Santa Clarita Sports: Four-Way Tie For First In Foothill League Baseball

Posted by: Connie Jones in Santa Clarita Sports May 1, 2014 - 11:40 am 0 260 Views

The Valencia and West Ranch baseball teams won their Foothill League games on Wednesday and created a four-way tie for first place.

Valencia, West Ranch, Hart and Saugus are tied with 7-3 records atop the Foothill League standings.

Valencia shut out Saugus, 5-0, scoring three runs in the sixth inning to pull away in the game.

Valencia starter Kevin Chandler tossed complete game, two-hitter.

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The West Ranch baseball team beat Hart, 4-3, scoring three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to win the game.

Davis LeBarron delivered the big blow for West Ranch with a two-run single in the seventh inning.

Jake Bird went the distance for the Wildcats giving up three runs on four hits and striking out 11.

Related: Santa Clarita High School Sports News

The Canyon baseball team beat Golden Valley, 11-3, and won its second Foothill League game of the season.

Golden Valley dropped to 0-10 in the Foothill League.

In high school volleyball, the Valencia boys swept Canyon in three games and improved to 8-0 in the Foothill League.

Valencia clinched at least a share of the Foothill League championship. The Vikings have won 13 of the past 14 league titles.

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Los Angeles Sports Report

In the NHL, the Kings completed the comeback, winning Game 7 of the opening round series of the Stanley Cup playoffs, 5-1, over the San Jose Sharks.

The Kings were down 3-0 and won the next four games in a row to win the series. Only three other teams in NHL have won a seven-game series after being down 3-0.

The Kings will play the Ducks in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Game 1 is on Saturday.

In the major leagues, the Dodgers beat the Minnesota Twins, 6-4. Juan Uribe knocked in two runs for the Dodgers. Starter Zack Greinke improved to 5-0. The Dodgers won their 10,000^th game in franchise history.

The Dodgers and Twins are scheduled to play a doubleheader today. Dan Haren will start the first game for the Dodgers against Mike Pelfrey for the Twins.

First pitch is at 10:10 this morning.