Prep softball: Newport loses first game

GARDEN GROVE - The Newport Harbor High softball team, which is off

to its best start in six years, lost its first game of the season in the

Garden Grove Tournament Saturday at Lake Elementary School.

The Sailors (8-1) opened the day of pool play with a 7-0 victory over

Calvary Chapel (4-3). Newport junior pitcher Kim Moore improved to 5-0

after recording seven strikeouts, while allowing just one hit in five

innings. In addition, Moore was perfect at the plate, going 2 for 2.

Freshman Ashley Gleason went 3 for 4, including a double and four RBIs.

Junior catcher Amanda Campbell and freshman Julianne Bass had two hits

each.

Workman (3-3) received two unearned runs and defeated Newport in the

second game, 2-0. The Sailors left seven runners stranded on base.

“That was our big problem today,” Newport assistant coach Lawana

Wright said.

The Garden Grove Tournament resumes Saturday. The Sailors return to

nonleague action Tuesday at 3:15 p.m., facing Newport-Mesa District rival

Costa Mesa at TeWinkle Park.

GARDEN GROVE TOURNAMENT

Pool Play

Game one

Newport Harbor 7, Calvary Chapel 0

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Newport Harbor 031 030 x - 7 13 3

Paino, Lundquist (5) and Souders; Moore, Couch (6) and Campbell.

W - Moore, 5-0. L - Paino. 2B - Gleason.

Game two

Workman 2, Newport Harbor 0

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Newport Harbor 000 000 0 - 0 4 5

R. Farfan and S. Gamboa; Couch and Campbell.

W - R. Farfan. L - Couch, 2-1.