Spring Sports : High Rollers From Hart Win Big in Las Vegas

The numbers just keep rolling for the Hart High baseball team. So do the wins.

The Indians captured the Eldorado tournament championship with a 12-0 win over Cedar City (Utah) on Saturday in Las Vegas. The margin of victory gave Hart (13-0) a composite 55-8 run total against four opponents in the tournament. The Indians’ 14 hits Saturday gave them 59 in the tournament, an average of nearly 15 a game.

The numbers also won Hart, ranked No. 2 in the Valley by The Times, some fans in Las Vegas.

“We got several comments on what a good ballclub we have,” Coach Bud Murray said.

Casey Burrill (2-0) pitched a complete-game shutout for the Indians in only his second appearance of the year on the mound. He struck out nine and walked two while allowing just four hits.

“Casey was throwing really hard,” Murray said. “He was also throwing his breaking pitch pretty well.”

Hart’s bats continued to explode, led by third baseman Dave Toledo, who had two hits--including a double--and three runs batted in. Outfielder Chris Vasquez also had a double and three RBIs.

About the only trouble Hart had came in the Vegas casinos.

“The kids played a little poker and did a little gambling,” Murray chuckled. “But I think they got kicked out a few times.”

But Murray and Hart came home happy.

“We got a real nice trophy,” Murray said. “It was real big. It must have been three feet tall.”

In other high school baseball:

Camarillo 7-5, Rio Mesa 0-6--In the first game, Camarillo’s Steve Biggs fired a two-hit, complete-game shutout. Biggs struck out nine and walked four.

In the second game, Rio Mesa rallied with a two-out, two-run single to right-center field by Brian Beltramo in the top of the seventh to pull out the win.

Camarillo is 7-8-1; Rio Mesa is 8-4-1.

COLLEGE BASEBALL

Cal Baptist 15, The Master’s 6--Cal Baptist avenged an earlier loss with a 16-hit attack at Master’s in an NAIA District III game.

Cal Baptist scored five runs in the top of the first on four hits. In the sixth, Cal Baptist scored five runs on just three hits.

Jeff Imbriani (7-4) picked up the win for Cal Baptist. For Master’s, Todd Skinner was 3 for 4 with two RBIs. Jeff Hagy (5-5) took the loss, allowing 11 hits and 11 earned runs in just 5 innings. Master’s fell to 17-17, 8-6 in district play.

COLLEGE SOFTBALL

CS Northridge 5-5, CS Dominguez 0-0--Northridge ran its winning streak to 23 games, sweeping a California Collegiate Athletic Assn. doubleheader from Cal State Dominguez Hills.

The Lady Matadors (34-9, 10-0), defending Division II champions, had 10 hits in each game. Debbie Dickmann (13-2) earned the win in the opener, backed by solid relief from Delanee Anderson, who earned a save.

In the second game, Lisa Martin (11-1) pitched a two-hitter and also had two hits to pace Northridge.

COLLEGE GOLF

District 8 Championships-- Tony Chieffo of Cal State Northridge won individual honors with a three-day total of 210 as the Matadors blitzed the field at Dry Creek Ranch Golf Course in Lodi.

Northridge’s three-day total of 882 easily beat second-place Sacramento State (908) on the par-72 course.

Rick Irwin (221) and Wayne Tyni (222) of CSUN took second and third place, respectively, giving the Matadors a sweep of the top three places.