Play ends in a split

The baseball teams from Ocean View High and Laguna Beach, both just days removed from playing several games at the Anaheim Lions Tournament, split a nonleague doubleheader Saturday at Ocean View.

In the first game, the visiting Breakers held on for a 4-3 victory in an eight-inning affair. The second game was an offensive showcase, as the two teams combined for 32 hits and 32 runs in a 17-15 Ocean View triumph.

Both teams’ pitching roster was depleted from the tournament, yet Ocean View senior David Baron threw a strong game. The big offensive highlight for the Seahawks was a sixth-inning solo home run by junior Sean Burleson that tied the score (2-2) and sent the game to extra innings.

Laguna scored twice in the top of the eighth to take a 4-2 lead but Ocean View rallied to within 4-3 and had bases loaded with two out. Seahawks senior Davey Hughey faced a full count when Laguna Coach Dave Dopf called a timeout to talk to pitcher Dalton Sype. Dopf, however, had already used a time out earlier in the inning and by prep rules, had to pull Sype from the mound.

Laguna second baseman Dominick Robusto was sent to the mound an promptly delivered strike three to end the game.

In game two, both teams woke up offensively. Laguna Beach had 15 hits and Ocean View pounded 17 in a 17-15 win for the Seahawks. Senior Manny Guzman had a career day for Ocean View, going four for five with three doubles, a home run and six RBI.

“After the tough loss in the first game we knew we had to come out swinging, I just didn’t expect both teams to muscle up the way they did,” Ocean View Coach Shane Borowski said. “I guess that’s what happens at the end of a seven-games-in-seven-days stretch. Both teams were weary and we were fortunate to come out on top in the second game.”

In other baseball:

Marina and Edison split their two games last week, each winning at home.

Marina began the week’s series with a 2-1 win. The Vikings scored the final two runs of the game after a solo home run by Heyer in the top of the fourth had given Edison a 1-0 lead.

Mark Trentacosta recorded the win and Michael Squillace got the save.

Edison came back Friday to score a 5-3 victory. Kyle Higashioka hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the first to wipe out a 2-0 Marina lead. Justin DeMarco and Michael Kuehn each doubled during a two-run second inning that gave the Chargers a 5-2 lead.

Kurt Heyer went the distance and got the win.

Vinny Ponce doubled for Marina.

Huntington Beach dropped both games of its two-game Sea View League series last week with Foothill. On Friday, the visiting Knights took a 7-0 lead into the bottom of the seventh but had to contain a late rally by the Oilers to get the win.

Two days earlier, Huntington held a 5-1 lead at Foothill but the Knights scored 14 runs between the third and fifth innings to pull away. Lane Stone, Clayton Prestridge, Randy Guite and Mike Rhodes all doubled for the Oilers.

In softball

Marina ran its Sunset League record to 2-0 by shutting out visiting Edison, 8-0. It was the second win in three days for the Vikings over the Chargers. On April 10, Marina rallied for a 7-4 win at Edison.

Michelle Fuzzard’s all-around outstanding performance included a three-for-three day at the plate and a complete-game victory on the mound as she allowed just one hit while striking out seven.

“We’re playing good ball right now,” said Marina Coach Shelly Luth, whose Vikings entered the week tied for first-place with Los Alamitos and Esperanza in the league standings.

Marina takes on Esperanza today.

“We’re off to a good start in league,” Luth said. “We’re a young team that ‘s got a lot of fire. This will be a tell-tale week for us, that’s for sure.”

Marina stepped out of league play Saturday to complete the Woodbridge Tournament and defeated Santa Margarita, 3-1. Fuzzard also notched that win.

Huntington Beach jumped out to a 3-0 lead on host Katella and scored an eventual 3-1 victory at the Katella Tournament. Amanda Horowitz and Lauren Stuhr each had two hits and an RBI for the Oilers.

Horowitz went the distance, striking out eight.

In a second tournament game between the two schools, Huntington racked up 13 hits but squeezed past Katella, 2-1. Allison Dufault doubled twice, Stuhr doubled and singled, Kara Rutkin had two hits and an RBI, Cory Schlingsog had a hit and RBI and Courtney Dial and Jenny Driver each had two hits.

Horowitz allowed just one hitand struck out seven.

In track and field

The Huntington Beach girls’ squad downed Foothill, 89-38, in Sea View League action. The Oilers’ Chrissy VanDoornum won the 200 (26.1), Bonnie Sorensen the long jump (17-feet-5) and high jump (5-0), Laura Boggeln the shot put (37-4) and Sarah Hernandez the discus (117-1 3/4 ).