Page 4 April 21, 2016 West Proves Too Much for Leuzinger Leuzinger baserunner Ko Ahoia gets back to first base in last week’s Pioneer League baseball game against West Torrance. The Warriors routed the Olympians 16-0 and 26-2. Leuzinger visits Torrance in league next Wednesday at 3:15 p.m. Photo by Joe Synder Ocean League against highly regarded Santa Monica after an 8-0 preseason non-league record. The Vikings, one of the favorites to win the league, proved they were numerous steps ahead of the Cougars with an easy sweep. At Hawthorne on April 12, Santa Monica cruised to a 9-2 win to end the Cougars’ eight-game winning streak. At Santa Monica last Thursday, things got only worse for Hawthorne as the Vikings crushed the Cougars 15-2. In the first game, Hawthorne had a few bright spots, behind Brandon Brown who went two-for-three and drove in both Cougar runs. Dion Turner and Andres Cordova each had one hit and one run. Trailing just 3-2 through six innings, Santa Monica blew the game open with six runs in the top of the By Joe Snyder After picking up its first win of the season against Compton Dominguez two weeks ago, Leuzinger High’s baseball team had hopes to begin the Pioneer League and, at least, be able to compete against a very good West Torrance team last week. Unfortunately for the mostly young and inexperienced Olympians, they have a long way to go. The Warriors, who entered last week as the sixth ranked team in the CIFSouthern Section Division IV, overwhelmed Leuzinger twice. At West on April 13, the Warriors blanked Leuzinger 16-0. At Leuzinger last Friday, the Olympians took an early 2-1 lead after the first inning, only to see West score the game’s final 25 runs for a 26-2 rout. In the first game, Leuzinger started out with a fine pitching performance by starter Jose Rodriguez, the winning pitcher in the Olympians’ 8-4 win over the Dons on April 6 at Leuzinger, trailing 1-0 through two innings. Rodriguez, however, was replaced by Ceaser Bernel and that opened the flood gates for the Warriors, who are 11-9 overall and 2-0 in league. West let loose for 10 runs to bulge their lead to 11-0. The Warriors added five more runs. The Olympians mustered just one hit off West pitcher Matt Sterns. Sterns struck out 10 batters in five innings. Sophomore reliever Adam Gonzalez pitched two scoreless innings for the Warriors. Tony Ruiz had Leuzinger’s only hit in the second inning. West’s offense was led by Nathan D’Emilia who collected four hits in five at-bats with two runs and one run batted in. Sean Worley and Cody Wissler each went three-for-four and drove in three runs. Wissler scored three runs. “We had one bad inning,” Leuzinger head coach Jorge Pech said. “We took Rodriguez out and West scored 10 runs. We played good defense. We’re a young team and we hope to get better.” Last Friday, the Olympians got things started with two runs to take a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the first. West, however, exploded for seven runs in the top of the second, one in the third, 10 in the fourth and seven in the fifth. Leuzinger had three hits and committed seven errors, after making just one on April 13. The league won’t get much easier as the Olympians face always tough Torrance this week. After hosting the Tartars, who are 1-1 in league after splitting their first two Pioneer games with rival South Torrance, Leuzinger visits Torrance at Kendall Field Friday at 3:15 p.m. Leuzinger is at home against South next Wednesday at the same time. Santa Monica Breaks Hawthorne Hawthorne High’s baseball team began the seventh. Losing pitcher Andy Monarrez pitched six-plus innings, allowing four earned runs on six hits. Sophomore Daniel Sanchez replaced Monarrez, allowing five runs but none were earned as the Cougars committed four errors for the game. Hawthorne (8-3 overall and 0-2 in league) also lost to Rolling Hills Prep 5-3 in a Contreras Tournament game on Saturday. The Cougars hope to get back on the winning track with a pair of Ocean contests against Beverly Hills. After hosting the Normans last Tuesday, the Cougars visit Beverly Hills at La Cienega Park today at 3:15 p.m. Hawthorne hosts Animo Leadership from Inglewood in a doubleheader Saturday, beginning at 10 a.m. before resuming league at home against El Segundo next Tuesday at 3:15 p.m. Culver City Sweeps Lawndale: Lawndale High’s baseball team began the Ocean League with two games against league contender Culver City last week and the Centaurs showed the Cardinals why. Behind pro baseball prospect and UCLA signee pitcher Nolan Martinez, host Culver rolled over the Cardinals 10-1 on April 12. Last Thursday, Lawndale was defeated by the Centaurs, 3-1. Things will not get any easier as the Cardinals face Santa Monica in two games this week. After visiting the Vikings last Tuesday, Lawndale hosts Santa Monica today at 3:15 p.m. The Cardinals host Beverly Hills next Tuesday at the same time. • Police Reports Mon 4/4/16 to Sun 4/10/16 ROBBERY 11800 S HAWTHORNE BL PARKING LOT Mon 4/4/16 13:53 Property Taken: $80.00 IN CASH ROBBERY 12000 S GREVILLEA AV STREET, HIGHWAY, ALLEY Tue 4/5/16 12:41 Property Taken: 14K ROPE GOLD BRACELET BURGLARY – RESIDENTIAL 11700 S CEDAR AV HOUSE Tue 4/5/16 01:20 Property Taken: FIREARMS JEWELRY/ PRECIOUS METAL Property Taken: GOLD OMEGA WATCH, GOLD BANGAL BRACELET, GOLD NECKLACE, DIAMOND RING WHITE GOLD, GOLD P E N D A N T, M OVA D O WAT C H , WITTNAUER WATCH, SEIKO WATCH (MENS), SEIKO WATCH (WOMENS), GUCCI WATCH, 3PC PEARL NECKLACE SET, DIAMOND BRACELET, GOLD NECKLACE Method of Entry: BODY FORCE POE: SINGLE SWING DOOR Entry Loc: FRONT BURGLARY – RESIDENTIAL 11600 S ACACIA AV APARTMENT/CONDO Tue 4/5/16 05:39 Method of Entry: UNLOCKED BURGLARY – RESIDENTIAL 4500 W 118TH ST APARTMENT/CONDO Wed 4/6/16 09:50 Property Taken: MULTI-COLORED PURSE WITH CDL,CREDIT CARDS, $400/US Method of Entry: UNKNOWN CARJACKING 12500 S DOTY AV STREET, HIGHWAY, ALLEY Wed 4/6/16 18:09 VEHICLE: STN - CA 2009 CHEV IMP 4D BLK BURGLARY – RESIDENTIAL 4200 W BROADWAY APARTMENT/CONDO Thu 4/7/16 22:37 Method of Entry: KICK DOOR BURGLARY 14100 S DOTY AV Fri 4/8/16 13:07 Property Taken: orion 26 inch tv, blk nikon camera, black leather camera case with superman sign, red tool box with misc tools BURGLARY – RESIDENTIAL 4400 W 135TH ST APARTMENT/CONDO Fri 4/8/16 14:47 Property Taken: playstation 3 and silver wireless controller, blk hoverboard, silver michael kors watch Method of Entry: OPENED BURGLARY – COMMERCIAL 14900 S PRAIRIE AV RESTAURANT, FAST FOODS, CAFE Sat 4/9/16 11:10 Property Taken: $250 IN DOLLAR BILLS AND A FEW TWO DOLLAR BILLS Method of Entry: CUT PADLOCK BURGLARY 13700 S HAWTHORNE BL Sun 4/10/16 11:23 Property Taken: cement mixer portable proforce, blue mikita faces adapter, 2 air soft gun 900 murui and 800 1911 silver, skill saw ROBBERY 14500 S HINDRY AV WAREHOUSE Sun 4/10/16 12:34 ROBBERY 13700 S CHADRON AV STREET, HIGHWAY, ALLEY Sun 4/10/16 15:46 Property Taken: $300 •
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