College Highlights : Cal Lutheran Stays Perfect in District Play

The Cal Lutheran baseball team won its third consecutive Golden State Athletic Conference game with a 9-7 victory Thursday at Cal Baptist.

Jeff Chalmers went 3 for 4 and Kevin Wynn was 1 for 3 with his fourth home run for the Kingsmen. Tom Bonds added a pair of hits for Cal Lutheran.

Wynn’s homer was a 2-run shot in the fourth inning, when CLU (9-7, 3-0 in conference play) took advantage of 3 hits and a hit batter to score 3 runs.

Reliever Chris Vanole (2-2) gave up 1 hit and 1 walk, but allowed no runs in two-thirds of an inning to pick up the win. Matt Shepherd got the last 2 outs in the ninth to pick up his first save.

In other baseball games:

Moorpark 13, Glendale 5--Jon DeGennero, who didn’t last past the first inning in his most recent start, pitched into the eighth inning and added 3 hits and 2 RBIs to help the Raiders in a Western State Conference game at Moorpark.

“He pitched pretty well today,� Moorpark Coach Ron Stillwell said. “He got the ball down better and he got ahead of the hitters.�

Lloyd Wood had 2 doubles and 3 RBIs for Moorpark (5-5, 1-2).

Valley 4, Mission 3--Sophomore pitcher Jose Banuelos allowed just 1 hit and no runs in 5 innings of work to lead Valley in a Southern California Conference game at home. Banuelos, who is primarily a reliever and leads the Monarchs with 3 saves this season, allowed 2 walks and struck out 8 in his first start of the season.

Banuelos (1-1) had a no-hitter going through 4 innings, but he gave up a single to Hans Hekking in the fifth.

For Valley (5-9, 2-0) sophomore Sean Thompson went 1 for 4 with 2 RBIs and a stolen base.

Also for Valley, sophomore Johnny Quick was 2 for 4 with a double.

SOFTBALL

Cal Lutheran 6-6, Christ College 2-4--DeAndra Pilkington doubled and scored twice in the second game of the Golden State Athletic Conference doubleheader at Cal Lutheran.

The Master’s 10-12, Pacific Christian 3-3--Michelle Vail pitched a 3-hitter in the first game and Beth Downey threw a 4-hitter in the second game as the Lady Mustangs swept a nonconference doubleheader at home.

WOMEN’S TENNIS

Western Michigan d. Cal State Northridge, 6-3--The Matadors’ Suzy Izmirian defeated Stephanie Schultze, 6-3, 6-7, 6-1, but none of her teammates could post a win during a first-round match in the UNLV tournament.

CSUN’s other 2 victories were by forfeit.