Prep baseball: Lightning cracks Oxford

NEWPORT COAST - Sophomore pitcher Tim Wilkins continued his

sterling season Tuesday, going the distance to key Sage Hill High’s 6-1

Academy League-opening win over visiting Oxford Academy.

Wilkins (2-0), who has now allowed just one earned run in 15 2/3

innings (a softball-like 0.45 ERA), struck out eight and walked one in

his first varsity complete game. He also doubled.

Marty McKee drove in two runs, George Dempsey scored three and Matt

Loper and Zach Friedrichs each had a pair of hits as the Lightning (3-1)

overcame a 1-0 first-inning deficit with three of its on in its first

at-bat.

Oxford fell to 3-1.

Sage Hill continues Academy action Friday at Capistrano Valley

Christian.

ACADEMY LEAGUE

Sage Hill 6, Oxford Academy 1

Oxford 100 000 0 - 1 5 3

Sage Hill 310 002 x - 6 9 0

Florido, Bedard (3) and Bassett-Pall; Wilkins and Kornsweit. W -

Wilkins , 2-0. L -- Florido, 0-1. 2B - Trewale (O), Wilkins (SH), McKee

(SH).