SPRING HIGHLIGHTS : Hart’s Lee Closes With a Flourish to Secure 2-0 Victory over Burbank

As baseball games wear down, so do many pitchers. Finding a pitcher who gets stronger as the game progresses is harder to come by than ice cream in the Sahara Desert.

Hart High junior David Lee isn’t most pitchers.

Against Foothill League rival Burbank on Friday, Lee gave up four hits in the first four innings, then retired the last 11 batters to secure a 2-0 win for the Indians.

Lee was given all the offensive help he would need in the first, when Tim Nedin tripled in Sheldon Sparks and Jason Edwards.

Lee, a right-hander, struck out three and didn’t walk a batter in improving his record to 4-1.

His performance overshadowed a strong game by Burbank pitcher Leif Christofferson, who gave up only five hits and struck out eight.

The win allowed Hart (14-5 overall, 6-3 in league) to remain two games behind first-place Alhambra (16-2, 8-1), which beat Burroughs on Friday, 9-4.

The Indians, who have won four straight, are bidding for their fifth straight league title.

Alhambra 9 Burroughs 4--Alhambra was aided by six Burroughs errors in the fifth, breaking open a 3-2 game with six runs. Burroughs committed nine errors in the game.

Alhambra (16-2, 8-1) collected 15 hits and never trailed. Burroughs fell to 6-10 overall and 2-7 in league.

Bosco Tech 10, Notre Dame 5--Bosco Tech scored five times without getting a hit in the eighth inning to break a 5-5 tie and win the Del Rey League game. Notre Dame pitchers walked six batters in the eighth, and the Knights committed three errors.

Notre Dame, the defending league champion, fell to 0-7 in league, 5-11 overall. The Techmen improved to 3-4 and 6-10.

Marshall Fundamental 15, L.A Baptist 12--Five Marshall Fundamental players hit home runs in the Alpha League win. Kirk Petersen was 4 for 5 for L.A. Baptist, while teammate Eric Broberg was 3 for 4.

Whittier Christian 4, Montclair Prep 0--Germann Martin threw a four-hitter to pace Whittier Christian to the Alpha League victory.

Calabasas 8, Nordhoff 5--Rob Hudson and Mike Kurinij both were 3 for 4 to help Calabasas break a three-game losing streak. Sophomore David Anzavino pitched the first six innings, striking out five and walking one to pick up his first varsity win.

Camarillo 4, Thousand Oaks 3--Bill Saylor hit a solo homer in the bottom of the seventh to give Camarillo the Marmonte League victory. Saylor was 2 for 4 and collected two RBIs. Camarillo is 6-2 in league, 13-6 overall. Thousand Oaks fell to 3-4 in league.

Westlake 7, Channel Islands 6--Westlake took a 7-3 lead after six innings and had to survive a three-run rally by Channel Islands in the seventh. Westlake’s Matt Franco was 2 for 3 and broke the school record for hits in a season with 28.

Chaminade 4, Bell-Jeff 3--Chaminade handed Bell-Jeff its fifth straight loss in taking the Santa Fe League game. Denny Vigo went 2 for 3 to lead Chaminade, while Bell-Jeff’s David Yasumi was also 2 for 3.

St. Genevieve 8, Pater Noster 2--Alfonzo Gutierrez and Jim Parfitt led St. Genevieve (7-5-1 overall, 6-1-1 in league), each going 2 for 4. Teammate Moe Guardado hit a triple, then stole home to help win the Santa Fe League game.

Canyon 3, Palmdale 0--Fred Rivera fired a six-hitter to help Canyon (3-6, 7-10) to the Golden League win. Rivera (2-3) struck out six, didn’t walk a batter and retired eight straight hitters at one point.

Saugus 9, Antelope Valley 1--Chris Joy was 3 for 4 and picked up the win on the mound. He went the distance, striking out seven and walking one, while giving up five hits.

Oakwood 10, Queen of Angels 3--Oakwood scored four unearned runs on five Queen of Angels errors to take the nonleague victory.

Oakwood’s Marc Williams was 4 for 4 with one RBI and two runs scored, while teammate David Fond was 3 for 4 with a pair of doubles and two RBIs.

Oak Park 5, Trabuco Hills 1--Oak Park scored two runs in the fourth and three more in the fifth--sparked by Darrin Lloyd’s two-run double--to win the nonleague game.

Buckley 8, Brentwood 3--Jason Weisstein, who was 3 for 4 on Tuesday, did one better. He went 4 for 4 with two RBIs and two runs scored to lead Buckley (9-6-1 overall, 1-2 in Delphic League) to the victory over winless Brentwood.

Alemany 5, St. Francis 3--Alemany catcher Steve Klaus hit a two-run double in the first inning, and teammate Darrell Zavatsky was 2 for 4. Brian Rosselli went the distance for Alemany, allowing only one earned run and recording his sixth complete game of the season.

Softball

Village Christian 16, Webb 0--Michelle Vail pitched a no-hitter and only a third-inning walk stood between her and a perfect game.

Boys Track

Taft 91, Chatsworth 35--Quincy Watts won two events for Taft in the West Valley league victory at Taft.

Watts won the 100 meters in a wind-aided 10.5 and the 440-yard dash in 48.6. He also anchored the winning 440-yard (43.3) relay team.

Poly 75, Fairfax 52--Poly clinched a tie for the East Valley League title with the victory at Fairfax.

Poly’s Jerry Gilmore won the long jump at 22-0 3/4, the triple jump (42-6 1/2) and the 330-yard intermediate hurdles in 39.5.

Birmingham 66, Granada Hills 57--Govind Armstrong led Birmingham to the Mid-Valley League victory at Granada Hills. Armstrong won the pole vault with a personal best of 13-0.

Sylmar 66, Hollywood 60--Humberto Quintana led Sylmar to victory in the East Valley League meet. Quintana won the mile in 4:49.0 and the two-mile in 10:28.0

North Hollywood 66, Verdugo Hills 60--Robert Hicks won three events for Verdugo Hills in the East Valley League meet. Hicks won the pole vault (12-6), long jump (21- 1/2) and the high jump (6-2).

Faith Baptist 69, Flintridge Prep 49--Rudy Leon and Sean Yanez led Faith Baptist to victory in the Delphic League meet.

El Camino Real 94, Canoga Park 33--Nathan Hiatt won the mile and two-mile to pace El Camino Real to the West Valley League victory.