Edison edges Marina, 2-1

By Ben Bolch

April 30, 2009 12 AM PT

HUNTINGTON BEACH EDISON 2,

HUNTINGTON BEACH MARINA 1 (10 INNINGS)

Leading contributors: Edison’s Henry Owens and Marina’s Race Parmenter each pitched seven solid innings, giving up only one run apiece. Eric Snyder hit a home run for the Chargers and Chad Lewis hit a run-scoring double for the Vikings.

The scoop: Josh Lesinski doubled to left field with two out in the 10th inning and pinch-runner Jon Torres scored the go-ahead run when Donald Sneed reached out on a two-strike pitch and hit a bloop single to left-center field.

Why it matters: Edison improved to 2-0 this season against Marina -- winning both games by one run in its final at-bat -- and took a one-game lead over the Vikings in the Sunset League going into Friday’s final regular-season meeting between the city rivals. Kurt Heyer (6-1), who is scheduled to start for the Chargers, pitched the final three innings Wednesday to record the victory.

Records: Edison 16-3, 9-1; Marina 18-3, 8-2.

-- Ben Bolch

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Ben Bolch has been a Los Angeles Times staff writer since 1999. He is serving his second stint as the UCLA beat writer, which seems fitting since he has covered almost every sports beat except hockey and horse racing. Bolch is also the author of the recently released book “100 Things UCLA Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.” He previously covered UCLA basketball from 2010-11 before going on to cover the NBA and the Clippers for five years. He happily traded in gobs of hotel points and airline miles to return to cover UCLA basketball and football in the summer of 2016. Bolch was once selected by NBA TV’s “The Starters” as the “Worst of the Week” after questioning their celebrity journalism-style questions at an NBA All-Star game and considers it one of his finer moments.