College Baseball : Valley Win Streak Hits 7 as Kane Throws 3-Hitter

Joey Kane struck out a career-high 15 batters and had a no-hitter through 7 innings before settling on a three-hitter as Valley defeated San Bernardino, 7-1, Tuesday in a Southern California Conference game at Valley.

“I throw a forkball and I forked ‘em pretty much today,” Kane said. “I figured if I could stay consistent with it I’d be successful and today I was.”

The victory was the seventh in a row for Valley (17-16, 14-8 in conference play). The Monarchs need a win Thursday at College of the Desert to advance to the state regional playoffs.

Marc Sallin had three hits and two runs batted in for Valley, which took advantage of six hit batsmen and three walks to build a 7-0 lead after seven innings. Sean Thompson hit a two-run double in the second inning for the Monarchs and Eric Vargas was hit by a pitch three times and walked.

CS Los Angeles 9, CS Northridge 3--Chae-Ho Chong homered and doubled and John Bonilla was 3 for 4, but their hits were the only offense the Matadors could muster in the California Collegiate Athletic Assn. game at Cal State L. A.

The Matadors jumped ahead, 1-0, in the first, but the Golden Eagles rallied for four in the second and never trailed thereafter.

Starter Zach Lundin (1-2) left in the second inning and suffered the loss as Northridge dropped to 18-31, 9-15 in conference play.

Four of the Golden Eagles’ 12 hits were home runs.