Foothill Shuts Out El Modena

Second-ranked Foothill, coming off its victory in the Santa Maria Righetti tournament, continued to roll Tuesday with a 3-0 victory over El Modena in a Century League opener.

Foothill, (16-3, 1-0) which shared last year’s league title with El Modena, scored two runs in the first inning and one in the third against Erin Norton.

Norton (2-2), a Times All-Orange County second-team pitcher last season, was making her first start in the circle since injuring her ankle more than a month ago.

“I was nervous the whole day, but when I got out there, it came back,” Norton said. “I didn’t struggle, but I could have done better. It’s still sore a little bit.

“I’ve been doing arm drills and stuff, but it’s kind of different when you’re not using your legs.”

Jaime Clark capitalized on Norton’s rustiness, driving in two runs, including an RBI double in the first inning. Clark, who had six RBIs last season, has 21 this season.

Three runs were plenty for another all-county pitcher, sophomore Courtney Fossatti (11-1), who gave up two hits and struck out nine.

El Modena is 8-8, 0-1.

In another Century League game:

Santa Ana Valley 3, Villa Park 0--Geneva Cesena had two RBIs and starter Arlene Newton (10-6) struck out five and walked five for host Santa Ana Valley (11-7, 1-0).

In the Empire League:

No. 8 El Dorado 3, Century 0--Caitlin Haworth-Yasger went two for three with an RBI for host El Dorado (13-2, 1-0). Melissa Hobson and Kerri Cavish also had RBIs for El Dorado.

In the Garden Grove League:

Los Amigos 3, La Quinta 0--Kristen Orem struck out 14 and walked two in a no-hitter and Elise Burke had a two-run double in the fifth inning for host Los Amigos (10-4, 3-1). La Quinta is 9-6, 2-2.

No. 5 Pacifica 8, Rancho Alamitos 0--Senior Dara Webb went four for five and stole four bases for visiting Pacifica (12-5, 4-0). Webb is one of the county leaders with 22 stolen bases. Jessica Soto (12-4) struck out 10 and gave up one hit and no walks for the Mariners. Rancho Alamitos dropped to 7-9, 2-2.

In the Olympic League:

Orange Lutheran 1, Ontario Christian 0--Orange Lutheran senior Jenny Miklos led off the fourth inning with a triple, then scored on a sacrifice by Cassie Leasure. Orange Lutheran pitchers Laura Miklos and Jessica Edwards combined for 15 strikeouts, and gave up only three hits.

Estancia 3, Costa Mesa 1--Joanna Danner (8-3) struck out 14 and walked two in a two-hitter for Estancia (8-3, 1-0), which scored three runs in the fourth. Costa Mesa (4-10, 0-1) scored in the fifth.

In the Sunset League:

No. 6 Fountain Valley 2, Huntington Beach 0--Colleen Burdick went two for four with an RBI and struck out six for visiting Fountain Valley (10-6, 1-0).

No. 10 Marina 6, Edison 5 (10)--Heather Saltarelli led off the 10th inning with a single and after moving to second on a sacrifice, scored the winning run on a single by Sara Pagano.