HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP : Mt. Carmel Offense Outlasts Poway

Top-ranked Poway scored nine runs on 10 hits but came up on the short end of a Palomar League game against visiting Mt. Carmel Thursday. The Sundevils scored seven runs in the fifth inning and piled up 17 hits off four Titan pitchers en route to a 15-9 victory.

Poway Coach Rudy Casciato shrugged off the loss. However, it knocked the Titans (11-3, 3-1) out of first place in the Palomar because Vista (4-0) beat Fallbrook, 10-3. Unranked Mt. Carmel, meanwhile, moved into a second-place tie with Poway at 9-7-2, 3-1.

“It was just one of those days,” Casciato said. “We had 10 hits and scored nine runs. That’s good enough to win almost any day. We were in a similar situation in the Upper Deck Tournament a few weeks ago, when Capistrano Valley scored 11 runs in one inning against us. Those things happen.”

The Titans entered the fifth inning leading, 6-4. But then the Sundevils got consecutive hits by Andy Owen (two for four), Chris Chavez (three for five), Matt Miller, Larry Lehman (two for five, three RBIs) and Ryan Hernandez (two for four). Then Armondo Sanchez capped the inning with a three-run homer.

Sanchez was four for five with five RBIs in support of winner Mario Israel, who pitched a complete game. Scott Tittrington (3-1) picked up his first loss for Poway. Matt Sanders was three for four for Poway. Brock Marsh, Rob Plarski and Eddie Thompson each had two hits.

“The league’s going to be a dog fight,” Casciato said. “It’ll be just like it was in basketball. That was a fight all the way down to the end.”

Other Palomar League games:

Torrey Pines 6, Orange Glen 2--Nine stolen bases helped Torrey Pines’ winning effort over No. 9 Orange Glen. For Torrey Pines (4-9, 2-2), Matt Tranchina was two for four with an RBI. Teammates Bo Ginsberg got a hit and two stolen bases, Jason Withrow singled and had a stolen base and Mike Staffieri was two for three with an RBI and a stolen base.

San Dieguito 2, Rancho Buena Vista 0--Isaac Jones came up with the game winning two-run double for the host Mustangs in extra innings. RBV dropped to 6-6, 0-4.

Vista 10, Fallbrook 3--Jose Gonzalez’s three run homer was all the offense No. 10 Fallbrook could muster as Vista (9-6-1, 4-0) held the Warriors to three hits in the upset.

Avocado League

San Pasqual 13, El Camino 5--Chris Hancock hit a solo home run for San Pasqual, followed by two-run homers by teammates Dave Riffle and Brian Moss in the first and third, and by El Camino’s J.T. Pattson in the sixth. Marin Soto and Moss went two for four and drove in two runs and Riffle was two for five with two RBIs. San Pasqual is 6-7, 3-1.

Escondido 5, Ramona 2--The Cougars (4-8, 2-2) trailed, 2-1, in the bottom of the fourth when they got singles by Mike Frank, Chris Ellis and John Danover along with a Bulldog error to take a 3-2 lead. Junior right-hander Kevin Clement (1-3) won first game, allowing five hits while striking out five and walking none.

Oceanside 7, Carlsbad 4--Paul Edwards drove in the tying run in the sixth, then Oceanside scored three runs off one hit and three fielder’s choices in the top of the seventh. The Pirates improved to 5-8-1, 3-1.

Nonleague

Grossmont 3, Mt. Miguel 0--Grossmont’s Jason Eskridge struck out nine and walked none. Eskridge also scored two runs and stole a base. Chris Green struck out seven Foothillers. No. 3 Grossmont improved to 13-1 and Mt. Miguel fell to 9-4-1.

Monte Vista 6, Santana 1--The Monarchs erupted for five runs in the first inning en route to an upset over the No. 5 Sultans. Santana fell to 9-3-1.

El Capitan 12, El Cajon 0--Andy Cleland’s banner day consisted of four hits, including two solo home runs and a double, and two RBIs. Pitcher Pat McMillan (1-2) got the victory, went one for two with a bases loaded triple that drove in four runs, and had a sacrifice fly. El Capitan improved to 6-8.

Valhalla 9, Helix 6--Courtney Arrollado had three of Valhalla’s eight hits, and drove in three runs, in four at bats for the Norsemen (9-4). Helix is 9-6.