HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

By Ben Bolch

April 23, 2009 12 AM PT

Mission Viejo Capistrano Valley 1, Dana Hills 0

Top contributors: Left-hander Tyler Matzek pitched a two-hit shutout, giving him 14 scoreless innings against the Dolphins in two games this season. Matzek struck out 12 and did not issue a walk. Dana Hills’ Eric Ehlow was nearly as good, giving up five hits and one run in 6 1/3 innings and striking out four.

The scoop: With the game scoreless in the seventh inning, Kyle Hunt singled, stole second base and scored on Steve McMichael’s double.

Why it matters: The Cougars moved one game ahead of Dana Hills in the South Coast League standings before their third meeting of the season Friday at Capistrano Valley.

Records: Capistrano Valley, 15-5, 6-2; Dana Hills 12-8, 5-3.

-- Ben Bolch

High School Sports

Ben Bolch

Ben Bolch has been a Los Angeles Times staff writer since 1999. He is serving his second stint as the UCLA beat writer, which seems fitting since he has covered almost every sports beat except hockey and horse racing. Bolch is also the author of the recently released book “100 Things UCLA Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.” He previously covered UCLA basketball from 2010-11 before going on to cover the NBA and the Clippers for five years. He happily traded in gobs of hotel points and airline miles to return to cover UCLA basketball and football in the summer of 2016. Bolch was once selected by NBA TV’s “The Starters” as the “Worst of the Week” after questioning their celebrity journalism-style questions at an NBA All-Star game and considers it one of his finer moments.

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

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