Hart picks up win at tourney
Golden Valley romps Artesia; West Ranch notches victory
The Hart baseball team bounced back from a pair of losses with a 3-1 Easton Tournament win over Oaks Christian on Tuesday afternoon at Hart.
Senior right-hander Ryan Carolan struck out five and allowed an unearned run on five hits in a complete-game effort.
“He kept his pitch count down and really got on a roll after the third inning,” said Hart coach Jim Ozella. “I was really encouraged by that. He’s had back-to-back good outings for us.”
UCLA signee Cole Roederer drove in Cooper Austin and Kyle Smisko with a single in the fourth, breaking a 1-1 tie.
CSU Northridge signee Josh Cerpa went 1-for-2 and scored a run.
Hart (2-2) finishes out tournament play Wednesday at Dos Pueblos.
Golden Valley 12, Artesia 2
The Grizzlies won their second game in as many days at the Newport Elks Tournament.
Junior right-hander Bryant Colon collected his first win of the year on the mound. Senior
Dylan Daszek went 2-for-2 with two walks, three stolen bases and three runs scored, and senior Matt Broadwater went 2-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs.
Golden Valley (2-1) continues Newport Elks Tournament play Wednesday against Costa Mesa.
West Ranch 6, St. Bonaventure 1
UC Santa Barbara commit JD Callahan struck out eight six innings of work to pick up the win as the Wildcats collected their third straight Easton Tournament victory held at USC.
Ryan Camacho had three hits on the afternoon, including a two-run triple. The Cats (4-1) finish tournament play Wednesday against Ventura.
Saugus 4, Agoura 4
The Cents ended in a tie in Easton Tournament play due to a lack of sunlight at Saugus.
Chase Lindeman went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Andrew Sharpe and Hewitt Grissom also drove in runs. Paxton Cudd went 2-for-4 with a run scored.
Saugus (3-1-1) plays Crespi on Wednesday to complete tournament play.
Santa Barbara 9, Valencia 3
Valencia surrendered 14 hits but also collected 10 hits of its own in the Easton Tournament loss.
Senior Sam Stulman provided 2 1/2 innings of one-run relief.
The Vikings (2-4) return to action Saturday at Agoura.
Trinity 11, Milken 7
Drew Pfeiffer struck out seven in a complete-game effort and also went 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs.
Tristen Rodriguez went 3-for5 with an RBI and Joey Andolino drove in three runs while going 2-for-5. Jake Backes collected two hits as well, going 2-for-3 with an RBI.
The Knights (2-0-1) will play at Pacifica Christian of Santa Monica on Thursday.
Providence 1, SCCS 0
SCCS (0-3) will hit the road to play St. Monica Academy on Monday.