City Section
Friday, May 7
TOURNAMENTS
BIRMINGHAM
Pool Play
Birmingham 4, Monroe 0
Max Limonick (4-5) struck out six in a one-hitter and Juan Juaregui had a two-run bases-loaded single for host Birmingham (13-13). Monroe is 13-13.
Sun Valley Poly 6, Palisades 5
Poly (20-6) will play at Birmingham May 20 at 7 p.m. in a final-round game that will determine the tournament champion.
Thursday, May 6
EASTERN LEAGUE
Roosevelt 12, Garfield 2 (5 innings)
Carlos Alvarez (7-0) pitched a three-hitter and struck out seven for host Roosevelt (20-4, 10-2). Luis Rodriguez, Jesus Campos and Jesse Castellanos each added two hits for the Roughriders.
FREEWAY-CROSSTOWN LEAGUE
Sherman Oaks CES 27, Middle College 8 (5 innings)
MARINE LEAGUE
Narbonne 3, Wilmington Banning 1
Derek Brewster (6-4) allowed seven hits and struck out nine to get the win for host Narbonne (13-15, 8-4). Brian Walters went two for three with one RBI for the Gauchos. Wilmington Banning is 5-7 in league.
San Pedro 6, Carson 3
Eric Thacker (10-1) pitched a five-hitter and struck out eight and Grant Harper went three for four and hit a solo home run in the fourth inning for host No. 19 San Pedro (25-3, 12-0), which clinched the league championship. Carson is 8-4 in league.
SUNSET SIX LEAGUE
North Hollywood 14, Hollywood 6
Victor Aguayo went three for five with a double and four RBIs and Jackson Walker went three for four with two doubles to lead visiting North Hollywood (9-10, 6-6) past Hollywood (2-10).
Sun Valley Poly 18, Canoga Park 8
Christian Arredondo had two run-scoring singles and a sacrifice fly for host Poly (19-6, 12-0).
WEST VALLEY LEAGUE
Chatsworth 14, Birmingham 0 (5 innings)
Willie Cabrera went three for four with two home runs and three RBIs, Tom Cassidy went two for three with three RBIs, and Oliver Padre and J.C. Barker each added a home run to lead host No. 1 Chatsworth (28-0, 12-0).
El Camino Real 15, Taft 1 (5 innings)
Jordan Brandt (6-2) struck out eight in three innings and Sammy Donabedian drove in five runs for visiting El Camino Real (19-8, 10-3). Donabedian hit a three-run home run and had two run-scoring singles.
Granada Hills 10, Cleveland 8
Jordan Gold hit a solo home run for visiting Granada Hills (14-14, 5-7).
WESTERN LEAGUE
Palisades 6, Westchester 3
Dylan Cohen went three for three with a solo home run, Adam Franks went one for three with a two-run home run and Andrew Strassner (5-0) threw a six-hitter with three strikeouts for host Palisades (17-3, 12-0).
Venice 8, L.A. University 7
Zach Noel went three for three with two RBIs and Robert Soto pitched an inning of relief to record his first save of the season and hit a solo home run in the fourth inning to lead visiting Venice (14-12, 7-5).
Wednesday, May 5
COLISEUM LEAGUE
Crenshaw 8, Jefferson 0
Otinell Ramirez pitched a three-hitter, striking out seven and walking three, to lead visiting Crenshaw (6-11, 5-7).
Locke 5, Fremont 3
Edgar Muniz was three for three with two RBIs, Augustine Avila was two for three with an RBI and two runs scored and right-hander Ramiero Sanches (6-2) struck out nine and allowed four hits and two earned runs for visiting Locke (15-6-1, 9-3). Left-hander Curtis Johnson (3-2) struck out 13 and allowed three earned runs for Fremont (10-7-1, 8-3-1).
CROSSTOWN LEAGUE
Elizabeth 10, L.A. CES 8 (8 innings)
Jonathan King scored the winning run on a single by Bryant Meza, and Manuel Armenta singled to score another run in the top of the eighth inning for Elizabeth (3-3, 3-3) at L.A. CES.
NORTHERN LEAGUE
Eagle Rock 4, Lincoln 3
Darren Haskins scored on a two-out double by Jared Arce in the bottom of the fifth inning and Arce (4-0) allowed four hits with three strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings for host Eagle Rock (12-7, 11-3), which remained tied with Los Angeles for first-place. Eagles shortstop Ernie Rafael hit an RBI double and scored on a passed ball to tie the game 2-2 in the fourth inning. Lincoln (6-7 in league) scored on an RBI single in the first inning, a bases-loaded walk in the second inning and an RBI single in the seventh inning.
L.A. Marshall 6, L.A. Wilson 4
Danny De Santiago (6-3) threw a nine-hitter with three strikeouts, Danny Cabrera went three for four with a two-run home run and Hayden Velasquez was two for four with two doubles and two RBIs to lead host Marshall.
Franklin 2, Belmont 0
VALLEY MISSION LEAGUE
Granada Hills Kennedy 6, San Fernando 1
Fabian Williamson (5-0) pitched a three-hitter with four strikeouts and Randy Alvarado went one for one with a double and two RBIs for host Granada Hills Kennedy (19-9, 12-0). Jacob Miranda, Richard Mestas and Rafeal Duenas each had two hits for the Golden Cougars. San Fernando drops to 7-5 in league.
Sylmar 11, Reseda 1 (5 innings)
David Madrigal went two for three with a double and two RBIs, Steve Garcia went two for two with two RBIs and Albert Ramos (4-1) threw a three-hitter with four strikeouts and allowed no walks to lead host Sylmar (17-10, 9-3) past Reseda (3-20, 0-12).
Monroe 6, Van Nuys 2
Monday, May 3
COLISEUM LEAGUE
Locke 20, Crenshaw 10 (5 innings)
Senior Jamel Wells went two for four with four RBIs and three stolen bases and sophomore Vindy Mena went two for four with three runs scored and three RBIs for host Locke (14-6-1, 8-3). Junior Trayvon Robinson went two for three with a three-run home run in the first inning, junior Freddy Larios hit a two-run home run and senior Alex Castillo hit a solo home run for Crenshaw (5-11, 4-7).
Jefferson 6, Dorsey 1
EASTERN LEAGUE
L.A. Jordan 4, Huntington Park 0
Junior Ray White pitched a two-hitter with eight strikeouts in eight innings and freshman Anthony Fernandez hit a bases-loaded double in the top of the ninth inning to lift visiting L.A. Jordan (7-10, 3-8). Huntington Park is 1-10 in league.
Roosevelt 5, South Gate 4 (8 innings)
Senior Luis Rodriguez went two for two with two runs scored and hit a sacrifice fly in the top eighth inning to drive in junior Eddie Martinez to lift visiting Roosevelt (19-4, 9-2). Senior Carlos Alvarez went two for four and senior Ramon Marquez pitched 1 2/3 innings of relief and struck out four for Roosevelt. Senior Randy Molina, who has signed with Stanford, went two for four with two doubles and two RBIs for South Gate (15-11, 8-3).
MARINE LEAGUE
Carson 6, Gardena 3
Carson improved to 14-12, 8-3.
Narbonne 16, Washington 2 (5 innings)
Chris Dean went three for three with three runs scored and one RBI and Ivan Lopez went two for two with a double, triple and two RBIs for host Narbonne (12-15, 7-4). Washington is 0-11 in league.
San Pedro 12, Wilmington Banning 6
Senior Juan Dorado went two for three with three runs scored and a solo home run in the fourth inning and Steve Taylor, Joe Espana and Steve March each hit a solo home run for host No. 19 San Pedro (24-3, 11-0). Wilmington Banning is 5-6 in league.
NORTHERN LEAGUE
L.A. Marshall 15, Los Angeles 11
Adam Duvinsky (5-6) pitched a complete game and reached base five times in six at-bats to lead visiting L.A. Marshall (10-14-1, 8-4).
Lincoln 8, Franklin 5
Host Lincoln (6-10, 6-6) completed a season sweep of Franklin.
SUNSET SIX LEAGUE
Sun Valley Poly 4, Verdugo Hills 0
Robert Para (10-2) threw a one-hitter with five walks and three strikeouts for Poly (18-6, 11-0). Ricky Garcia had a run-scoring single and a sacrifice fly and Para had a two-run single.
Canoga Park 7, Hollywood 4Grant 12, North Hollywood 2
VALLEY MISSION LEAGUE
San Fernando 11, Van Nuys 3
Senior Eddie Reyes went four for four with two doubles and four RBIs to lift host San Fernando (12-13-1, 7-4). Van Nuys is 5-13, 2-9.
Sylmar 4, Monroe 3 (8 innings)
Reuben Zuniga singled home the winning run to lead Sylmar (8-3 in league) past host Monroe (12-12, 5-6). Tony Garcia struck out eight for Monroe.
Granada Hills Kennedy 12, Reseda 1
WEST VALLEY LEAGUE
Chatsworth 24, El Camino Real 3 (5 innings)
The top-ranked Chancellors (27-0, 11-0) had eight doubles and four home runs among their 20 hits in the West Valley League victory that was stopped after five innings because of the 10-run rule.
Willie Cabrera had three hits, including a three-run home run, and Matt Dominguez added three hits and five RBI, giving him 55 RBI on the season. Jason Dominguez had two doubles and a home run and picked up the pitching victory.
Chatsworth has 42 consecutive victories over two seasons, tying the state record for unbeaten streak held by L.A. Dorsey in 1950-1951.
-Eric Sondheimer
Cleveland 6, Taft 2
Angel Nunez went three for five with two home runs and three RBIs to lead visiting Cleveland (17-9, 7-4).
Granada Hills 8, Birmingham 7
Granada Hills improved to 13-14, 4-7. Birmingham fell to 12-11, 3-8.
WESTERN LEAGUE
Palisades 7, Fairfax 2
Senior Kevin Seto went two for three with one RBI and two runs scored, Adam Franks went two for three with two RBIs and Matt Skolnik pitched the last five innings to get the win for visiting Palisades (16-3, 11-0). Fairfax is 8-9, 3-7.
Venice 11, L.A. Hamilton 1 (6 innings)
Robert Soto (6-4) pitched a two-hitter with 12 strikeouts, Matt Case went three for three with two runs scored and Matt Williamson hit a three-run home run in the sixth inning for host Venice (13-12, 6-5).
Westchester 7, L.A. University 4
Senior Reggie Foy went three for four with a triple, three runs scored and three stolen bases for host Westchester (7-14, 6-5). Charles Kidd had a solo home run and Ryan Mortimer was two for four for L.A. University (9-17, 4-9).