VALLEY ROUNDUP : Chatsworth Victors at Notre Dame

Two-out, late-inning drama worked once for Notre Dame High in its Westside tournament game Monday. Twice, it seems, was asking too much.

Chatsworth center fielder Mark Lopez robbed Glen Carson of a game-winning home run with two out in the bottom of the eighth as Chatsworth won, 3-2, in a second-round game at Notre Dame.

With Chatsworth (2-0) holding a 2-1 lead in the seventh, Notre Dame pinch-hitter Erik Roth hit a two-out solo home run to send the game into extra innings. In the eighth, Chatsworth’s David Stevenson scored from third for a 3-2 lead when reliever Cesar Hernandez (0-1) balked with two out.

With a runner aboard in the bottom of the eighth, Lopez reached over Notre Dame’s newly installed fence and caught Carson’s blast for the final out.

Chatsworth scored twice in the seventh to take a 2-1 lead when Notre Dame reliever Francisco Dongo balked home a runner from third and Doug Dean followed with a run-scoring single. Jasen McConaghy had three hits for Notre Dame (1-1). Ramos and Dean each had two hits for the Chancellors.

In other games:

Channel Islands 17, Harvard-Westlake 3--Javier Rios of Channel Islands (2-0) homered and drove in five runs in a Westside tournament game at Harvard. Brian Given and Kevin O’Malley each had two hits for Harvard (0-2).

Saugus 5, Oxnard 4--Justin Miller and Danny Cato each went two for three to lead Saugus (2-0) in a Westside tournament game. Junior right-hander Bobby Cowan pitched the first six innings for Saugus, allowing one earned run on four hits.

Sylmar 9, Alemany 5--Ray Ibon was three for three, scored a run and drove in another for Sylmar (2-0) in a Westside tournament game at Alemany. Right-hander Jose Villafana (1-0) yielded five hits, walked two and struck out six in five innings.

Buena 9, Chaminade 6--Junior right fielder Brian Powers was three for four with a home run for host Chaminade (1-1) in a Westside tournament game. Aaron Triana homered for Buena (1-0) and teammate Brandon Knight had three hits.

Loyola 9, Camarillo 3--Matt Buttell and Andy Hall each drove in runs for host Camarillo (1-1) in a Westside tournament game. Camarillo left nine baserunners stranded over the first five innings.

Beverly Hills 3, Taft 2 (9 innings)--Beverly Hills scored on a bases-loaded single to right with two out in the bottom of the ninth in a Westside tournament game at home. Taft (0-2) had five hits.

Newbury Park 4, Irvine 3--Rich Adams and Jeff Hook each had two hits for Newbury Park (1-0) in a first-round game of the Loara tournament.

Salesian 7, Bell-Jeff 5--The Guards out-hit Salesian, 10-4, but gave up six walks and committed four errors in a nonleague opener.

Fullerton 9, Highland 4--Highland (0-2) surrendered three two-run homers in a Glendora tournament game. Tom King and Jim Reel each had two hits for Highland.

COLLEGE BASEBALL

Pierce 10, Valley 4--Brian Smith homered and drove in five runs to lead host Pierce (13-1-1, 5-0) in a Western State Conference game. Jason Cohen hit a two-run homer in the first to start the Pierce scoring.

Harbor 8, Mission 2 (10 innings)--Rene Lopez’s solo home run started a six-run Harbor rally in the 10th inning of a Southern California Conference game at Mission. Harbor (3-0 in conference) scored six runs in the 10th on four hits and three errors by Mission (2-9-1, 0-3).

COLLEGE SOFTBALL

Cal Lutheran 10-7, Occidental 0-1--The Kingsmen (9-2, 7-0) swept a Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader behind Cheryl Aschenbach (four for eight).