April 9, 2015 Page 5 Aviators Fly Over Lawndale By Joe Snyder Photos by Joe Snyder The Hawthorne Math and Science softball season is off to a very good start with a 10-3 record after rolling over Lawndale 14-4 in a five-inning mercy rule game (ahead by 10 runs or more) on March 31 at Holly Park in Hawthorne. The Aviators dominated the Cardinals, who fell to 1-7, right from the start and won handily. Hawthorne Math and Science had a very balanced effort but head coach Timothy Dura said that he had outstanding performances from freshman utility (mostly either pitches or plays outfield) Dee Lockett, senior pitcher-infielder Yasmine Lara and senior infielder Alesi Monterroso. “She’s been a great attribute to our team,” Dura said of Lockett, the winning pitcher against the Cardinals. Lockett went two-for-three with two runs batted in and three runs scored. Lara had one hit, drove in two runs and scored twice. Alejandra Moreno scored three runs and Gisselle Gutierrez had two runs. The Aviators hope to contend for the Coastal League championship. They begin league at Holly Park against league rival Environmental Charter from Lawndale next Wednesday at 3:15 p.m. For Lawndale, Debbie Arrieta-Rivera had a two-run triple and had good pitching by Audrey Dela. “We’re on spring break and we were without five players,” Lawndale coach Matt Harbister said on March 31. “Our pitching has been a big issue.” On March 26 at Lawndale, Hawthorne Math and Science rallied from a 5-3 fourth inning deficit to defeat the Cardinals 7-5. The Cardinals will begin Ocean League play at home against Culver City next Wednesday at 3:15 p.m. Lawndale will also visit Long Beach Lawndale’s Cynthia Lopez leads off second base in last week’s non-league softball game against Hawthorne Math and Science Academy. The Cardinals lost to the Aviators 14-4. Jordan in the Lincoln High Spring Fling Saturday at the same time. The Ocean should be expected to be tougher than previous seasons, led by power Santa Monica with the addition of another outstanding program from El Segundo. Over the past few seasons, Hawthorne has finished second behind the Vikings. Lawndale Blows By Morningside Last week, Lawndale High’s boys’ basketball team played two games against Morningside High from Inglewood and had little trouble in sweeping the Monarchs in five-inning mercy rule games. On March 31 at Lawndale, the Cardinals blanked Morningside 14-0. At Morningside last Friday, Lawndale continued to dominate the Monarchs 20-2. In the first game, winning pitcher Tyler Bonsky held Morningside hitless through four innings. The Monarchs had only one hit in the contest. Miguel Osiro was the winning pitcher in the Cardinals’ nightcap win over the Monarchs. Dimitri McField had six hits and seven runs batted in over the two-game series. Lawndale has a two-game series against Inglewood this week. After visiting the Sentinels last Tuesday, the Cardinals, who improved to 4-5, host Inglewood today at 3:15 p.m. Lawndale begins the Ocean League at home against Culver City next Wednesday at the same time. The Centaurs, along with El Segundo and Santa Monica, appear to be among the top contenders in the Ocean. After the series with the Cardinals, the Sentinels begin the tough Bay at Redondo next Wednesday at 3:15 p.m. The Sea Hawks entered last week ranked eighth in the CIF-Southern Section Division III. The Bay race should be close between Redondo, Mira Costa, Palos Verdes and Peninsula. Hawthorne Goes 0-2-1 at Santa Paula Over last week’s Spring Break, Hawthorne High’s baseball team played in the Santa Paula Tournament going 0-2-1 in Ventura County. On March 30, the Cougars lost to Fillmore 10-6. A day later, Hawthorne had two games against a pair of teams from Oxnard. In the first game, the Cougars fell to Channel Islands 6-3. Hawthorne tied with Pacifica 5-5 in the second game finishing the tournament with a 0-2-1 record. Against Fillmore, the Cougars, who fell to 5-6-1, scored three runs in the top of the third inning for a 5-3 lead but Fillmore came back with a run in the bottom of the third, followed by three consecutive two-run innings in the fourth, fifth and sixth. Hawthorne scored once in the top of the seventh. Against Pacifica, the Cougars started out with a 3-0 lead in the top of the second before seeing Pacifica score all five runs (four unearned) in the bottom of the inning. Hawthorne managed two runs in the top of the sixth to tie but the game stopped after seven innings due to a time limit. The Cougars have two games against crosstown rival Leuzinger this week. After hosting the Olympians last Tuesday, Hawthorne visits the Olympians today at 3:15 p.m. Hawthorne begins the Ocean League at Santa Monica next Tuesday at the same time. Leuzinger Splits with Animo Leuzinger High’s baseball team split its two games against Animo Leadership from Inglewood. At Leuzinger on March 31, the Olympians edged the Aztec-Eagles 5-4. At the Urban Baseball Academy in Compton last Thursday, Animo blanked Leuzinger 9-0. After two games against rival Hawthorne on Tuesday and today, the Olympians start the Pioneer League at home against West Torrance next Wednesday at 3:15 p.m. • Hawthorne Math and Science Academy’s Dee Lockett pitches to a Lawndale batter during last week’s non-league softball game. Lesley Gonzalez of Hawthorne Math and Science Academy hits the ball in last week’s non-league softball game against Lawndale. The Aviators rolled over the Cardinals 14-4.
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