COLLEGE SPRING HIGHLIGHTS : Sloan Does It Alone in Master’s Sweep

Terry Sloan did everything but heal the sick Tuesday afternoon, batting and pitching The Master’s College to a sweep of West Coast Christian of Fresno in an NAIA District 3 doubleheader.

All Sloan did was collect five runs batted in on six hits in eight at-bats--including the game-winning homer in the ninth inning of the second game--as well as go the distance on the mound for a seven-hitter in the first game. Along with the home run, Sloan had three doubles, a triple and a single.

In the first game, an 11-5 rout, Sloan had two doubles, a triple and was the winning pitcher. Matt MacArthur kept the day from being a one-man show by doubling with the bases loaded to key a seven-run second inning by The Master’s.

The Master’s won the second game, 5-4, when Sloan unloaded on a 3-0 pitch with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning for a solo home run that cleared the 410-foot sign in center field. He had doubled and singled earlier in the game.

The Master’s built a 4-0 lead on a homer by starting pitcher Mike Wilson, Sloan’s two-run double and an RBI single by Tony Dello. West Coast Christian tied the game in the ninth inning, but Sloan capped his performance with the game-winning homer in the bottom of the inning.

The Master’s is 5-11 overall, 2-4 in the district. West Coast Christian is 3-7 overall, 0-2 in NAIA play.

Canyons 19, Oxnard 2--Sophomore Frank Halcovich had two doubles and three RBIs to lead a 21-hit Cougar attack. Andy Cutchall and Alex Vasquez had three hits each for Canyons.

Freshman Kevin Miner (2-0) pitched the first five innings to get the win for Canyons (8-2). The Cougar pitching staff, after a tough weekend that included three games in two days against defending state champion Cerritos, allowed 10 hits. Canyons took two of the three games to win the Casey Stengel Tournament.

Moorpark 7, Mission 3--Moorpark freshman Tommy Sullivan hit a two-run homer and doubled in the fourth inning to score the tying run.

Moorpark’s Jeff Hoover went 3 for 4 and Tommy LeGassick had a double and a triple. Winning pitcher Steve Reed had 11 strikeouts and allowed five hits in the non-conference game.

Women’s Softball

Moorpark 3, Canyons 0--Karen Mead pitched a no-hitter at Moorpark in a Western State Conference game Tuesday.

Mead (2-2), a freshman from Camarillo High, struck out 12 and walked two.

Sophomore Judy Fitzgerald went 2 for 3, scored two runs and stole three bases to lead the Moorpark offense.

Moorpark plays Victor Valley at home in a nonconference doubleheader today at 1 p.m.