HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL ROUNDUP : Balk Gives Royal 9-Inning Win

Royal High survived Channel Islands’ late-inning heroics and posted a 4-3 nine-inning victory Friday in a Marmonte League game at Channel Islands.

Royal’s Shane Hendrickson scored on a balk with one out in the ninth to give the Highlanders their seventh win in the past eight games. Royal (10-4 overall, 4-2 in league play) moved into a second-place tie with Thousand Oaks.

Channel Islands (8-6, 2-4) sent the game into extra innings by scoring three times with two out in the seventh. George Alvarado homered, Jacob Cruz walked, and Jim Davis hit a two-run home run.

Royal, in its fourth extra-inning game, took advantage of sloppy play from Channel Islands in the ninth. Hendrickson was hit by a pitch from Angel Aragon (3-3)--who hit four batters--and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Sean Mitchell’s ground out moved Hendrickson to third and Aragon balked on his next delivery.

Tim Casagrande (3-3) pitched two innings of one-hit relief to earn the win.

In other Marmonte League games:

Thousand Oaks 12, Newbury Park 3--David Skeels was four for four with three runs scored and two RBIs and Brett Herman had three hits and five RBIs to lead visiting Thousand Oaks (7-2, 4-2).

Camarillo 5, Simi Valley 4--Matt Tackett doubled home Corey Tucker with the winning run in the ninth inning.

FOOTHILL LEAGUE

Hart 11, Alhambra 3--Lance Migita went four for five with two doubles and three RBIs to lead Hart (10-1-2, 7-0).

PACIFIC LEAGUE

Hoover 5, Arcadia 2--Doubles by James Hall, David Pardo and Brian Day keyed a five-run Hoover fifth.

DEL REY LEAGUE

Alemany 7, St. Francis 0--Joey Rosselli scattered three hits and struck out 10 to lead visiting Alemany (8-8, 3-4).

SAN FERNANDO VALLEY LEAGUE

Notre Dame 4, La Salle 3--Vinnie Orlando’s two-run homer in the fifth erased a 3-2 deficit and propelled Notre Dame.

Harvard 6, Chaminade 2--Jimmy Jun’s three-run triple in the second inning opened the door for host Harvard (5-7, 1-0).

Bell-Jeff 12, St. Genevieve 9--Steve Knezevich hit a bases-loaded triple to put Bell-Jeff (5-7, 1-1) ahead, 9-8, in the sixth.

FRONTIER LEAGUE

Calabasas 5, Santa Paula 3--Brett Resnick was three for four with four stolen bases to lead Calabasas (6-4, 1-1).

Agoura 4, Santa Clara 1--Bob Kazmirski (2-3) held host Santa Clara to four hits.

GOLDEN LEAGUE

Antelope Valley 13, Saugus 12--Antelope Valley trailed, 11-5, in the sixth but scored eight runs. Jack Cox homered and tripled for the Antelopes.

Jason Bates had four hits for Saugus.

Quartz Hill 9, Canyon 7--Quartz Hill overcame a 5-0 deficit with eight consecutive singles in a six-run outburst in the second inning.

Palmdale 9, Ridgecrest Burroughs 0--Chris Tampoya (4-1) scattered six hits and struck out two en route to his second shutout.

NONLEAGUE

Crespi 4, Lynwood 0--Crespi freshman Jeff Suppan had a perfect game for 6 1/3 innings at Pierce College before allowing a looping single to right field. Suppan (2-1) finished with a one-hitter, striking out 10 and walking none.