San Marcos Fit to Be Tied by a Sudden Shower

Falling water is rarely a welcome sight during a baseball game, but Buena High was thrilled with a shower in the eighth inning of its Channel League game Tuesday at San Marcos.

Kurt Probasco of Buena squeezed home Ricky Helland to forge a 3-3 tie in the seventh inning. In the eighth, San Marcos loaded the bases with one out, but sprinklers came on in the outfield, and the game was called.

“[San Marcos] came unglued,” Buena Coach Stan Hedegard said. “Saying they were upset would be an understatement but we just got on the bus and got out of there quick. I’m sure they’ll be firing the groundskeeper tomorrow.”

Helland started for the Bulldogs (6-1-1, 1-0-1 in league play) and allowed two hits and an earned run in five innings. He struck out four and walked two.

San Marcos scored twice in the sixth off reliever Matt Foster to take a 3-2 lead.

Antelope Valley 4, Canyon 2--Brian Scoles and Sean Douglass combined on a five-hitter for the Antelopes (7-2) at Canyon.

Scoles went five innings, allowing four hits and striking out three. Douglass struck out three in two innings to pick up the save for Antelope Valley, ranked No. 1 in the region by The Times.

Camarillo 14, Franklin 3--Sophomore Eric Foster and Joe Yingling drove in three runs each for the Scorpions (9-2) in a Birmingham tournament game at San Fernando High.

Andy Kroneberger added three hits for Camarillo, ranked third by The Times.

Palmdale 13, Pomona 0--Cory Briggs had two hits and five RBIs, including a three-run triple in the third inning of a Pomona tournament game.

Brian Stien added two doubles and two RBIs for Palmdale (9-0), The Times’ fourth-ranked team.

Rio Mesa 4, Santa Barbara 3--Ernie Borjas’ two-out single in the sixth inning drove in Alex Tellez with the winning run in a Channel League game at Rio Mesa.

Borjas pitched two innings of relief for the Spartans (7-1, 1-1).

Hueneme 10, Dos Pueblos 5--Jess Sanchez had three doubles and four RBIs and the Vikings (7-2, 3-0) won their fifth consecutive game in a Channel League game at Dos Pueblos.

Robert Avila added a two-run home run for Hueneme.

Saugus 8, Valencia 7--Kevin Giberson hit a three-run home run with one out in the seventh inning to rally the Centurions (3-4-1, 2-1) in a Foothill League game at Saugus.

Giberson’s home run to center capped a four-for-four outing that also included three doubles and brought Saugus back from a 7-5 deficit after Valencia (5-3, 1-2) scored two runs in the top of the inning to break a 5-5 tie.

Littlerock 12, Monroe 2--Adam Green pitched six shutout innings and had three strikeouts for the Lobos in a Birmingham tournament game at Monroe.

Thousand Oaks 4, El Camino Real 3--Battling flu, David Perry pitched a six-hitter in a semifinal game of the Thousand Oaks tournament. A junior left-hander making his first pitching appearance of the season, Perry (1-0) struck out four and walked one.

John Smith scored the winning run on a throwing error in the bottom of the sixth inning for the Lancers (5-4), who play Victor Valley in the final today.

El Camino Real 12, Moorpark 1--Raymond Leduc had two hits, including his second grand slam of the season, and Josh Pfeffer had three hits and two RBIs for the Conquistadores (5-5) in a Thousand Oaks tournament game.

Moorpark 9, Victor Valley 3--Chris Doan and Taylor Slimak each had two RBIs for the Musketeers (5-5) in the Thousand Oaks tournament at Thousand Oaks.

Ventura 9, Oxnard 4--Mike Askay had two hits and four RBIs for the Cougars (3-5, 2-0) in a Channel League game at Oxnard.

Glendale 11, Muir 1--George O’Connor (2-0) was pulled after pitching five no-hit innings for the Dynamiters (6-1, 1-1) in a Pacific League game at Muir.

Glendale pulled O’Connor after five innings so he will be available for five innings Friday.

Crescenta Valley 4, Hoover 3--Chris Oliver scored the winning run for the Falcons (3-3, 2-0) on a two-out single in the bottom of the seventh by Jason LaMotte in a Pacific League game.

St. Bonaventure 5, Oak Park 1--Bryce Johnson scored two runs and had two RBIs for the Seraphs (3-5) in a Tri-Valley League opener at St. Bonaventure.

Fillmore 9, Carpinteria 4--Tim McLain hit a two-run single to highlight a five-run eighth inning for the Flashes in a Tri-Valley League opener at Carpinteria.

Birmingham 19, Hollywood 7--Aaron Minor had a double and a triple for the Braves (6-6) in the Birmingham tournament.

Alberto Flores added a run-scoring single and a three-run triple for Birmingham.

Channel Islands 15, South Gate 7--Ruben Vasquez had a single, double and triple for the Raiders (6-5) in the Birmingham tournament.