Baseball: Freshman standouts lead Hart, West Ranch to win
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Let the debate begin over who has the best freshman infielder in the Foothil League, Hart or West Ranch?
On Wednesday, freshman Dayton Provost had three hits in Hart’s 7-4 victory over Valencia. Freshman Jagger Rusconi hit a grand slam in West Ranch’s 11-5 victory over Golden Valley. Both schools are 3-0 in league.
Hart rallied from a 4-2 deficit with a five-run fifth. CJ Witkowski had the key hit, a two-run double. Baggy Saldivar added two hits.
In the Century League, Esperanza (8-2, 5-0) got an eighth-inning two-run home run from Kevin Viers to defeat Anaheim Canyon, 4-2.
In the South Coast League, El Toro (10-1, 2-0) defeated Capistrano Valley, 7-1. Junior Kyle Goodbrand threw a three-hitter in Tesoro’s 5-0 win over Dana Hills. Eric Hutting, Brett Halasz and Riley Greenlee had two hits apiece for Tesoro (8-2-1, 2-0).
Moorpark received 5 1/3 innings of no-hit pitching from Sean Berry in a 9-3 win over Oklahoma Broken Arrow in the Perfect Game tournament.Taylor Ready had a two-run home run. Blake Chiaramonte went three for four.
L.A. Cathedral defeated Cantwell-Sacred Heart, 10-0. Five pitchers combined for a no-hitter with 10 strikeotus. Chris Flores had two hits. Ayala defeated Charter Oak, 6-1. Evan Kantor hit a home run in Sierra Canyon’s 16-5 win over St. Michaels.
Oaks Christian defeated Malibu, 17-9. Brandon Evans, Jack Kruger, Nate Palace and Austin Sreden all had three hits.
In the City Section, Birmingham defeated Grace Brethren, 2-0, behind Jesus Pizano (2-0). Steven Rodriguez got the save. Daniel Gomez had two hits. Cleveland defeated Calabasas, 9-2. Andrew Devian led a 15-hit attack with three hits.
North Hollywood defeated Sun Valley, 19-1. Zane Weston had two hits. Andrew Marmor drove in four runs. Grant defeated Arleta, 5-4.
-- Eric Sondheimer