Another day, another UC Irvine engagement throws lights out.
On Wednesday it was Ricky Ojeda striking out 19 for Valencia. On Thursday, it was Royal’s Trevor Hansen throwing a no-hitter with 14 strikeouts in an 11-0 win over Oak Park. Hansen had a hit last week in a win over Camarillo. He and Ojeda are engaged to Irvine.
Another no-hitter was thrown by Harvard-Westlake pitchers Bryce Rainer and Holden Rath. They combined to strike out 14 in a 3-0 win over Loyola. Rainer had no walks and nine strikeouts in five innings.
Crespi 1, Sierra Canyon 1: For the second time this week, these teams lost power and had to settle for a draw. Sophomore pitcher Diego Velázquez had a no-hitter for 5 2/3 innings and finished with one hit. He struck out in the bottom of the seventh with the potential winning run in third. Velázquez also had two hits, giving him 18 this season. Sierra Canyon is 9-0-2 and 4-0-2 in the Mission League. Crespi has 7-1-2 and 2-1-2.
Bishop Germany 7, San Francisco 6: Jake Ortega had the game-winning single in the bottom of the seventh for Alemany.
Servants 8, Saint John Bosco 5: Jonathan Rodríguez hit a grand slam to lead the Friars to a Trinity League win. He finished with six RBIs.
Granada Hills 1, Birmingham 0: In a West Valley League opening game, the Highlanders were met with strong pitching from Collin Azoy and Jack Nelson to defeat the Patriots. The only run came home on an error in the fifth inning. Daniel Flores allowed two hits in the loss.
Taft 5, Cleveland 4: The Toreadors won their first game in the West Valley League. Dylan Sidell went 3-for-3 with a game-winning double in the top of the seventh. Elijah Gaviola struck out nine in five innings.
El Camino Real 9, Chatsworth 3: The Royals earned a victory in their first game of the West Valley League.
Valencia 10, Saugus 0: Matthew Sherwood struck out seven in five scoreless innings and Aiden Voyles contributed three RBIs to lead the Vikings.
Huntington Beach 10, Marina 1: Nate Aceves struck out six in five innings to lead the Oilers (3-6, 1-1) to victory in a Sunset Surf League matchup. Aidan Espinoza had two hits and Trent Grindlinger added three hits and two RBIs.
Long Beach Millikan 4, Narbonne 0: It was a precision pitch from Austin Paul, who struck out four, walked no one and pitched a three-hit shutout to Millikan.
Ayala 3, King 2: Elijah Ybanez had the game-winning RBI double in the sixth for Ayala.
Irvine Northview 3, Beckman 2: Adam Harper came up with an RBI single in the fifth inning that turned out to be the game-winning hit for Northview.
Moorpark 2, Camarillo 0: Rylan Stillwagon allowed two hits in 5 2/3 innings for Moorpark.
Trabuco Hills 5, Edison 4: Mikey Gray had the walkoff hit in the eighth for Trabuco Hills.
Quartz Hill 17, Palmdale 0: Logan Reddemann pitched a five-inning perfect game with 11 strikeouts. He also had four hits. Reddemann hasn’t allowed a walk in 19 innings this season.
Santa Monica 3, Hamilton 2: Sean Bowker and Jackson Klein combined on a four-hitter for Santa Monica.
Southern Hills 4, Gahr 0: Sterling Patick pitched the shutout, striking out 10 with no walks for South Hills.
Softball
El Camino Real 7, Simi Valley 4: Amber Rivas had three hits and Rachel Rice added two hits and two RBIs for El Camino Real.
Norco 6, Yuma (Arizona) Cibola 3: Myra Pérez had a home run and four RBIs for the unbeaten Norco (7-0).
Villa Park 3, Phoenix Greenway 0: Auddrey Lira struck out nine and allowed three hits.
