Thousand Oaks Uses 7th-Inning Pickoff to Stop Simi Valley

Thousand Oaks High scored three runs in the second inning to build an early lead and used a controversial pickoff in the seventh to hold off Simi Valley, 4-3, in a Marmonte League baseball game Friday at Thousand Oaks.

Simi Valley, which pulled within one run on a sacrifice fly by John Arisohn in the seventh, had the tying run on base with one out when Kyle Hendricks was picked off second by reliever Greg Simonetti.

Simi Valley Coach Joe Gordon protested the call, arguing Hendricks was forced off the bag during the tag.

Thousand Oaks (13-2, 6-1 in league play) took a 4-1 lead in the second on a two-run homer by Brent Schilhab and a run-scoring double by Adam Leavitt. The Lancers had four hits, a walk and two hit batsmen in the inning.

Leavitt and teammate Billy Lockin each had three hits.

John Day went two for two, including a solo home run, and scored all three runs for Simi Valley (8-7, 3-4). Arisohn had two runs batted in.

Westlake 6, Agoura 0--Jesse Kozlowski pitched a one-hitter and struck out 10, and Michael Nikeas had two RBIs for Westlake (14-0, 7-0), ranked No. 1 in the region by The Times, in a Marmonte League game at Agoura (6-9, 1-6).

Palmdale 12-11, Paraclete 1-3--Matt Harrington pitched a five-inning no-hitter in the first game and Drew Kennedy struck out 10 in four innings of the second game for host Palmdale (9-4) in a nonleague doubleheader.

Harrington (6-0), who struck out 11 and walked none, allowed a first-inning run on a fielding error, stolen base, bunt and groundout. He had three hits, including a run-scoring double. The game was called because of the 10-run rule.

Hart 5, Valencia 1--Phil Tognetti pitched a six-hitter with six strikeouts for host Hart (12-2, 7-0) in a Foothill League game. Brandon Montemayor had two hits, including a double, and an RBI for the Indians, ranked No. 2 in the region by The Times.

Canyon 10, Burbank 0--Chris Seddon pitched a two-hitter with nine strikeouts and Adam Rondou hit two home runs for host Canyon (9-4, 5-2) in a Foothill League game that was called after five innings because of the 10-run rule.

Rondou’s two-run home run in the fifth ended the game.

Burroughs 9, Saugus 3--Mike Silva hit a two-run home run in the first inning for host Burroughs (7-5, 5-2) in a Foothill League game.

Harvard-Westlake 12-8, Campbell Hall 7-6--Matt Thayer homered in each game and finished the day with five hits and three RBIs for host Harvard-Westlake (8-4) in a nonleague doubleheader at Franklin Field in Encino.

David Milken had four hits and two RBIs in the first game for the Wolverines.

Notre Dame 18, Alemany 5--Lee Johnson hit two home runs, Brendan Ryan homered and doubled, and James Rivero had a home run for Notre Dame (8-5, 6-3) in a Mission League game at Alemany.

St. Bonaventure 3, Bishop Diego 1--Mike Trejo had three doubles, one RBI and stole home for St. Bonaventure (8-2-1, 4-1) in a Tri-Valley League game at Bishop Diego.

Jack Swisher collected his school-record sixth save in relief of Gilbert Infante in a combined four-hitter.

Santa Paula 4, Calabasas 2--John Reyes pitched a two-hitter with 13 strikeouts and had a two-run single for host Santa Paula (7-5, 3-3) in a Frontier League game.

Hoover 9, Muir 4--Wilbert Bardales had two hits and three RBIs, and Philip Estrella had two hits and one RBI for Hoover (4-7, 3-4) in a Pacific League game at Muir.

Oxnard 11, Buena 2--Dan Beltran doubled and drove in three runs and Matt Merricks had two RBIs for host Oxnard (9-3) in a Channel-Pacific View tournament game.

Kilpatrick 3, Grace Brethren 2--Tim Thompson (8-1) of Grace Brethren gave up three runs--one earned--in the third inning and visiting Kilpatrick held on for a Heritage League victory.

Vasquez 9, Rosamond 1--Drew Pirtle pitched a three-hitter and struck out nine for host Vasquez (8-2-1, 5-1) in a High Desert League game.