GARDEN GROVE LEAGUE BASEBALL ROUNDUP : Kennedy Edges Out La Quinta

Even when La Quinta has Chris Clark beaten, the Aztecs can’t seem to beat him.

John Guthrie flared a single into right field in the 10th inning, knocking in two runs to give Kennedy a 3-2 victory Tuesday at Kennedy. It gave the Fighting Irish (17-8-1, 11-2) at least a share of the Garden Grove League baseball title. They have a one-game lead over La Quinta (20-5, 10-3) with one game remaining.

It was the fourth time in two years that Clark, a junior, has beaten the Aztecs. Earlier this season, he pitched a four-hitter against La Quinta. This time, Clark (6-2) gave up only two hits and struck out seven in 10 innings.

Still, he trailed, 2-1, going into the bottom of the 10th, as the Aztecs took advantage of four Kennedy errors to score two unearned runs.

The Fighting Irish loaded the bases with two outs in the 10th, bringing up Guthrie. He blooped a 1-1 pitch just out of the reach of first baseman Zane Parkin.

It was only the second loss of the season for junior pitcher Jim Livernois (10-2), both have been to Clark. Livernois allowed five hits and struck out nine.

In other league games:

Garden Grove 10, Bolsa Grande 2--Bryce McHale had four RBIs, three runs scored and hit a home run in the fifth for Garden Grove (15-8, 6-7). Host Bolsa Grande is 5-17-1, 2-11.

Pacifica 4, Los Amigos 2--Josh Dean pitched a six-hitter and had two hits and two RBIs and Paul Dillman had two hits and an RBI for host Pacifica (11-14, 6-7). Los Amigos is 3-10 in league.

Rancho Alamitos 2, Santiago 1--Rancho Alamitos (16-6, 8-5) scored both runs in the bottom of the fourth on a double by first baseman Ed Taylor.