moreno Valley 5, Saugus 0--Wendy Allen pitched a four-hitter with 12 strikeouts to eliminate the Centurions at Moreno Valley in another Division II quarterfinal.

Stephine Tafoya hit a two-run double in the fourth for Moreno Valley (20-7).

DIVISION I

Thousand Oaks 1, A.B. Miller 0--Nicole Angelo (12-3) pitched a five-hitter with three strikeouts, and the unseeded Lancers defeated the Citrus League champion Rebels at A.B. Miller.

The Lancers (23-8) will play defending champion Mater Dei in the quarterfinals on Tuesday.

Thousand Oaks scored in the third when Michelle Spencer beat the throw home on Andi Keesling’s chopper to shortstop.

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DIVISION III

Newbury Park 3, Placentia Valencia 1--Tawni Yamauchi hit a two-out, two-run home run in the fifth inning to power the host Panthers into the semifinals.

Yamauchi had two hits for Newbury Park (24-7) and scored two runs.

Alyson Blum and Katie Stokx (16-4) each had four strikeouts and combined on a seven-hitter for Newbury Park.

DIVISION IV

Rosary 2, Harvard-Westlake 0--The Royals scored two unearned runs at Rosary.

Anna Russell (12-3) issued a bases-loaded walk to score one run, and the other run for Rosary (23-8) scored on a two-out error.

DIVISION V

L.A. Baptist 5, Mary Star 0--Nikki Girard pitched a five-hitter with eight strikeouts to help the Knights win at L.A. Baptist.

Girard (12-6) hit a two-run double in the fifth for L.A. Baptist.

L.A. Baptist (14-11) will play two-time defending champion Calvary Chapel on Tuesday.

DIVISION VI

Cornerstone Christian 2, Liberty Christian 1--Shannon Brown’s run-scoring single with two out in the bottom of the seventh gave the defending champion Eagles a quarterfinal victory at Mission Oaks Park in Camarillo.

Juli Hartnell (17-6) allowed one hit and struck out eight for the Eagles (18-6), who play Linfield in the semifinals on Tuesday.

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